The Person You'll Meet in Every Miami Neighborhood

Miami is a melting pot . An intricate , beefy , spicy stew of a city made up of multitude , cultures , and ideas from all over the world . And that makes it puzzling as hell sometimes . That say , Miami ’s diverseness comes from its many neighborhoods , each of which cover a completely different line of Miamians . Fortunately for you , we ’ve purge through the Magic City and mapped out the dissimilar types of people you ’ll run across while you ’re there … and most significantly , where you ’ll be most likely to engage with them in conversation .

Brickell/Downtown

Who you ’ll encounter : The annoyingly sodding yuppie who ’s not from hereWhere you ’ll find them : Usually at Equinox . But now , Pawn Broker .

These people are undeniably the most well - dressed human being in Miami . The guys smell like Tom Ford and own stock in pastel - colored Express shirt , and the girls have nailed the unimaginable sportswoman of swiftness - walk in stilettos . Mostly NYC organ transplant , these work - hard - period of play - hard could - be models are commonly some category of a lawyer , a banker , or something else that pay enough for them to populate on Brickell . While walking from our apartments to our cars seduce the rest of us look like a parched , sopping Ewok , Brickellites someone manage to walk down all of Brickell Ave – in a SUIT – and still look as debonair as they did when they left . On paper , these man are apparently perfect . They run to the gymnasium – for playfulness ! – and are the people your parents desire you to tie .

Cocunut Grove

Who you ’ll meet : The friendly destitute - spiritWhere you ’ll find them : Outside , and always with a dog

citizenry in Coconut Grove do n’t comprehend what it means to be stressed . How could they ? They ’re ripe by the piddle , can walk to Monty ’s , and live in a jungle that was ostensibly formed by a medicine - wager , art - loving band of flower child . “ The Grove ” is a home where eatery have dog menus , and where well-chosen artists , friendly destitutes , and UM football instrumentalist can drink bum beer in harmony . Considering it ’s also a shoes where major art festivals , street seam races , and unfathomable Mangifera indica parade are the average , it should come as no surprise that – for the most part – everyone really gets along . Well , except for the late - dark crowd at the Sandbar . Or when UM loses .

Coral Gables

Who you ’ll gather : association football moms and their affluent husbandsWhere you ’ll rule them : In their Range Rover , seat in the school drop - off lane at Gulliver

Fact : To live in Coral Gables , you must be pretty moneyed , own a home with at least six more suite than you actually need , eat dinners with fixings you do n’t understand , drive nothing elderly than a vehicle produced in 2012 , and only wear clothing spun from the hunky-dory silk . Coral Gables ’ die - hards ( scan : anyone who hold up there ) will tell you that Coral Gables is the only place to live , which is both correct , and due to the fact that people who move there never , ever provide . Their phratry are the same ones you get those annoyingly pure Christmas card from , and also the unity you on the QT want to be .

Homestead/Redland

Who you ’ll meet : The anti - MiamianWhere you ’ll obtain them : In a lichee grove

In Homestead , time stops . Unlike the rest of this crazy city , it ’s where laid - back farmers and native Miamians drive normal motorcar , live on big pieces of property , and say courteous things like ( gasp ! ) “ Hello . ” Much like the rest of us , though , they do hate Miami traffic , and because of this , will laugh at you if you necessitate them to drive north of Kendall . Walk in a house in Redland , and there ’s a 99 % chance a matriarch in a church volunteer T - shirt will start handing you Mangifera indica and lychees her husband and kids diligently picked from their own grove . The rest of the syndicate wo n’t be there though . They ’ll be outside , sell the rest of it .

Kendall

Who you ’ll meet : The genuine MiamianWhere you ’ll find them : At their own menage , probably having a getty .

People in Kendall get a sorry rap for being … well , in Kendall . But the truth is , they ’re the heart and soul of Miami . If someone tells you it ’s an exciting part of town , it ’s believably because they ’re tired of living there and/or are taste to make it sound nerveless . That said , it ’s more low-priced than most of Miami , is a meridian spot for 27 - class - old who just moved out of mommy and dad ’s , is the physical center of the metropolis , and has every store or restaurant you could ever need , minutes out . No one ever want to live there , but once they move there , KENDALL PRIDE , BABY !

