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Miami's biggest annual dining deal covers 300-plus restaurants through September 30 — here's what the $40, $65, and new $95 Reserve menus really get you.
Dining covers eating in Miami at every price: window counters and cafeterias, Haitian, Colombian, Venezuelan and Cuban kitchens, neighborhood taquerias, and the dining rooms worth planning a night around. Reviews name the dish, the price and the hours, and nobody pays for a favorable mention.
Cafeterias, taquerias, Haitian griot, Cuban ventanitas and the rooms worth a reservation, with prices, hours and neighborhoods stated plainly.

Miami's biggest annual dining deal covers 300-plus restaurants through September 30 — here's what the $40, $65, and new $95 Reserve menus really get you.

How to build a Miami picnic from the county's Haitian, Brazilian, Colombian, and Asian markets — what each aisle offers, what it costs, and where to eat it.

How much to tip in Miami restaurants, which service charges are mandatory versus optional, and how Florida's wage rules shape the check.

A by-district comparison of Miami happy hours — typical windows, drink and snack prices, and the rules of thumb that separate deals from marketing.

A neighborhood-by-neighborhood ranking of Miami's plant-based options — where dedicated vegan kitchens cluster, where Latin counters adapt, and typical prices.

What Miami's fish counters and markets charge per pound, which species are the value plays, and the math against restaurant seafood plates.

Brickell lunches skew expensive, but a $20 bill still works — if you pick the right formats, order the right lines, and know which charges to decline.

From a plain white-cheese arepa to la reina pepiada, a guide to Miami's arepa styles, where each version is strongest, and what a filled arepa should cost.

A practical map of Miami's after-hours food: which neighborhoods keep kitchens open past midnight, what you will pay, and how to get home after.

A same-criteria comparison of a Miami lunch bill — casual counter vs. upscale dining room — from entree to tax to tip, with realistic price ranges.