& decided to open a brick-and-mortar shop in Wynwood. In doing so, they brought coffee culture to Miami. Now they pour their fragrant cups of goodness out of multiple locations, and you might spot their beans in shops as far- flung as New Jersey and Michigan. But their home will always be Miami. BES T JUICE B AR Under the Mango Tree 737 FIFTH STREET MIAMI BEACH, 33139 786-558-5103 MANGOTREEMIAMI.COM Juice bars are a dime a dozen — you can find one in just about any strip mall — but Under the Mango Tree manages to stand out from the crowd. The South Beach hangout provides a chill hangout where juice enthusiasts can sip their liquefied nutrients in relative tranquility. Here you’ll find a wide selection of smoothies and juices, including the namesake “Mango Tree,” a refreshing combination of mangos, the berry of the day, orange juice, and coconut nectar. Superhero fans can fight over whether to order the “Hulk” (pineapples, spinach, kale, OJ, and coconut nectar) or the “Iron Man” (beets, mangos, and lemon). Empanadas, baked goods, and açai bowls are available in the event your teeth need a workout. BES T B AGELS (BROWARD) Mitch’s Downtown Bagel Cafe 540 N. ANDREWS AVENUE FORT LAUDERDALE, 33301 754-779-7599 MITCHSDOWNTOWN.COM It’s a mantra we can all get behind, and it’s plastered on Mitch’s Downtown Bagel Cafe’s wall in big, bright neon: “Bagels Don’t Count as Carbs.” Since it opened in 2021, folks in Fort Lauderdale have quickly learned that Mitch Shidlofsky’s Flagler Village spot is about so much more than its poppin’ décor and bright, plant-filled space. The bagels have decades of Shidlofsky family love behind ‘em. Staples in- clude the rainbow bagels and “The Hangover” (two eggs, American cheese, thick-cut bacon, and hash browns on a bagel) for the Instagram crowd. And the Cafe is about more than ba- gels, serving up a mean challah French toast, a corned beef and pastrami sandwich (“The Big Papa”), and matzoh-ball soup. As Flagler Vil- lage becomes Fort Lauderdale’s bustling ver- sion of Wynwood, Mitch’s has established itself as a mainstay. BES T B AGELS (MIAMI) LNB Grovestand 13591 SW 135TH AVENUE, UNIT 101 MIAMI, 33186 305-222-7676 116 116 LNBGROVESTAND.COM LNB Grovestand’s turmeric everything ba- gels are not some health gimmick that tastes Drink Eat like cardboard. Yet each ombré-hued bagel carries the health benefits of 5,000 mg of whole root turmeric, along with a soupçon of spice for flavor. Priced at $5, each bagel is served with LNB’s own scallion black pep- per cream cheese for a scrumptious schmear whose texture pairs nicely with the bagel’s firm exterior and pillowy, subtly flavored interior. The little fruit stand on 135th Avenue in West Kendall churns out bagels on Sundays only, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. The rest of the week they spend harvesting their homegrown turmeric from the family farm — duh. Also duh: The turmeric bagels are sold out well before closing time, so don’t sleep in. BES T B AKERY Flour & Weirdoughs 19 HARBOR DRIVE KEY BISCAYNE, 33149 305-361-9000 FLOURANDWEIRDOUGHS.COM Key Biscayne bakery Flour & Weirdoughs lives up to its name. Here organic flours, milled and blended in-house daily, create a number of oddball creations. Take the cacio e pepe sourdough, replete with chunks of Pecorino cheese and toasted black pepper. Or the gray-toned Black Sabbath, which de- rives its essence from roasted black garlic and charcoal. Or a rosy “Beats on Repeat” that marries sweet beets and sesame. Or the “Irregardless 305,” stuffed with jamón and queso like a giant croqueta. Even the pas- tries are meal-worthy, from the “Brisket B*tch” croissant, filled with brisket, grain mustard, and provolone cheese to danishes shaped into platelike squares to neatly house a fried egg topped with chopped ba- con and melty cheese. BES T DOUGHNUTS Pink Love Donuts 222 67TH STREET MIAMI BEACH, 33141 786-431-5144; AND 827 E. OAKLAND PARK BOULEVARD (IN GRANADA MARKET) OAKLAND PARK, 33334 954-900-4932 PINKLOVEDONUTSANDMORE.COM Doughnuts can be complicated. From sour- dough and yeast to cronuts and cake, a vast array of deep-fried baked goods comprise this beloved pastry category. With plenty of inspiration from his travels domestically and abroad, Argentinian transplant Diego Macedo began tinkering with simple reci- pes like pão de queijo and pound cake be- fore his Pink Love Donuts dream took off. Today, the thriving family-run business is three locations strong, best known for its made-from-scratch croissants, Argentine- style empanadas, and — of course — gour- met doughnuts. At Pink Love, there’s no such thing as too many flavors. The bakery has more than 80 in rotation, from classics like a plain frosted or raspberry jelly-filled to gourmet doughnuts like a sriracha glazed flecked with bits of bacon. Macedo kicks it up a notch with a limited series of “ulti- mate” creations, a designation reserved for his most decadent flavors, including a line of “drunken” donuts. Outfitted with a min- iature pipette aimed at the core of each pas- try, these are filled with spirits like Baileys Irish Cream or Kahlúa, making for a buzzy morning treat. BES T MILK SHAKE Holy Shakes 7761 NW 107TH AVENUE DORAL, 33178 305-240-4077 HOLY-SHAKES.COM In 2015, after relocating from Venezuela, husband-and-wife team Salomon and Cori Salama dreamed of opening a business stateside that would fill the void of the two restaurants and gourmet cracker factory they’d left behind. Their goal: to create a place where customers could enjoy the fla- vors of the world through a variety of mas- sive, decadent milkshakes. With the help of childhood friend Gabriela Bergoderi, the duo dreamed up a menu of more than a dozen dessert creations. A recent cheese- cake series brought a list of 15 shakes, each one delivered like a statuesque tower cov- ered in candy, cookies, or baked goods. Among the cotton candy, brownie, and cake-topped treats, memories of a “Creamy Cookies” shake linger: a cookies ’n’ cream ice cream milkshake delivered in a vanilla frosted glass adorned with crushed Oreos sporting a triple-stack of chocolate dough- nuts layered with a rich Oreo cream filling and crowned with a giant Oreo cookie. When you’re finished, you might not be headed to Heaven or Hell, but you’ll defi- nitely be in food-coma purgatory. (If you find yourself up north, there’s a Holy Shakes location in Boca Raton.) BES T KEY LIME PIE Fookem’s Fabulous 3081 OAK AVENUE MIAMI, 33133 305-699-2122 FOOKEMSFABULOUS.COM If pie were a portal, a slice from Fookem’s Fabulous would transport you directly to Key West. The scrappy business – run out of an inconspicuous home in Coconut Grove – was born during the early days of the pan- demic after Joshua Abril, an out-of-work TV producer, taught himself to make key lime pie by watching dozens of YouTube tutori- als. 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