Miami - Day 3

For our last day in South Beach, we booked a walking food tour which met at Books & Books Cafe (where we ate the day before, but it's probably the best food we had while we were there) for appetizers, then strolled through the farmer's market and took in the scenery.

After stopping for (strong) Cuban coffee and pastries, we walked down to Espanola Way for some fritter type things that were basically cheese and corn that had been breaded and fried (horrible for you but tasty). Then we walked to a Peruvian restaurant near the ocean for more ceviche, a potato dish, and a steak/tomato/french fry dish. Again, not bad, but not that flavorful and not necessarily something I would go out of my way to eat again. I know I sound like a total food snob, but coming from Charleston, where the culinary scene is exploding (and you can get a crazy good meal for under $15), the bar is set pretty high. Food in Miami was really expensive and I think that set my expectations high also.

Fortunately the tour also took us through some areas we hadn't been yet, and we got to see some more art deco architecture and walk under a really neat hotel pool.

We finished up back at the farmer's market, where we took in all of the beautiful exotic fruit up for grabs.

Our trip wound up with a quick visit with my friend BC, who I have not seen in probably 10 years. He moved to Miami Beach a few years ago, saw we were there on Facebook, and the rest is history. He took us to a great Thai restaurant and then gave us a 'local' tour and took us to the airport.

Adios Miami, it's been fun!