🇬🇧 Brits Try Cuban Food in Miami for the First Time! 🇺🇸 | MIAMI Series!

We couldn't leave Miami without trying a Cuban restaurant in Little Havana, we chose La Trova after it was recommended to us by Jose (if you know, you know).
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[@Bozemanjustin]

What was that meal? I've eaten Cuban food my entire life as a native of South florida. I've never once seen a dish that looks like that. It almost looked vegetarian

[@thecentralscrutinizer5730]

For big oversized drinks go to the Kings Bar and Entertainment lounge in Doral. On the outskirts of Miami. Almost a gallon

[@Missmarymac012]

@@BozemanjustinThe owners/managers are fairly recent (post Mariel) arrivals. They learned to cook without the ingredients needed to make real Cuban food. This is the sort of food you see in Cuban hotels NOW. You’re better off going to La Carreta. Their food is traditional.

[@johnlambert9976]

FINALLY, FINALLY, FINALLY! You two kept going to these national chain restaurants and I would always be asking myself why you don’t enjoy regional cuisine more. ❤️

[@TheJoelWood]

Haha glad you enjoyed it. We always visit lovely independent restaurants on our visits but we never vlog it because we assume no one’s interested unless they’ve heard of it. But maybe we’ll start filming them!

[@johnlambert9976]

@@TheJoelWood in my opinion I would be much more interested in seeing/hearing about independent restaurants focusing on regional cuisine for the places you visit. That will in turn entice me to want to go there should I visit that city. National chains are both boring and have awful food. Otherwise, I love your videos. Keep it up. 😃

[@tamifaulkner4103]

I agree. I don't want to go to a national chain when I travel. I can do that at home, usually. Special local and regional places are much more interesting.

[@fsujavi16]

As a Cuban from So Flo, that looks great and i’m glad y’all liked it! WHERE’S THE BLACK BEANS tho?!?!

[@keeylyme]

Right? And puerco.

[@r0kems0kemrobot]

And who goes to a restaurant and gets a salad for an entre?! COÑO

[@xoxxobob61]

@@r0kems0kemrobot I'm Cuban and besides the "Croquetas" I'm trying to figure out what they ate that was authentically Cuban there.

[@r0kems0kemrobot]

@@xoxxobob61 I'm half, so I'll give em the lobster ones lol

[@nickdavis8632]

That's exactly what I was thinking! Or Paella Cubana

[@andrewnelson3403]

Cuba Libre! My grandma told amazing stories of their time, "back in the day," of what travel and life was like in Cuba before the revolution. The people and food are legendary to this day, and I've always said it....Glad you had this experience in Little Havana, you will remember for the rest of your life. Thanks for sharing, it brought back special memories.

[@MizGator]

I'm born and raised in Miami and grew up on Cuban food, but the only cuban food I recognized here were the empanadas and croquettes (the ham ones not the lobster one). There were no black beans and rice or moros. rope vieja, vaca frita, bistec de palomilla, platanos, tostones, mojo chicken. I would have even settled for a Cuban sandwich with yuca fries. Anyway, I'm glad you all had some cuban food! Even if it doesn't seem like the authentic cuban food experience! Try some Jamaican or Haitian food next.

[@haydeefm7414]

I was about to say the same thing. I was born in Cuba and raised in NYC and then Miami.Their choices really are not "Cuban." They appeared to be more Spaniard, I'd say. It was great that they enjoyed it, but they needed to go somewhere like Havana Harry's off LeJeune or Versailles on SW 8th Street to have true Cuban choices mentioned by @MizGator.

[@xoxxobob61]

@@haydeefm7414 Soy Cubano tambien and I was like what is Cuban about what they are eating besides croquettes?

