Buena Vista Deli, Miami

Owned by two French chefs, this is a place where you can get excellent food. And, it's relaxed enough for you to meet your friends for breakfast, lunch and conversation. Claude Postel, one of the owners, comes from a long line of chefs and uses the freshest ingredients in his chocolate, pastry, and pate. Their menu is not large, but it has variety: there are imported cheeses and cold cuts, French saucisson , duck pate and other French delicacies to make sandwiches. Nicoise salad, Greek feta cheese and kalamata olives salad are all worth trying. The quiche Provencal is superb and it's served with the salad of your choice. Desserts are not to be missed: fruit tart, napoleons and cakes (try the rum chocolate and the Madeleine). - Mercedes de Marchena