DAPHNE & JASON HAVENS' FAVORITES OF MIAMI
Welcome to our Favorites of Miami
page. My wife, Daphne, and I thoroughly enjoyed living in Miami. We
explored much of the city and its beaches, and I hope that this list
of restaurants, things to do, and places to see will help others
(especially Heckerling (Miami) Institute attendees) enjoy Miami as
much as we did.
Again, please refer
to my purpose and especially to my disclaimer, which
precedes my site directory, by selecting the hyperlink at
the bottom of any page on this site. Please periodically
revisit this site and provide any helpful comments, links,
or other information.
RESTAURANTS
(see
Yahoo! Miami City Guide or
MSN Expedia World Guide - Miami):
(1) Perricone's (Brickell financial district off of S.W. 1st
Avenue) - great Italian food, with outdoor seating
(2) Brickell Emporium (near Perricone's) - fantastic
breakfasts at very reasonable prices
(3) Miss Saigon (Coral Gables on Giralda) - excellent French
Vietnamese food at very reasonable prices
(4) Gastronomia (near Miss Saigon) - very good Italian food
and wonderful desserts
(5) Taisho (Coral Gables on Ponce de Leon near Miracle Mile
(Coral Way)) - all-you-can-eat sushi at a great price!
(6) Biscayne Cafeteria (the heart of Miracle Mile) - very
good and very affordable
(7) Sakura (U.S. 1 (South Dixie Highway) near the U. of
Miami) - fantastic sushi
(8) Deli Lane (behind Sunset Shops off of Sunset Drive and
near U.M.) - wonderful breakfasts and lunches and
inexpensive
(9) Cami's Seafood and Pasta (just beyond Sunset Shops on
U.S. 1) - excellent seafood and very affordable
(10) La Boulangerie (Key Biscayne) - very good sandwiches,
coffee, and desserts
(11) Chief's Seafood (Key Biscayne next to La Boulangerie) -
very good sushi and very affordable
(12) Lighthouse Cafe (Key Biscayne inside the Bill Baggs
State Park next to the Cape Florida Lighthouse) - very good
seafood and inexpensive
(13) Tiramisu (Lincoln Road on South Beach) - excellent
Italian and also a very good cafe attached to the main
restaurant
(14) News Cafe (Ocean Drive on South Beach or Coconut Grove
(and we enjoyed the latter more)) - excellent casual dining
and very good prices
(15) Joe's Stone Crab (South Beach near the Floridian) -
excellent seafood and worth the wait (during the tourist
season)
(16) Carpaccio (Bal Harbour Shops (beyond North Miami
Beach)) - excellent Italian and seafood and good prices
THINGS TO DO
(see
Yahoo! Miami City Guide or
MSN Expedia World Guide - Miami):
(1) Professional sporting events
(2) U.M. events (including championship baseball and
football programs)
(3) Beaches: Key Biscayne (our favorite), South Beach, Bal
Harbour, or drive to Fort Lauderdale, the Palm Beaches, or
Vero Beach (excellent)
(4) Golf (see
Florida Golf Guide): almost anywhere but our favorite
was Crandon Park (formerly Links at Key Biscayne) on Key
Biscayne
(5) Boating (including many tours and a local water taxi)
(6) Jogging or rollerblading: South Beach (best), Brickell
area (very good), or Coconut Grove (South Miami Avenue
(becomes Bayshore Drive))
(7) Coconut Grove - one of our favorite places to spend time
listening to outdoor music, shopping, eating, or going to
the movies (Cocowalk or Mayfair)
(8) Sunset Place - another excellent outdoor mall with
restaurants, movies, and surrounding shops
(9) Bal Harbour Shops - exclusive outdoor shops (that we
could not afford!) and excellent affordable restaurants,
with waterfalls and ponds throughout the mall
(10) The Falls - yet another outdoor mall and probably our
favorite place to walk beside the cascading waterfalls and
beautiful landscaping
PLACES TO SEE
(see
Yahoo! Miami City Guide or
MSN Expedia World Guide - Miami):
(1) Fairchild Tropical Gardens (Web
Site) - exquisite gardens
(2) Vizcaya (Vizcaya
Online) - a fabulous Italian Renaissance mansion built
by Chicagoan James Deering
(3) Key Biscayne - our "paradise island" (besides our
Brickell Key) just a few minutes from downtown |
