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Paradis Books & Bread
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Editor's note: Paradis is no longer serving pizza—but you can still expect to find a rotating menu of seasonal dishes and bread.
Throw a library, a wine bar, some tinned fish, and a glob of sourdough starter into a cauldron, stir a few times, and you get Paradis Books & Bread. If you are even marginally interested in at least one of those ingredients, you’ll probably enjoy this little North Miami spot. But if you happen to truly love all of the aforementioned things, this might become your favorite place in Miami.
Inside, Paradis is only one room, taken up mostly by shelves full of natural wine, a square bar, and rows of books. There are a few tables and bar seating, as well as an outdoor area with round tables that are better for bigger groups. You can certainly come here just to drink, read, and chat - either with a date, a friend you haven’t seen in nine months, or by yourself. But it’d be a shame not to order at least something to snack on from their menu, which revolves around bread.
They mostly have small, snacking plates that go perfect with a bottle of wine, like crispy rye crackers with fermented scallion dip or an assortment of tinned fish served with seaweed butter and slices of fresh bread. The pizza is outstanding as well, and really unlike any slice you’ll find in Miami thanks to a delicious light brown crust that tastes like whole wheat dough that just got back from a delightful vacation with a loaf of sourdough.
photo credit: Cleveland Jennings
But, even if you come here for a very specific chunk of Paradis - books, bread, or a quiet glass of wine - you’ll probably leave appreciating this place as a whole. Paradis is a lot of different things that all come together beautifully to form something cohesive and interesting and, no, we will not be ending this sentence with a very obvious bread metaphor.
Food Rundown
photo credit: Cleveland Jennings
Tinned Sardines With Bread
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Lamb Pie
photo credit: Cleveland Jennings