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Where To Eat Outside When It’s Not A Billion Degrees

Looking for places that are open during the coronavirus crisis? Check out our new guide to Miami Restaurants With Outdoor Seating, which we’re keeping updated with all the current info.

Contrary to popular belief, we have bad weather in Miami, so we really do appreciate those absolutely perfect 75-degree days when we nearly shed a tear every time we open the door. When that happens, eating outside is basically mandatory, and the 17 places on this guide are where you should go to do it. These are the restaurants where sitting outside is the whole point - places that are going to make you look around and mumble a prayer of gratitude that you’ll never have to learn what black ice is.

the spots Tasty Planet Amara At Paraiso $ $ $ $ Seafood in Edgewater $$$$ 3101 NE 7TH AVE.

You can’t eat much closer to Biscayne Bay than at Amara - unless you own a boat or are a manatee. But if you are not a herbivorous marine mammal, then this is a really good choice because both the view and food are great. The menu is pretty much all seafood, with a small raw bar, some great ceviche (we like the grouper), and a banana leaf-wrapped cobia you should absolutely order. Come during the day if you really want to see the view in all its glory - and come early to beat the crowd because they can’t guarantee you an outdoor table, even with a reservation.

Tasty Planet Naomi's Garden Restaurant and Lounge $ $ $ $ Caribbean , Haitian in Little Haiti $$$$ 650 NW 71st St

From the street, Naomi’s just looks like a little take-out spot. But after you order from their menu of Haitian and Carribean dishes, walk around to the side of the building and find the garden seating. It’s a casual space with plenty of tables, a couple of loud roosters, a small stage for occasional live music, and a few hammocks you’re welcome to use in case you overdid it with the jerk chicken. Naomi’s is one of the best restaurants in Little Haiti, but it’s such a relaxing space that we’d come on a pretty day just to read a book and have a passion fruit juice.

Merritt Smail Shore To Door Fish Market $ $ $ $ Seafood in Coconut Grove $$$$ 3380 Douglas Rd

Shore To Door is exactly the kind of salty, unpolished dive where we love to squeeze limes onto fried seafood and have a few beers. The fish market/restaurant serves food Wednesday through Sunday and has a backyard that will make you feel like you just drove three hours to Key West instead of however long it takes you to get to Coconut Grove. But the old school South Florida atmosphere still isn’t even the best part about this place. It’s the food - which is always fresh and prepared simply. The fish dip and shrimp are some of the best in town - but the whole fried fish is the one thing you absolutely have to order.

Tasty Planet Cafe Roval $ $ $ $ Mediterranean in Upper East Side $$$$ 5808 NE 4th Ct.

Cafe Roval has the best backyard in all of Miami. It’s a lush, swampy space that features a little lagoon, original limestone from the ’20s, and more plants than the apartment of your most succulent-obsessed friend. The Upper East Side restaurant is one of the best date spots in the city and could easily be the best, but sadly the random Mediterranean menu isn’t quite as thrilling as the atmosphere. We’re OK with eating average food though, in such an extraordinary setting.

Tasty Planet Mandolin Aegean Bistro $ $ $ $ Greek , Mediterranean , Turkish in Buena Vista $$$$ 4312 NE 2nd Ave

Though it’s sometimes tough to get a table on a very nice day, it’s still easier than buying a plane ticket and flying to Greece - which is what having lunch here kind of feels like. Mandolin is in Buena Vista, and it’s about 90 percent outdoor seating. The tables are shaded by trees and canopies, and the grilled octopus, whole Mediterranean sea bass, and watermelon salad with feta and mint are the exact kinds of things we want to eat on a sunny day. White wine is optional, but highly encouraged.

Verde at Pérez Art Museum Miami $ $ $ $ American , Pizza , Brunch in Downtown $$$$ 1103 Biscayne Blvd

Verde has one of those views that’ll make it hard to get up even after you’ve paid the bill. This surprisingly casual restaurant in the back of the PAMM gives you a wide-open look at Biscayne Bay, and lunch here feels like eating in the biggest, fanciest backyard in Miami. Though they stay open for dinner on Thursday, Verde is best for brunch or lunch, when you can eat pretty good pizzas, sandwiches, and salads while trying to guess how much each passing yacht costs.