[@haydeefm7414]

@@xoxxobob61 Juan from Miami Beach messed them up. I wish they would’ve tried authentic Cuban food. I’ve never even seen a salad with those kinds of beans in any Cuban meal. And like @MizGator said, they missed ALL of the Cuban favorites. I hope they get to do a do-over…

[@xoxxobob61]

@@haydeefm7414 They need to at least get down to "La Caretta" for a somewhat decent Cuban meal!

[@elainefigueiredo4234]

They were served what they ordered. Looks like a very big menu.

[@natew7400]

Dated a Cuban girl for 4 years and the best thing I came away with was her Ropa Vieja recipe. Also love a good vaca frita!

[@rawilson7768]

I loved Lia’s description of the croquettes, “potatoey, lobstery, balls of joy”!

[@anamartin5983]

Buenas Noches!! I am Cuban & live in Miami. So happy you enjoyed your visit to our Little Havana. I was born in Havana and grew up in the Miami Cuban-American culture with all the best foods & traditions. There’s nothing better than comfort food made by your Cuban Abuela. Come back soon. Love your videos. Thanks for sharing the experience & for sharing your experiences & fun!😘

[@iamkrystine]

I’m from Miami and if you want authentic cuban food you have to try Versailles or La Carreta.

[@edwardmiessner6502]

When I lived in Miami I went to the Versailles with coworkers and the food, although plain, was delicious!

[@Justafox305]

I remember La carreta . So good

[@thomasdias4223]

Sure, but El Palacio de los jugos especially on Flagler and 57th is the bomb! Few tourist go there but the ones that make it out there know what's up .

[@iamkrystine]

@@thomasdias4223 Miami has so many spots we can go on and on 😂 but yes that’s another great one! That’s the exact same one my grandmother and I used to go to

[@xoxxobob61]

I really don't know why the guy at the Hotel told them that this was a "Cuban" restauarant because it wasn't.

[@thegreatest3371]

It's looks like you picked the right place to be there, I can tell you really enjoyed it. What a great memory and experience. 🌞🌞🌴🌴🌴🌴

[@jayd2655]

More of these kinds of restaurants and less of fast food places. Great job!!

[@thegreatest3371]

Yes, when I go on vacation I go to nice restaurants, I agree they need to go to more nice restaurants, and less junk food.

[@jlovebirch]

Authentic Cuban and New Orleans cuisine are the two best food experiences I've ever had so, you were fortunate to find this place.

[@tonyyero7231]

As a Cuban American raised in Boston I am glad u liked it! 🇺🇸

[@michaelrutledge3750]

Joel’s rummy shake brings all the Josés to his yard. 😃

[@Avanti64]

You guys are incredibly entertaining and that comes from another Greek.

[@bengaljam4550]

@Ernie B I believe she has Greek heritage

[@AyeeeItsCam]

Cuban food, just like the Cuban people, reflects the mixture of races during colonial times. You'll find significant African, Spanish, and Amerindian/Taino influences.

[@rockyracoon3233]

Strong African influence being that Cuba had slavery for 373 years.

[@rockyracoon3233]

@Spring Is Coming 🇺🇸 . Blacks did most of the cooking in Cuba.

[@AyeeeItsCam]

@@rockyracoon3233 Yup! Speaking facts 💯

[@ladysmom87]

Joel… I so loved that you blushed when you mentioned José! 🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰

[@latnscorpio1]

Finally, you guys picked a great place to eat!!🙌🏽😂

[@dorothypaul4642]

What a wonderful evening you guys had! The food, the cocktails, the live music, just perfect. Thanks for taking your legends along!

[@kathiecollins9606]

Yall need to come to Tampa, and try our food. We have Cuban, German, Italian, Puerto Rican, Dominican, and so many more flavors! We are literally a melting pot of culture, and it's AMAZING!

[@kathiecollins9606]

@Spring Is Coming 🇺🇸 Also true. I was born and raised in the Tampa area. I'm so grateful to have been around so many different cultures my entire life.

