The best hangover food in Miami to bring you back from the dead

Give us pancakes, but make them Miami. And who better for this mission than chef Mika León, who injects loads of tropical guava and whipped cream cheese into this amazing brunch dish. It’s a Latin spin on the sweet breakfast classic. These are finished off with a generous drizzle of condensed milk and homemade guava reduction. By the end, you’ll be ready for another mimosa.

We know you may be hesitant about going back to a bar while you’re actually hungover but Sweet Liberty’s food will rescue you—especially their fried chicken sando. Order it off the regular menu or get it with waffles and jalapeño honey butter during Sunday brunch. You’ll be too distracted to cringe at all the cocktails being passed around you. 

Leave it to the French to make food that deliciously absorbs all of last night’s Champagne. Café Kush’s Croque monsieur is the company you’ll want after an evening of bubbles. The French-inspired spot does a ham-and-cheese sandwich like none other—think lots of gooey gruyere cheese, bechamel sauce, pain de mie and a side of fries (sub the salad, trust us). You may have stumbled in wearing dark sunglasses but you’ll stroll out ready to day drink.

The sandwiches at this New York-style deli aren’t for the faint of heart but they are for the tired and bleary-eyed rolling in from a night out in South Beach. For something extra special and restorative, get the housemade pastrami on the house rye bread and order it "Jewbanized," which adds roast pork, pickles, Swiss cheese, mustard and ’crackonaise’ to an already over-the-top creation. Throw in an order of the latkes for extreme measures. 

A hangover food list wouldn’t be complete without a burger, and Le Chick’s mountainous Double Dirty covers the necessary category and then some. It’s a tall stack of two dry-aged brisket patties, bacon, cheddar cheese, tomato, lettuce, housemade pickles, secret sauce and—wait for it—a fried egg. Tear into this drippy dream and just wait for the head pounding to subside bite after messy bite.

A tried-and-true remedy for a boozy night is a freshly toasted bagel with bacon, egg and cheese. El Bagel’s has extra transformative powers because it’s made with Proper Sausages bacon and bagels rolled locally. Now, there’s a catch: getting your hands on one ain’t easy so you’ll need to plan ahead and order one the moment you begrudgingly roll out of bed.

There are about 3,000 hot dogs to choose from at Dogma, which range from a Coney Island dog to the Tropical Colombian with pineapple and bacon. But if your head is hurting so bad that you can’t even read the menu, go for the classic Chicago dog. The hangover-easing pickle is the key here. Just remember to bring sunglasses because this place is outdoor seating only. 

Because sometimes it’s 2am and you need a burger now