The best Cuban restaurants in South Beach, Miami — 3 ranked picks with ratings and must-try dishes.
3 picksSouth Beach has 3 Cuban restaurants we would send anyone to, ranked here by rating and review depth. Las Olas Cafe sits at the top with 4.8 stars. If you only order one thing, make it the cuban coffee at Las Olas Cafe. Most of this list stays under $40 a head. None of these take online reservations — they are walk-in or phone-only, so go early.
South Beach is a Cuban-leaning pocket of Miami where the 3 restaurants we track average 4.7 stars.
Cuban in South Beach — 4.8 across 2,763 diner reviews
Must-try: Cuban Coffee, Croquetas, Cuban Sandwich
📍 644 6th St, Miami Beach, FL 33139
Cuban in South Beach — 4.8 across 1,486 diner reviews
Must-try: Media Noche, Whole Fried Red Snapper
📍 700 Collins Ave, Miami Beach, FL 33139
Cuban in South Beach — 4.5 across 1,298 diner reviews
Must-try: Mojitos, Ropa Vieja Empanadas, Vaca Frita
📍 405 Espanola Way, Miami Beach, FL 33139
Las Olas Cafe — 4.8 stars across 2,763 reviews, the highest on this list. Cuban in South Beach — 4.8 across 2,763 diner reviews.
None of the 3 on this page take online bookings — they are walk-in or phone-only. Going early, or on a weeknight, is the reliable move.
The cuban coffee at Las Olas Cafe, the media noche at Puerto Sagua and the mojitos at Havana 1957 Cuban Cuisine. Those are the dishes regulars point to first.
Ratings and review volume decide the order, but the list itself is drawn from restaurants people actually post about — 3 of the 3 here have a TikTok attached to their card. Every entry is checked as open before it ships.