MAKANA KAVA GASTROBAR – Restaurant

Most kava bars stop at the drink. This North Miami one cooks. Makana pours its kava and kratom - passionfruit, watermelon, the rest of the board - in a warm tropical room with seating inside and out, then sends out a Hawaiian-leaning menu to match: musubi, watermelon poke, huli huli sliders, a Cali roll, loco moco fries, mozzarella slims, black bean and corn empanadas, and mac salad on the side. Happy-hour prices are gentle and the doors stay open until 2am. What people mention first, every time, is the staff.

Cuisine: Restaurant