Downtown filling rapidly, restaurants and more!
Sunday, October 17th, 2010
It amazes me that in just five years Downtown Miami has gone from a downtrodden section of town to an up-and-comer with a smattering of condos, Loft Downtown 1, Loft Downtown 2, Met 1, One Miami, Epic Residences, and 50 Biscayne are all located directly in the heart and tons of places to eat from the newly opened Lime (Mexican) location to Soi (Thai/Japanese, 2nd location for Mr. Yum) and every fast food place you can think of, KFC and Burger King just opened locations to match existing McDonald’s and Wendy’s. Then there are the dozens of Latin-American mom & pop shops like La Licuadora, several pizza places (Mario the Baker on Flagler for example), Sparky’s Roadside BBQ, Greek, Italian and tons more - there is so much to find that even after five years living at Loft Downtown 1 I haven’t tried all of the old ones let alone the new ones! There are even high end restaurant’s designed in the Las Vegas mode like Mia which serves nouveau Japanese cuisine in a pseudo-club atmosphere or the incredibly posh Zuma. I’ve noticed a few wine bars and even a new local, Pub One on NE 2nd St. All this helps give the area a lived-in feel and a sense of community.
