Carlos Frías
@carlosfrias305.bsky.social
Writer, reader, eater, sleeper | 2x James Beard Award | Simon & Schuster author “Take Me With You” | Miami Herald alum | Food writer | Miami arts & culture | “Sandwich freak” | carlosfrias.com
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Carlos Frías
@carlosfrias305.bsky.social
· Nov 18
The 25 Best Restaurants in Miami Right Now
The culinary capital of South Florida has outstanding Cuban and Caribbean cuisine — of course — but also world-class Japanese, Italian, Ethiopian and more.
www.nytimes.com
Hey, Bluesky. A little about me: Covered sports for 15 yrs and voted for the baseball Hall of Fame. I wrote about food for the Miami Herald for ~ 7 yrs, and now I freelance for shops like @nytimes.com with stories like this. Cheers! www.nytimes.com/article/best...
Before he opened Banh sandwich and boba tea shop inside Books & Books in Coconut Grove, Aidan Friedson feared he was done with restaurants.
It was chef Marcus Samuelsson who got him to love cooking again. They met when Friedson won “Chopped Junior” twice. www.instagram.com/p/DQmXDPgka4...
It was chef Marcus Samuelsson who got him to love cooking again. They met when Friedson won “Chopped Junior” twice. www.instagram.com/p/DQmXDPgka4...
November 3, 2025 at 4:12 PM
Before he opened Banh sandwich and boba tea shop inside Books & Books in Coconut Grove, Aidan Friedson feared he was done with restaurants.
It was chef Marcus Samuelsson who got him to love cooking again. They met when Friedson won “Chopped Junior” twice. www.instagram.com/p/DQmXDPgka4...
It was chef Marcus Samuelsson who got him to love cooking again. They met when Friedson won “Chopped Junior” twice. www.instagram.com/p/DQmXDPgka4...
There are many Miami’s. And many ways to see it.
The New York Times asked me to map out one way to spend 36 Hours in Miami
I wanted to balance an insider’s guide with some things a first-timer might enjoy.
Free gift link to the guide here: www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
The New York Times asked me to map out one way to spend 36 Hours in Miami
I wanted to balance an insider’s guide with some things a first-timer might enjoy.
Free gift link to the guide here: www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
October 24, 2025 at 4:48 PM
There are many Miami’s. And many ways to see it.
The New York Times asked me to map out one way to spend 36 Hours in Miami
I wanted to balance an insider’s guide with some things a first-timer might enjoy.
Free gift link to the guide here: www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
The New York Times asked me to map out one way to spend 36 Hours in Miami
I wanted to balance an insider’s guide with some things a first-timer might enjoy.
Free gift link to the guide here: www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
Reposted by Carlos Frías
The @nytimes.com finds out how to spend 36 hours in the most fabulous South #Florida city, Miami. Start with a visit to a ventanita. www.nytimes.com/interactive/... via @carlosfrias305.bsky.social
36 Hours in Miami: Things to Do and See (Gift Article)
Wake up with Cuban coffee, zoom on a personal watercraft or just stretch out on white sand, and dance salsa until late.
www.nytimes.com
October 23, 2025 at 2:08 PM
The @nytimes.com finds out how to spend 36 hours in the most fabulous South #Florida city, Miami. Start with a visit to a ventanita. www.nytimes.com/interactive/... via @carlosfrias305.bsky.social
The New York Times asked me to map out one way to spend 36 Hours in Miami, a city that continues to reimagine itself.
There are many Miamis and many ways to take it in. I wanted to balance an insider’s guide with some things a first-timer might enjoy. Enjoy!
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
There are many Miamis and many ways to take it in. I wanted to balance an insider’s guide with some things a first-timer might enjoy. Enjoy!
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
36 Hours in Miami: Things to Do and See (Gift Article)
Wake up with Cuban coffee, zoom on a personal watercraft or just stretch out on white sand, and dance salsa until late.
www.nytimes.com
October 23, 2025 at 12:08 PM
The New York Times asked me to map out one way to spend 36 Hours in Miami, a city that continues to reimagine itself.
