News Cafe
17 expert reviews
“The enormous menu truly has something for everyone, but people don't come here for the scrambled eggs and home fries: They come for the people-watching.”
– Condé Nast Traveler
Fodor's
"No trip to Miami is complete without a stop at this Ocean Drive landmark, though the food is nothing special." Full review
Frommer's
"This South Beach cafe-cum-landmark hasn't fallen off the radar, it's just on a different one, this time as an iconic South Beach figure rather than a currently hip one." Full review
Zagat
3.0
"News flash: this "original" SoBe "icon" is still the place to "see and be seen" 24/7, whether "lingering" over a "cheap" breakfast or recovering "after a hard night on the town"." Full review
BlackBook
"Aside from the newsstand inside, and history—Gianni Versace had his last meal here—it's mostly for connoisseurs of formatted charms."
DK Eyewitness
"One of the very first cafés to open when South Beach began its reinvention, News Café remains a landmark institution today."
Michelin Guide
"People-watching is a 24-hour activity at this sidewalk cafe that opened in the 1980s to give production crews and models a casual place for a quick bite."
Gayot
10.0
"Best bet in terms of both reliable taste and value is a Mediterranean plate of hummus, baba ghanouj and tabbouleh that could feed a small family." Full review
Rough Guide
"Pavement café/brasserie with an extensive mid-price breakfast, lunch and dinner menu, and front-row seating for the South Beach promenade."
Miami New Times
Recommended
"Munch cold cuts and any of a dozen cheeses and sip your choice of three fine wines by the glass, or while away an entire day with a bottle, listening to piped-in and piped-out (to porch) jazz." Full review
Travel + Leisure
"Breakfast is a perpetual and round-the-clock offering at News Café, which serves everything from smoked salmon eggs Benedict to huevos rancheros." Full review