[@thomasdias4223]

I would say Miami is quite the melting pot with much more variety imo. Sure Tampa has some good spots been there many times but Miami offers way more from the small mom and pop to high end joints.

[@kathiecollins9606]

@@thomasdias4223 Tampa has tons of Mom and Pops. They are the places locals go. I'm not taking anything away from Miami, by any means. I'm just saying, as someone that is born and raised in Tampa, it's also a great place if you want to check out different cultures.

[@m.r.7836]

Happy that you had this experience! Warm greetings from a first-generation Cuban-American living in the Midwest! :-)

[@Alex.Rivers]

Aaaaah welcome to the sunshine state, hello from Tampa! So glad you enjoyed some flavors from my home country 💃🏽

[@writerbill1]

Now I want to go to Little Havana! 🇨🇺 🇺🇸

[@user-qs1ke4lq3z]

No you don’t… trust me very dangerous

[@gordonwallin2368]

So fun. Cheers from the Pacific West Coast of Canada.

[@marialeon3167]

Glad you liked the restaurant ! Their food and ambience is amazing!

[@terryyy1944]

Many years ago I stayed in a hotel in Little Havana. I enjoyed it. The food was great. Sadly, few people in Cuba can enjoy such food.

[@TwoMorningPoops]

You'd be surprised I went to Cuba in 2017 with my wife to visit family in Santa Clara and the cost of everything was really inexpensive for the locals

[@kevinsierra482]

@@TwoMorningPoops i have family there, cuba is horrible

[@TwoMorningPoops]

@@kevinsierra482 have you been though? I've been to the country side and folks are living fine

[@kevinsierra482]

@@TwoMorningPoops no shot, we have to send money so they stay afloat. Beautiful country that was ruined by dictatorships. I had a buddy who finally moved to the U.S., we took him to a buffet and he loaded his plate up because he thought the buffet was going to run out of food.... being used to terrible conditions over there

[@TwoMorningPoops]

@@kevinsierra482 no different than my family in DR

[@johnley5200]

Oh... my... gawd... so much food. What a great evening. The food looked so good... the cocktails and the band looked amazing. How fun!

[@anrach579]

I'm from Central florida, and I love Miami! I would move there if I could afford to. And, I've been to La Trova, love it!

[@trippyerinsd]

On my way to find a Cuban restaurant now! 👏

[@bkm2797]

I miss Cuban food, thanks for the memories, it all looked delish.

[@memastarful]

I'm a Cuban from Miami and so happy you guys enjoyed everything

[@PlumberryPuppet]

I hope Joel got a chance to try some Cuban coffee and you both tried cuban sandwiches or maybe some pork and rice and beans.

[@Suzibird307]

So glad you had such a great time. Love seeing you two enjoy yourselves so much in the US. The funny thing is that just going by looks alone, you two could pass for having Cuban blood in you, what with the gorgeous big brown eyes etc.

[@Jen-zz7nv]

Great video! I've never had cuban food but now I'm going to see if we have any around my area! Looks soooooo good!

[@sherrimartin1057]

This looked like so much fun ! One thing I would suggest, is to keep getting referrals from local people on good restaurants, fast food or sit down.. Keep supporting local restaurants, not big chains. Enjoy !!!

[@snellsnell7490]

These two look so buzzed and so British when they said Lia looked at the desert and said I didn’t expect it to be that nice

[@rc9272]

Cuban inspired food (mostly Cuban) but not entirely. It's always fun to watch you two when you're enjoying yourselves.

[@jessmac669]

Everything looked muy delicioso!

[@ella.C478]

The food look wonderful .I live in Florida so I’m use to Cuban foods. But halfway in the video I was like where are they putting all the food ?😂

[@pathwaytoheaven12]

ikr

[@Jammin1288]

I love this restaurant!!. I go everytime in Miami.