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Yes, Lagniappe is more a place to drink than eat, but the mostly outdoor wine bar in Edgewater does have a small food menu that’s good enough to justify coming here for dinner even though the silverware is plastic. After you grab a bottle of wine inside, head to the backyard to order something from the grill: churrasco, mahi, salmon, chicken, and sautéed veggies are all solid options in addition to the very good meat and cheese plates. Come on the earlier side and you won’t have to compete for a table with a thousand first dates.

Ironside Kitchen Pizza & Coffee Co $$$$ 7580 NE 4th Ct

An outdoor table at Ironside is going to be lovely no matter when you come. At lunch, the courtyard is sunny and bright, with lots of trees, plants, and live music during the weekend. At night, string lights hang over the tables and create an ideal mood for a pizza date, which is usually what we end up ordering here even though the pasta is pretty tasty too. This place is BYOB (with no corking fee), so pick up some beer or wine before you come.

Smart Bites $ $ $ $ American , Sandwiches in Allapattah $$$$ 791 NW 20th St

Usually, we have to drive out west to find a place like Smart Bites, but this restaurant that feels more like a farm is in Allapattah. The very casual, kind-of-healthy food here is fine, with things like turkey sandwiches, spinach ravioli, and a handful of burger options. But the best part about this place is the backyard, which is a large space that feels somewhere between an actual garden and a beer garden. There’s also a stage where you might see occasional live music or a small gathering of iguanas.

Tasty Planet Andiamo Brick Oven Pizza $ $ $ $ Pizza in MiMo $$$$ 5600 Biscayne Blvd

Even though MiMo’s Andiamo Pizza is right next to busy Biscayne Boulevard, eating under the roof of this retro building still feels secluded. You’re boxed in by lots of plants and tiki torches - and there’s also a big projector screen that’s usually playing whatever local sport happens to be on TV. Everyone here is eating pizza because it’s pretty much the only thing they serve and it’s a very good pie - especially if you prefer a thicker crust and lots of toppings.

Tasty Planet Rouge $ $ $ $ French in North Beach $$$$ 908 71st St

Rouge probably has the smallest outdoor space on this guide, but it’s every bit as romantic as you’d expect from a little French spot. The tiny courtyard is covered in vines, lights, and could easily work as the setting for a scene where two spies who eventually fall in love meet for the first time over foie gras and wine. The food is pricey and the dishes are pretty heavy, with things like creamy escargot in a flaky puff pastry, quails with couscous, and black truffle risotto, so you’ve got to be in the mood for a big, luxurious meal to come here. But it’s worth a trip the next time you want to pretend like you’re a foreign agent putting true love before duty.

Cleveland Jennings 27 Restaurant $ $ $ $ American , Mediterranean in Miami Beach $$$$ 2727 Indian Creek Dr

There aren’t any great waterfront views or remarkable things to stare at with 27′s outdoor seating, but we like it because it’s got the same house-party feel as the dining room inside. And before or after you eat (preferably both), you can take about 15 steps to 27′s sister cocktail bar, Broken Shaker, where the lush, tropical outdoor seating is absolutely gorgeous.

Monty’s Raw Bar $ $ $ $ Seafood in Coconut Grove $$$$ 2550 S Bayshore Dr

Eating outside in Coconut Grove is an easy thing to do since just about every restaurant here has at least a few sidewalk tables. But none of them do it as well as Monty’s, which is located along a marina on Biscayne Bay so you can convince yourself that maybe you should buy a boat. Come here for fried seafood you can eat with your fingers and strong frozen drinks that make both the seafood and the idea of boat ownership seem better.

Shuckers Bar and Grill $ $ $ $ Seafood in North Bay Village $$$$ 1819 79th Street Causeway

Every table at Shuckers is technically an outdoor table because this place doesn’t have walls. And that is a good thing because it’d be a shame to block this good of a waterfront view. A lot of people come here to watch sports, but we go to Shuckers to just stare out into the blue horizon while occasionally breaking eye contact with the ocean to eat a chicken wing or fried calamari.

52 Chefs Malibu Farm $ $ $ $ American in Miami Beach $$$$ 4525 Collins Ave

If your goal is to eat as close to the beach as possible, then Mid-Beach’s Malibu Farm is an appropriate choice. Of course a restaurant this close to the sand - especially one that’s inside a hotel - is going to be pricey. But if you’re okay with that and really want to be able to smell the ocean while you eat decent $22 fish tacos or a $24 avocado pizza, then you might like it here.