Key Biscayne

Who you ’ll see : The low - key high rollerWhere you ’ll find them : hang out in Brickell

These are a mix of Brickell ’s well - clip “ people who are n’t from here ” and Coral Gables ’ affluent soccer mammy . The divergence : instead of New York , they ’re mostly from South America , and or else of drive their kids to schooling in Range Rovers , they hire nannies . This country is both right on the water supply and one of the most exclusive neighborhood in Miami , so residents have a lot of money to drop … but you ’ll only know it when they invite you into their homes . Most of the time , you ’ll feel them hang in Brickell , which is just as fancy , but has direction more to do , because quite candidly , Key Biscayne is boring as nether region .

Little Havana

Who you ’ll touch : The abuela and abuelo you never hadWhere you ’ll find them : Anywhere on Calle Ocho , at any time of daylight

Everyone knows Miami has a vast Hispanic universe , and nowhere celebrates that more than Little Havana . To find its people , just go straight to Calle Ocho . It ’s a mecca of wise old Spanish charwoman and hands who will at the same time learn you life lessons , roll the in effect Cuban cigar you ’ve ever had , exhaust you at dominoes , sweep their granddaughters ’ hair’s-breadth , and personnel - provender you ham croquettas . They ’ll call you thing like “ linda ” and “ niño , ” and you ’ll feel welcome . They are sweet and loving , and without so much as a stare , they somehow make out to rule their family with an Fe clenched fist .

Midtown/Design District

Who you ’ll meet : Hard - working millennials who secretly require to live in WynwoodWhere you ’ll find them : Wynwood

Midtown is a piece of Downtown Miami on the outskirts of Wynwood . The Design District is what chance when some faceless developer finds a severe neighborhood , throws billions of dollar sign at it , and implore for gentrification . Both area are super - small , blur into each other , and form a uncanny world where you ’ll receive moms who do n’t play , young women who work to store , millennials who work task with deed that make no sense , and people who could live in Wynwood , but also like great fancy paychecks so they can shop at Tory Burch . They range the line of credit between mainstream and hipster , and are probably just as confused about it as we are .

Pinecrest

Who you ’ll meet : Your rabbiWhere you ’ll find them : The Starbucks on hundred-and-twentieth and US1

This is the chiefly Jewish part of mainland Miami . There are as many delis as there are throttle stations , and as many Ivy League lawyers and comptroller as there are Jewish gran trying to fix up their granddaughters in the checkout stemma at Whole Foods . On Saturdays , you ’ll find hands walking to temple , shaver being drop off at Hebrew school , and married woman and mothers lunching at BRIO with their friends . mamma drive lily-white Toyota Highlanders , dads motor Infinitis . Both have those abhorrent “ My small fry is on the award roll ” bumper toughie , and will speak about their kid all the time . All the time .

South Beach/Miami Beach

Who you ’ll contact : The put - back localWhere you ’ll discover them : Riding Citi Bikes on Collins Ave , because labor is overrated

When most people think of South Beach , they picture raging pool party , half - naked women , flashy cars , trashy tourists , and horrible traffic . And as a Miami aboriginal for the past 29 twelvemonth , I can honestly tell you that that ’s … totally accurate . BUT , those are mostly tourists or out - of - towners who moved there yesterday . Wander down Collins Ave , and you ’ll find that actual Miami Beach residents are Dominicus - soaking , flip - collapse - wearing free liquor who eff a good drink and a honorable beach day . They pig out at Naked Taco and Big Pink on Saturdays , and eat acai bowling ball , go to Flywheel , and drink green juice on Sundays . They survive on the George Sand , so shoes are optional , but they ’re also a size 0 , put on lululemon everywhere , and ordinarily get along with a Yorkie , so they look good doing it .

Wynwood

Who you ’ll meet : The intellectual hipsterWhere you ’ll find them : The Butcher Shop , partially because there ’s craft beer and partially because they went there before it was nerveless

If Miami had Burning Man , this is where it would happen . Ten years ago , Wynwood was a less - than - desirable neighborhood made up of drug dealers and outlaws . Today , it ’s a slightly better less - than - desirable neighborhood of dreamer , chefs , activists , amazing restaurants , and 20 - something artists who probably did n’t go to college , but also probably make more dough than your grandparent . People who hold out there are all about feelings , live in the instant , and believe there are only two things better than pot : acceptance and ZTB bread . In Wynwood , anything run short . instance in point ? Not even Zika will stop masses from lead there .

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