There are many Miamis and many ways to take it in. I wanted to balance an insider’s guide with some things a first-timer might enjoy. Enjoy!
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
There are many Miamis and many ways to take it in. I wanted to balance an insider’s guide with some things a first-timer might enjoy. Enjoy!
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
Legal immigrants with TPS are leaving in the middle of the night, abandoning all their property. Some have been disappeared and others running before ICE agents grab them off the streets. www.wsj.com/real-estate/...
Miami Suburb’s Once-Vibrant Housing Scene Is Hit by Exodus of Migrants
Doral, Fla., was a hub for Venezuelan immigrants, but now many have moved away, leaving their belongings, jobs and homes behind.
www.wsj.com
October 4, 2025 at 3:06 AM
Legal immigrants with TPS are leaving in the middle of the night, abandoning all their property. Some have been disappeared and others running before ICE agents grab them off the streets. www.wsj.com/real-estate/...
The lead investigator into the murder of Bryan Pata assumed a key witness in the case was dead. ESPN found him alive in Kentucky. Juan Segovia is on the 7-person MDC board of trustees that gifted the $25M property next to the Freedom Tower for the Trump library.
Witness in 2006 Miami murder case found alive
It's unclear how the revelation about witness Paul Conner will affect the murder trial of Rashaun Jones, currently set to start Oct. 6.
www.espn.com
September 30, 2025 at 6:39 PM
The lead investigator into the murder of Bryan Pata assumed a key witness in the case was dead. ESPN found him alive in Kentucky. Juan Segovia is on the 7-person MDC board of trustees that gifted the $25M property next to the Freedom Tower for the Trump library.
Turn a corner in the new exhibit, “Libertad,” at the reopened Freedom Tower, and suddenly your breath catches.
The moment varies for each person.
For me it was seeing a Singer sewing machine like the one my mother used to make a living in this country. Exhibit opens Friday.
The moment varies for each person.
For me it was seeing a Singer sewing machine like the one my mother used to make a living in this country. Exhibit opens Friday.
September 16, 2025 at 9:02 PM
Turn a corner in the new exhibit, “Libertad,” at the reopened Freedom Tower, and suddenly your breath catches.
The moment varies for each person.
For me it was seeing a Singer sewing machine like the one my mother used to make a living in this country. Exhibit opens Friday.
The moment varies for each person.
For me it was seeing a Singer sewing machine like the one my mother used to make a living in this country. Exhibit opens Friday.
I was among those who won the shoes, and along the way I earned something else: permission to create art every day, to rediscover a hobby and passion. That beats standing in a line for a sneaker drop.
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/12/s...
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/12/s...
September 13, 2025 at 7:35 PM
I was among those who won the shoes, and along the way I earned something else: permission to create art every day, to rediscover a hobby and passion. That beats standing in a line for a sneaker drop.
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/12/s...
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/12/s...
I felt Marc’s Artisanal Pizza was going to be special when I saw the Bianco DiNapoli tomato cans lining the walls.
The perfectly charred crust crackles. Chewy dough pulls apart. The freshness of the sauce comes through in every bite. More: www.instagram.com/p/DObOfAJDrv...
The perfectly charred crust crackles. Chewy dough pulls apart. The freshness of the sauce comes through in every bite. More: www.instagram.com/p/DObOfAJDrv...
September 10, 2025 at 3:10 PM
I felt Marc’s Artisanal Pizza was going to be special when I saw the Bianco DiNapoli tomato cans lining the walls.
The perfectly charred crust crackles. Chewy dough pulls apart. The freshness of the sauce comes through in every bite. More: www.instagram.com/p/DObOfAJDrv...
The perfectly charred crust crackles. Chewy dough pulls apart. The freshness of the sauce comes through in every bite. More: www.instagram.com/p/DObOfAJDrv...
Humbled that my work was included in this @nytimes.com obituary for Cuban sandwich historian Andy Huse. He’s gone way too soon. www.nytimes.com/2025/09/09/d...