Doce Provisions $ $ $ $ Cuban in Little Havana $$$$ 541 SW 12th Ave

Doce Provisions serves Cuban fusion food a block north of Calle Ocho - and their Cuban sandwich and vaca frita tostones are both reason enough to come here if you’re looking for some good food in Little Havana. But if you’re also trying to eat outside, then Doce is absolutely the place to go. They have a very pretty back patio, with string lights, picnic benches underneath a pergola, and some murals you can stare at while you try to decide between the bacon and egg arroz frito or fried chicken and plantain waffles.

Katie June Burton The Lido Bayside Grill $ $ $ $ American , Seafood in Miami Beach $$$$ 40 Island Ave

The food at Lido is not as good or as cheap as it should be, but these are the sacrifices we make for one of the best waterfront views you can have while eating an average $20 cheeseburger. This place is located in The Standard Spa, which means you also have an above-average chance of seeing a celebrity or overhearing a conversation about someone’s recent luxury ayahuasca retreat.

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8/18/19 - 8/24/19

"When it comes to matters of social justice and personal conscience, create as much holy mischief as possible."

We had our second Spirituality night together, where we shared our favorite songs and then explained why after collectively all listening to them in silence via a speaker. Mine was 'Kiss Me' by Ed Sheeran. For Community night, we watched Nacho Libre and ate dinner at a Mexican restaurant called Tres Hermanas, and when the waiter found out that we were volunteers, he gave us free extra chips for the table and a pitcher of mango margarita (Olé!). The house has been functioning pretty smoothly since we have a shared Google Docs with weekly responsibilities for each person (this week I led Community Night and swept the downstairs hallway). I also cook with the assistance of another housemate on Thursday nights. We also have a collaborative Spotify playlist for our house that we listen to on a speaker (lots of ABBA because I created it, heehee).

Work has been more prepping and getting ready for the kids, who come on Thursday. The other Jesuit volunteer and I went to the California DMV to get new licenses since we will be driving children around for our job (me more so than her). It was a pretty easy experience, except we didn't bring proof of residence so we had to pretend that the teacher who dropped us off at the DMV was our landlord, and he had to sign a form saying that we lived in his building. Then we had to take a written test, and I failed the first time around, haha! But eventually, I passed, and I got my new license, hooray!

One of our housemates hasn't been having the best time getting transportation to work, however. Apparently, the volunteer in her position had to have her parents pay for an Uber/taxi every day to and from her site (PS7 St. Hope elementary school) because the walk/bike ride there is so stressful and unsafe. When we were all visiting each other's sites, we walked together to this particular site, and even in a huge group, I will say that it was incredibly sketchy and unsafe-looking, so I do not blame my housemate for not wanting to walk BY HERSELF AT 5 IN THE MORNING to work. So far, she has contacted our regional coordinator, and he suggested that she simply take a different route, one that is much longer. All of us are behind her, however, and she is close to having her parents drive her car all the way from Boston to Sacramento because she feels like she is getting nowhere with the JVC in terms of being provided with transportation. Likewise, all the community credit cards from every single site in the JVC were declined and found to not properly work (the money we use for groceries, etc). They have since fixed the problem and promised to give us all an extra $100 for our troubles but later changed their minds and didn't give us the extra money (sad face). The most hilarious part was definitely when the administration posted on the JVC 2019 Facebook page to update us all to the problem with the credit cards, and all the volunteers were commenting hilarious things about how they were eating their own shoes for survival, haha. Another funny thing is that I recently compared the JVC to being the pimp of the volunteers since all of our work sites pay the JVC a fee to have a volunteer (and our free labor), and the JVC keeps the money, only giving us a small portion of our earnings in the form of a $100 stipend each month.

On the weekend, we got to swim in a former Jesuit volunteer's pool which was awesome, but my face definitely got a little burnt. I've taken to just wearing my ball cap any time I'm outside to prevent further skin damage. Then on Sunday, we attended mass at St. Francis church, which was founded by the Franciscans hundreds of years ago. We sat with another former Jesuit volunteer and our current in-city coordinator, Windi, who is awesome! I even got to hold her amazingly cute infant daughter during mass! The presiding priest was Irish which made the homily infinitely cooler, in my opinion. After mass, we went to a welcome brunch put on by the parish (mainly for the free food), and all these elderly members were so welcoming and fought over who got to sit at our table. We even signed up for a weekend night ministry opportunity to cater to the homeless that sit on the church steps.

