Four iconic Miami dishes you can find at Time Out Market, explained

Ah, the Cuban sandwich. It is the Meryl Streep of Miami food: timeless, prolific and the perfect amount of salty. There’s some debate as to which city created the Cuban sandwich we know it today but there’s no doubt in our mind you’ll find the best ones in Miami. Need proof? Try the Local Cuban’s classic Cubano ($12) at Time Out Market. Expect all the requirements with some delicious flourishes: house ham, pork rillettes, pickles, Swiss cheese and mustard seed caviar all served on classic Cuban bread.

If you took a smash burger, added sazón and ground chorizo, topped it with just-fried shoestring potatoes and swapped a regular bun for a piece of toasted Cuban bread, you’d have Leña’s frita. The perfect, palm-sized sandwich packs familiar Cuban flavors into a classic American dish. If that’s not the most Miami-style slider, we’re not sure what is. And in case you’re wondering, yes, it’s great with ketchup, too. 

Nothing is more Florida than alligators. They’ve been here longer than we have, are smart enough to avoid I-95 at rush hour and there’s probably one in your swimming pool right now. And you’ll be able to find them at Kush in Time Out Market Miami—fried and seasoned with Old Bay. The gators are sourced from Starke, Florida and come with creamy garlic and spicy mayo. It’s like chicken, but Florida-er.

If Miami were an ice cream flavor, this would be it. Azucar’s Abuela Maria ice cream flavor uses a bunch of very Miami ingredients and the result is pure 305 deliciousness. Guava paste, chunks of cream cheese and crumbled Maria Cookies all combine in beautiful harmony. The only thing that could make it more Miami is a couple swigs of rum—which Azucar actually has been known to use in other flavors.