[@greendragonpublishing]

It is hard to beat fresh croquettas. They are amazing! I grew up in Miami, and lived in south Florida for 25 years. I miss good Cuban food. Medianoche sandwiches, lechon asado, fried platanos, morros, flan, empanadas that melt in your mouth, churros...

[@racafritz]

You guys are feeling no pain at the end. Good for you!🍹

[@gigigennaro3303]

I lived in Miami for 5 years. What an awesome fun place. Except the traffic when we went to work every day. But the area is fun and beautiful.

[@diamond9740]

Loved this! Give us more of this! Travel the world! lol

[@shaneseverns4012]

One of the top 5 videos. Lots of fun and shown them enjoying an American experience and sharing it with everyone. Loved it. Stunning.

[@ritabroils6190]

It must be good, you are making quick work of it. Lia was really enjoying the music and vibe.

[@missybelmont9830]

Florida Loves Joel and Lia!!!!!!!!!!!

[@brucegreenberg7573]

Love Tex/Mex. Never had Cuban cuisine, but enjoyed both your positive takes, sampling dishes in that wonderful Little Havana restaurant in Miami.

[@keirymolina5154]

I love croquetas too 😋 I never been to that location but because of you guys I will know! Thanks for the recommendation

[@djdissi]

Great video guys, one of your all time top 5 restaurant ones for sure, very loud but looks like an absolutely fab place with fab food and fab vibes... love their decor, brilliant!

[@lisaburnette6850]

I’m so glad you guys made it to little Havana! Amazing food and fun there!!

[@authenticallyoma9744]

Looooooove and miss Cuban food. When you get a chance, try a Cuban sandwich! You’ll thank me.

[@michaelmullard4292]

WooHoo! So glad you guys got to try Cuban food! Such great food and culture! You can see how different the various cultures and cuisines of the Americas are!

[@goldieravenouseats1056]

My husband is cuban and I just subscribed after seeing a couple of your videos and RANNNNN to this video!

[@deborahgodley6980]

FINALLY, away from fast food and chains! Yesssss! Looked like a great place.Good food, good drinks,good service,good Cuban vibes-authentico! So many great Cuban places in Miami.Versailles is most famous.Ropa vieja and roast lemon garlic chicken w/ black beans,rice plantains a must but croquettes and salad looked good.Next time ur in NYC, try Victor's Cuban rest.in midtown. Tropical vibe,music, always ordered tomato,avocado,sweet onion salad when I lived there.Still the best Cuban in NYC.

[@TinyDancer250]

We're not sharing a bed anymore, so yay. Eat those beans. LOL!!!

[@keeylyme]

The food of my people! So glad you enjoyed it. That's definitely one thing I've missed since moving to Nashville, Cuban food but more specifically my Mom's Cuban food. Next you'll have to try a papa rellena. It's a picadillo stuffed mashed potato ball that is fried. Did you stop at one of the cafe windows to get espresso??

[@robertschwartz4810]

I'm so glad that Joel and Lia tasted the balls of joy!

[@josecarrasquillo305]

This video is Epic, iconic! Thank you!!

[@maine18]

Finally ate at one of the many local foodie spots in the states 😍 🙌

[@GabrielSchaper1]

I am so jealous… I love Cuban food and the vibe, as well! Used to live in Miami, but now live in New England. So glad that you had the opportunity to have that wonderful, festive, experience of food and entertainment!! 👍🏼 Cheers ~

[@Wiley_Coyote]

Joel's weaksauce pronunciation of Spanish food names was pretty entertaining. Glad to see you guys finally getting some top rate food. You often get sent to crap, or simply mediocre places. And with Cuban you don't usually have to deal with Lia's almost zero tolerance for Spicy, although its still savory and flavorful.

[@Bozemanjustin]

Apparently you're not familiar. That's just how British people are. No matter what language they are reading, they will read it as if it is English. If you really want to laugh have them say words with the Spanish double l like paella.