More information on the homeless issues in Sacramento: I've been talking to the teachers at Mustard Seed, and apparently it is not that uncommon for children to show up for the school year, not speaking any language (not sure if from trauma or educational neglect or both). One group of siblings even created their own language that only they understood but spoke no other language a couple years ago. It is also common for homeless children to have never been in school before the age of 7 or by middle school. The cost of living in Sacramento is lower than more of the bigger cities like L.A. or San Francisco, but it is still a lot higher than the cost of living in my hometown, St. Louis. For example, rent for one-room apartments are about $1,000 or more a month, and there are many well-off people we know here who live with several people in a small space in order to afford rent. Likewise, apartment applications cost money, which the homeless cannot afford, and even motel costs add up quickly. The homelessness here is largely attributed to the landlord's refusal to rent to anyone who cannot readily set aside 1/4 of their income for rent.

Our first day of school was this week, and I'm already pretty smitten! I have so far played with kids on the playground, drawn several chalk animals, packed bags for families, and sat in on two intakes. As expected, the children are deeply traumatized but fiercely resilient at the same time. Disassociating in the children is a huge problem for the teachers due to the difficulty it takes to bring a child out of that state while other children are nearby. Some drama that occurred on the first day: Towards the end of the day, the fish bowl was broken, and the fish (formerly named 'Johnson' and now renamed 'Superdog' by the children) fell out of the bowl and onto the floor, where he laid for several minutes out of water. Thankfully, he was rescued by the homeroom teacher when she returned. For now, he is inhabiting a mason jar with some of his pebbles from before. Something that has been surprisingly fun is my job of making the backpacks for the newly enrolled children. Each backpack is chosen with care (only the highest quality of all the donations), and I strived to choose backpacks matching the personalities of their future owners based off my brief interactions with the children. Inside every backpack is a:

-journal

-binder

-highlighters

-crayons

-markers

-loose-leaf

-colored pencils

-ruler

-pens

-pencils

-pencil sharpener

-erasers

-shampoo

-conditioner

-tissues

-soap

-deodorant

-hand sanitizer

-toothbrush and toothpaste

-package of clean underwear

-package of clean socks

Although a lot of the staff have commented on how they feel sorry that I have to pack all these backpacks in a tiny room, I'm actually having a lot of fun with it. I put on my Latin dancing music, and I move around quickly and organize and pack the bags. I nearly missed my break on the second day because I was so concentrated on making backpacks. Part of the fun of making the backpacks is imagining the looks on the kids' faces when they see how I color-coordinated their supplies or included a toy. I supervised recess and played soccer with one little boy, and I chatted with the kids about whether Cartoon Network or Disney Channel was better while they waited to be picked up. One of the teachers also gave me and my housemate some iced coffees one morning as a thanks for helping him clean his room. On the morning of school starting, we also all received some flowers from the administration. Something funny that happened too is that a nurse asked me what grade I was in, and her eyes nearly popped out of her head when I told her I had just finished my master’s degree. Something I have been looking forward to is getting free bagels and cream on Friday's with my co-workers.

One of the drawbacks of serving at this placement is the walk to and from there. The walk to the school includes walking by fresh urine, feces, and general human waste. I have become quite a pro at breathing out of my mouth. I'm also not a huge fan of being hassled by drunk or otherwise intoxicated men. Additionally, the girl who had my position last year got lice from the children, so I'll be careful to keep my hair braided and away from contact.

On one weekday night, we went to an open-mic performance at a coffee shop, called Speak Out Sacramento. It occurs twice a month, and it is run by one of the bosses of one of my housemate's sites. I enjoyed sitting and listening to poems, songs, and experimental narrations even though I didn't have money for a beer or coffee. Something hilarious that I learned lately was that one of the founders of Loaves and Fishes, Chris Delaney, hosted a movie night at her house for the previous Jesuit volunteers. One movie night, they ended up watching a pretty explicit movie, and the volunteers were visibly nervous at watching this in the presence of someone so well-respected by the service community. Seeing this, Chris (a very tiny and old woman) laughed at them and asked them if this was really their first time seeing these things. Any time I see her handing out lemonade at lunch, she always comments on how I'm smiling whenever she sees me, and I always tell her, "What's there not to smile about?"

P.S. When living simply, always get super glue! It's very helpful for any broken item, and I've already glued two pairs of shoes back together. :)

XOXO

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