Wynwood and Little Haiti Food Walk — The Miami That's Not South Beach
📍 Miami, United States
About This Experience
Wynwood became famous for its street art. Before the galleries and the bars and the Instagram crowds, it was a Puerto Rican and Dominican neighbourhood, and the food culture those communities built is still there if you know where to look. Little Haiti — five minutes north — has been the Haitian capital of America since the 1980s, and it has Haitian food that is genuinely extraordinary and almost completely unknown to anyone who isn't Haitian. I take small groups through both neighbourhoods in the evening: through Wynwood for the Puerto Rican and Dominican spots that predate the galleries, and into Little Haiti for griot (fried pork), diri kole ak pwa (rice and beans), and the clairin (Haitian rum) that I bring back from trips to visit family. Miami is one of the most culturally complex cities in America. Most of it is invisible from South Beach.
Traveler Reviews
Patrick Davies
The best food experience I've had anywhere in the US. Nothing performed, nothing staged — a real person taking you to the places they actually eat and explaining why they matter. The food itself was the best of the trip by a significant margin. Already recommended it to six people.
Muhammed Najad
I've been to this city four times and eaten well every time. This was better than all of it combined. The food was extraordinary but the context made it — understanding where it came from, who makes it, what it means to the community. I left knowing the city in a way I hadn't after four previous trips.
Linh Nguyễn Diệu
I travel specifically to eat and understand places through food. This is the best version of that I've found in any American city. The guide's knowledge is deep and generously shared, the places we went were completely genuine, and I spent the rest of the trip going back to the same spots alone. Book it.
Meet Your Guide & Host
Cuban-American, born in Little Havana. My family came from Havana in 1968 and my grandmother opened a ventanita (walk-up coffee window) on Calle Ocho that is still open today. Little Havana is one of the most culturally rich neighbourhoods in America and most people who visit Miami never leave South Beach. I take people to Calle Ocho for Cuban coffee, the walk-up window scene, a domino game with the old men in Máximo Gómez Park, and the family restaurants that have been serving Cuban and Nicaraguan food since before Miami became fashionable. The food is extraordinary. The stories are better.
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How long is "Wynwood and Little Haiti Food Walk — The Miami That's Not South Beach"?
This experience lasts approximately 3.5 hours.
How much does "Wynwood and Little Haiti Food Walk — The Miami That's Not South Beach" cost?
It's $65 per person. You book and message your guide in the Local Guide app.
What languages is it offered in?
Yolanda Reyes hosts this experience in English, Spanish.
Who is my guide?
Yolanda Reyes, a verified local guide based in Miami. Cuban-American, born in Little Havana. My family came from Havana in 1968 and my grandmother opened a ventanita (walk-up coffee window) on Calle Ocho that is still open today. Litt
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