[@rileyreed2230]

Cuban food sounds amazing and I should definitely try it someday! I’ve heard it’s a little different from Mexican food but I don’t know if I’ve ever tried it; it seems like you chose a good place to go too, The vibe of the restaurant sounded fun. So far Miami sounds like a pretty fun place in general, I’m going to Orlando in a couple months but I want to go to Miami eventually and see Little Havana; I’ve heard a lot about it. 😁👏❇️❤️

[@thegreatest3371]

After Miami you must spend a couple days in Key West.

[@rockyracoon3233]

Cuban food is vastly different from Mexican food.

[@fsujavi16]

Yeah mexican food is generally spicy but cuban food is not and we don’t have tacos lol also we use black beans which shocked me bc in the video, the restaurant served pinto beans it looks like?

[@Charlierose214]

Cuban food is different from Mexican, rice and beans are similar but the flavors/type is different, Carribean food isn’t notoriously spicy the way Mexican is, also Mexican also has middle eastern influence. there are similar influences in all of Latin American food, because there a huge melting pot of native, European, and African influences most foods all over represent those influences

[@rileyreed2230]

@@Charlierose214 sounds good, I already love Mexican food but I’m excited to try Cuban food too! 🙌

[@cometogether999]

Cubano sandwiches are pretty good too.

[@RazziRockett]

Might want to give Estefan Kitchen a try if you are in Orlando again. Gloria and Emilio Estefan own it and I hear it's awesome!

[@amc3]

Its quite remarkable what a talented cook can do with some basic beans. More to beans that a tomato sauce. Versatile and nutritious food, I like borlotti beans, drained, then mixed with tuna, some olive oil, lemon juice and seasoning, love them ❤

[@mutleymutley7474]

Viva Cuba libre! Glad you guys enjoyed Cuban cuisine. I love it!

[@gracer7943]

I was like Ooh noo! They serve so much big portions of great delicious food, drinks and desserts. Maybe they have a little appetizers.... But NO, you guys went for it! Although, I think you just had salad besides appetizers. But what a portion! Their food is addictive and their drinks makes it easier to wash everything down. I'm so glad you guys enjoyed it without getting sickly full. Their food is always a great experience.❤

[@luismompie34]

Thanks for visiting our beautiful Miami . So proud to be a Cuban-American .I hope one day you can go to the real Cuba once we’re free from communism.

[@starbright2789]

Awesome 👌 ❤, you're both making me proud of the taste of the Cuba cuisine , thank you.., can you recommend me a family hotel close by please? ..hopefully not expensive one lol thanks xx

[@brealistic3542]

That food was Amazing ! WOW, is the best word for it.

[@msbeaverhausen7226]

Everything looked delicious! Now you've made me very hungry!

[@ianflanders6725]

You’re back to posting 3 times a week!!! Yayyy!!! And btw I’m working towards moving to the UK! I’d love to meet you guys!!!

[@newfee1967]

Hope you have separate rooms. With all those beans. There is going to be some pootering.🤫🤫🤫🤫🤫🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@Lex5576]

That is true, authentic Cuban cuisine. A lot of people think the Cuban sandwich, which I really love, is authentic Cuban. But it's actually native to Tampa, Florida. Some of the biggest sandwiches I've ever consumed in my entire life.

[@joyceanderson3165]

Just another reason I love Miami ❤️😍

[@robertohughes9964]

So happy you enjoyed 😉

[@williamholman5426]

Cuban food is one of my favs.! Jerk chicken and fried plantains are amazing!

[@RobertoSanchez-ix5zd]

Saw the queso frito and white beans and went straight to the comment section

[@Walkinjoy]

Love seeing you try Cuban food!❤️ ~a part Cuban girl 🥰

[@patriciaodoherty5202]

You two crack me up!!!

[@lissyperez4299]

Cuban here, Gotta have roast pork, black beans, rice and yucca with mojo!! Then flan for dessert 🍨!

[@justinhowell8873]

You guys make me smile so much! Thank you!

