SANTA BARBARA COFFEE SHOP – Restaurant

Cuban coffee-shop institution on Davie Boulevard in Fort Lauderdale, pouring cafecito for over 30 years from 7 each morning. Croquetas, empanadas, and tamales open into ropa vieja, picadillo, lechón asado, and $8.85 takeout lunch specials with rice, beans, and plantains, fresh tamarind and pineapple juices beside. Doors close at 4 daily. It suits Davie Boulevard ventanita rituals, workday special hunters, guava-pastry mornings, and Broward Cubans who found their Miami corner north of the line. Sundays open a half hour later at 7:30, tradition otherwise untouched.

Cuisine: Restaurant