Andrew Huse, Cultural Historian of the Cuban Sandwich, Dies at 52
www.nytimes.com
September 10, 2025 at 1:11 PM
Humbled that my work was included in this @nytimes.com obituary for Cuban sandwich historian Andy Huse. He’s gone way too soon. www.nytimes.com/2025/09/09/d...
Doral’s liveliest food scene comes on at night.
Past the curated food halls, Venezuelan food trucks light up the night.
Arepas grilling. Venezuelan-style shawarma sizzling. Pepito sandwiches are piled high, like open-faced cheesesteaks.
Same energy as Wynwood trucks, 2010.
Past the curated food halls, Venezuelan food trucks light up the night.
Arepas grilling. Venezuelan-style shawarma sizzling. Pepito sandwiches are piled high, like open-faced cheesesteaks.
Same energy as Wynwood trucks, 2010.
September 4, 2025 at 7:02 PM
Doral’s liveliest food scene comes on at night.
Past the curated food halls, Venezuelan food trucks light up the night.
Arepas grilling. Venezuelan-style shawarma sizzling. Pepito sandwiches are piled high, like open-faced cheesesteaks.
Same energy as Wynwood trucks, 2010.
Past the curated food halls, Venezuelan food trucks light up the night.
Arepas grilling. Venezuelan-style shawarma sizzling. Pepito sandwiches are piled high, like open-faced cheesesteaks.
Same energy as Wynwood trucks, 2010.
A beautiful life and a tragic ending. Remembering the man who studied the origins of the Cuban sandwich, Andy Huse. I can’t help think if USF hadn’t laid him off…
www.tampabay.com/life-culture...
www.tampabay.com/life-culture...
Food historian, author and USF librarian Andrew Huse left a legacy of loving Tampa
Huse, a scholar who worked to uncover the secrets of the Cuban sandwich, died at age 52.
www.tampabay.com
September 3, 2025 at 12:06 PM
A beautiful life and a tragic ending. Remembering the man who studied the origins of the Cuban sandwich, Andy Huse. I can’t help think if USF hadn’t laid him off…
www.tampabay.com/life-culture...
www.tampabay.com/life-culture...
Check the byline.
Catalina Frías, my youngest daughter, wrote her first story for The Independent Florida Alligator — the newspaper where I got my start.
To quote Hamilton the Musical: “Pride is not the word I’m looking for. There is so much more inside me now.”
www.alligator.org/article/2025...
Catalina Frías, my youngest daughter, wrote her first story for The Independent Florida Alligator — the newspaper where I got my start.
To quote Hamilton the Musical: “Pride is not the word I’m looking for. There is so much more inside me now.”
www.alligator.org/article/2025...
What happens when bikes and polo mix? The Gainesville All Stars have the answer. - The Independent Florida Alligator
The Gainesville All-Stars, a bike polo team, welcome all to their two-wheeled group. Bike polo is similar to the traditional field sport of polo, but players ride bikes instead of horses as they use m...
www.alligator.org
August 30, 2025 at 9:04 PM
Check the byline.
Catalina Frías, my youngest daughter, wrote her first story for The Independent Florida Alligator — the newspaper where I got my start.
To quote Hamilton the Musical: “Pride is not the word I’m looking for. There is so much more inside me now.”
www.alligator.org/article/2025...
Catalina Frías, my youngest daughter, wrote her first story for The Independent Florida Alligator — the newspaper where I got my start.
To quote Hamilton the Musical: “Pride is not the word I’m looking for. There is so much more inside me now.”
www.alligator.org/article/2025...
“If including children of diverse races and backgrounds in the show, or children with disabilities, is part of a “woke” leftist agenda, then, yes, we were definitely guilty of it.”
www.miamiherald.com/opinion/op-e...
www.miamiherald.com/opinion/op-e...
Could ‘¿Qué pasa, U.S.A.?’ be made today by PBS? Its writer doubts it | Opinion
DEI and PBS gave us “¿Qué pasa, USA?.,” a trailblazing 1970s sitcom about Miami’s Cuban exile community | Opinion
www.miamiherald.com
August 23, 2025 at 7:36 PM
“If including children of diverse races and backgrounds in the show, or children with disabilities, is part of a “woke” leftist agenda, then, yes, we were definitely guilty of it.”
www.miamiherald.com/opinion/op-e...
www.miamiherald.com/opinion/op-e...
