Miami is in its adolescence relative to more established dining cities around the country, but that gives it a certain youthful energy. It's a city that takes its place as a gateway between Latin America, Europe and North America and runs off into the pink-and-purple sunset with it. You can get ceviche renditions that crackle with color or cocktails that evoke a walk through a tropical garden after a rainstorm.

Follow our guide to Miami's bars, restaurants and markets to explore the heat-soaked city's culinary scene, from open-air markets where a guy hacks coconuts open with a machete before your very eyes, to elegant restaurants where you can disappear into the Miami of the 1920s. What else can we say but "Welcome to Miami"?