Calle Ocho (9a)


Source: Photograph© (2009) by WTL.
Comments: The amazing Versailles sandwich itself! The Frommer's travel guide says this about the Versailles:

"Versailles is the meeting place of Miami's Cuban power brokers, who meet daily over café con leche to discuss the future of the exiles' fate. A glorified diner, the place sparkles with glass, chandeliers, murals, and mirrors meant to evoke the French palace. There's nothing fancy here -- nothing French, either -- just straightforward food from the home country. The menu is a veritable survey of Cuban cooking and includes specialties such as Moors and Christians (flavorful black beans with white rice), ropa vieja (shredded beef stew), and fried whole fish. Versailles is the place to come for mucho helpings of Cuban kitsch. With its late hours, it's also the perfect place to come after spending your night in Little Havana." (This isn't a particularly kind review, but, in a way, it's relatively accurate, that is, from an Anglocentric travel guide perspective.)