I’m devastated for Andy family, friends and colleagues. I didn’t know him well — and even still liked and respected him immensely. This week alone, I referenced his work in story for Bon Appétit. My thoughts are with his loved ones and Andy, wherever his spirit rests. carlosfrias.com/blog/f/cuban...
Remembering Cuban sandwich historian Andy Huse, dead at 52
We’ve lost a great historian — of food, of Tampa, of Florida, and, yes, of the Cuban sandwich — Andy Huse.
carlosfrias.com
August 23, 2025 at 1:10 AM
I’m devastated for Andy family, friends and colleagues. I didn’t know him well — and even still liked and respected him immensely. This week alone, I referenced his work in story for Bon Appétit. My thoughts are with his loved ones and Andy, wherever his spirit rests. carlosfrias.com/blog/f/cuban...
Reposted by Carlos Frías
Bottom line - there really is no “best” or “right way.” Just enjoy your sandwich!! @rayroa.bsky.social
August 21, 2025 at 11:47 AM
Bottom line - there really is no “best” or “right way.” Just enjoy your sandwich!! @rayroa.bsky.social
Reposted by Carlos Frías
The surest way to get on someone’s bad side in Miami is to serve them a Cuban sandwich with salami.
Bon Appétit magazine asked me why that is.
For their upcoming issue, I wrote about the “three Floridas” that claim the sandwich. @bonappetit.bsky.social www.bonappetit.com/story/best-c...
Bon Appétit magazine asked me why that is.
For their upcoming issue, I wrote about the “three Floridas” that claim the sandwich. @bonappetit.bsky.social www.bonappetit.com/story/best-c...
The Best Cuban Sandwiches in Miami
Miamians are passionate about what makes the perfect Cuban sandwich. Here are eight places that get it right.
www.bonappetit.com
August 21, 2025 at 12:39 PM
The surest way to get on someone’s bad side in Miami is to serve them a Cuban sandwich with salami.
Bon Appétit magazine asked me why that is.
For their upcoming issue, I wrote about the “three Floridas” that claim the sandwich. @bonappetit.bsky.social www.bonappetit.com/story/best-c...
Bon Appétit magazine asked me why that is.
For their upcoming issue, I wrote about the “three Floridas” that claim the sandwich. @bonappetit.bsky.social www.bonappetit.com/story/best-c...
The Best Cuban Sandwiches in Miami
Miamians are passionate about what makes the perfect Cuban sandwich. Here are eight places that get it right.
www.bonappetit.com
August 19, 2025 at 11:21 PM
The surest way to get on someone’s bad side in Miami is to serve them a Cuban sandwich with salami.
Bon Appétit magazine asked me why that is.
For their upcoming issue, I wrote about the “three Floridas” that claim the sandwich. @bonappetit.bsky.social www.bonappetit.com/story/best-c...
Bon Appétit magazine asked me why that is.
For their upcoming issue, I wrote about the “three Floridas” that claim the sandwich. @bonappetit.bsky.social www.bonappetit.com/story/best-c...
Reposted by Carlos Frías
Doing my part to support local at Sra. Martinez in Coral Gables (one of the new 5 additions to @carlosfrias305.bsky.social’s NYT top 25 local list) (HH 🍔 & Baked Alaska making a Wednesday better).
August 13, 2025 at 11:16 PM
Doing my part to support local at Sra. Martinez in Coral Gables (one of the new 5 additions to @carlosfrias305.bsky.social’s NYT top 25 local list) (HH 🍔 & Baked Alaska making a Wednesday better).
I’d been buying Great Circle Coffee for more than five years before I decided to stop by their roaster in Little Haiti today to pick up my order for the first time.
Sergio Boppel, whose family has been farming coffee in Guatemala for four generations, surprised me by giving me an impromptu tour.