[@questionmark9819]

Three sheets to the wind lol. Good cocktails i presume 😊

[@JoaquinPhi]

Love this latin ambience they try to mimic. So glad they liked it.

[@jono8884]

They gave you a LOT of food.....looked terrific.

[@jennysjourney02]

You all are making me want to go to Miami. I know it's beautiful there but not much else as far as things to do and see. I also love culture and there's lots of it there. We have one way tickets to the south this summer and not sure where we'll end up after that. I really want to try Cuban food too. Florida is sounding so much better with every vlog you put out.

[@juliabarone8852]

There's bay side miami Beach Wynwood yu need to read up on places to go in miami

[@jennysjourney02]

@@juliabarone8852 thank you. I'll look into it.

[@xoxxobob61]

@@jennysjourney02 Miami is a Metro of over 6 Million people and you think there isn't much to do?

[@jennysjourney02]

@@xoxxobob61 when I said " I know it's beautiful but not that there was so much to see and do" I meant " I knew it was beautiful but didn't know there was so much to see and do" I was trying not to be redundant with my words. There's a lot of big cities I don't know too much about but I'm trying to learn. So no, I didn't know about the population or anything else in Joel and Lias video before I watched it. I know more about places and cities I live close to but not places that are on the other side if the country. Someday I'll make it to Florida when I can afford it and will learn about more than just Miami.

[@xoxxobob61]

@@jennysjourney02 LOL Ok! You know you can edit your Comments right? Just go to the right of your post next to your name & click on the 3 dots.

[@rintintin7292]

When you go to a new restaurant you should say it’s my 1st time here, ask the waitress or waiter to choose your appetizer & meal… it’s fun! It’s a surprise and hopefully they choose their best stuff.

[@rintintin7292]

@Spring Is Coming 🇺🇸 ok skippy 🤡

[@manxkin]

Cuban music, Cuban food, Cuban Rum! Doesn't get better than that and I'm not Cuban.

[@edwardmiessner6502]

You guys are going to have to try a Cuban Sandwich from a Cuban deli/bodega and some Cafe Cubano from a Cuban Cafeteria (not like Morrisons or Picadilly but a place or window where they serve only espresso coffee with so much sugar it's actually sweet!) Cafe con Leche is excellent too

[@ericalcazar6137]

Cubans in south Florida in Miami have the best Cuban food with a lot of flavor and the Brits also have great food in London.

[@justinethridge9157]

This is the sort of memory. We want you guys to go home with. Tell all your friends. The kind of good time it's like over here.

[@thegreatest3371]

Yes we have thousands of fine dining restaurants in the United States, and great seafood restaurants, and 75% of the time they eat junk food.

[@justinethridge9157]

@@thegreatest3371 I heard they're not fans of seafood. Glad they atleast found something here they could go crazy with.

[@thegreatest3371]

@@justinethridge9157 Lia likes salmon and shrimp and they both like lobster.

[@tonytiangco]

Jose picked a good restaurant 👌

[@leonardoorchids]

How are you enjoying the Miami weather? Hope you have an enjoyable rest of your visit! Cheers from Fort Lauderdale.

[@jeffmorse645]

That looks like so much fun! I'm moving to Florida late this year about 4 1/2 hours drive north of Miami and I'm definitely going to take a trip down there once I'm settled!

[@debk5427]

Excellent fun. Looked fantastic 😊

[@kennethw7831]

That meal looks like the best you had almost the whole trip

[@Namaste_Fam4Evr]

Recommendations for next time, Versailles and La Carreta ❤️

[@TDHSFV]

Cuban shredded pork is really good too. If you’re ever in LA, we have a chain restaurant called Versailles. It’s weird because that’s French. I’m half Cuban btw.

[@Cardoo46]

Looks like an awesome place to go! Maybe one day soon! 😀😀

[@713TEX]

"All the Josés." 😄