Sergio Boppel, whose family has been farming coffee in Guatemala for four generations, surprised me by giving me an impromptu tour.
August 12, 2025 at 11:26 PM
I’d been buying Great Circle Coffee for more than five years before I decided to stop by their roaster in Little Haiti today to pick up my order for the first time.
Sergio Boppel, whose family has been farming coffee in Guatemala for four generations, surprised me by giving me an impromptu tour.
Sergio Boppel, whose family has been farming coffee in Guatemala for four generations, surprised me by giving me an impromptu tour.
Cool Cantonese, the return of a real ‘Miami girl’ chef and a chic bar with incredible pizzas.
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/05/d...
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/05/d...
We Just Updated Our List of the Best Restaurants in Miami
www.nytimes.com
August 6, 2025 at 11:34 AM
Cool Cantonese, the return of a real ‘Miami girl’ chef and a chic bar with incredible pizzas.
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/05/d...
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/05/d...
Miami has seen a rash of restaurant closings, such that five wonderful places we highlighted last summer on our list of Miami’s 25 Best Restaurants are now gone.
Yet as a Miami native, I never tire of watching local owners fight. This made it easy to fill those five spots on our updated list below:
Yet as a Miami native, I never tire of watching local owners fight. This made it easy to fill those five spots on our updated list below:
August 4, 2025 at 11:17 PM
Miami has seen a rash of restaurant closings, such that five wonderful places we highlighted last summer on our list of Miami’s 25 Best Restaurants are now gone.
Yet as a Miami native, I never tire of watching local owners fight. This made it easy to fill those five spots on our updated list below:
Yet as a Miami native, I never tire of watching local owners fight. This made it easy to fill those five spots on our updated list below:
Happy to add my $0.02!
South Florida restaurants are struggling through an abysmal period, fighting higher food prices, fewer international tourists, rising rents and more. Here’s our @nbcmiami.com report
with two star chefs and commentary from @carlosfrias305.bsky.social.
www.nbcmiami.com/news/local/s...
with two star chefs and commentary from @carlosfrias305.bsky.social.
www.nbcmiami.com/news/local/s...
South Florida Restaurants Facing Strong Headwinds
We are deep into summer, the off-season for the hospitality industry, and many locals are out of town; the seasonal snowbirds don’t show up until October at the earliest, and restaurants are feeling t...
www.nbcmiami.com
August 2, 2025 at 3:36 PM
Happy to add my $0.02!
Reposted by Carlos Frías
Use it or lose it - if you have a favorite local restaurant/bar, now is the time to visit it before it’s too late. Already this summer several outstanding favorites have shuttered (Erba, Matty, Itamae AO, etc). Make plans.
August 1, 2025 at 11:49 AM
Use it or lose it - if you have a favorite local restaurant/bar, now is the time to visit it before it’s too late. Already this summer several outstanding favorites have shuttered (Erba, Matty, Itamae AO, etc). Make plans.
“International visitors to Miami are generally not visiting or spending as much as they did a year ago,” the Visitor’s Bureau concluded in a June 2025 report.
It helps explain why Miami restaurants are closing in droves and Grove owners are losing faith.
coconutgrovespotlight.com/2025/07/31/a...
It helps explain why Miami restaurants are closing in droves and Grove owners are losing faith.
coconutgrovespotlight.com/2025/07/31/a...
A Tough Season for Grove Restaurants - Coconut Grove Spotlight
Rising costs and slower traffic have put the squeeze on local dining spots. Restaurant owners are responding with different strategies to survive leaner times.
coconutgrovespotlight.com
August 1, 2025 at 1:12 AM
“International visitors to Miami are generally not visiting or spending as much as they did a year ago,” the Visitor’s Bureau concluded in a June 2025 report.
It helps explain why Miami restaurants are closing in droves and Grove owners are losing faith.
coconutgrovespotlight.com/2025/07/31/a...
It helps explain why Miami restaurants are closing in droves and Grove owners are losing faith.
coconutgrovespotlight.com/2025/07/31/a...