MIAMI -- So you're in South Florida for the MLB All-Star Game festivities and you've got to eat and drink and then maybe eat again?
Start in the Little Havana neighborhood and go from there. Here are a few things to get before Tuesday's game.
Cuban coffee
Did you stay out too late after watching Aaron Judge demolish the Home Run Derby? Try a Cuban coffee -- one shot contains as much caffeine as a full cup of the American stuff. Get a colada - served in a foam cup with three or four smaller shot versions - and share it with friends, or buy a cafecito from a stand along Calle Ocho for as little as 60 cents. El Pub has a great version (pictured), or try the stands at Enriqueta's or Cacique's Corner.
Fruit juice
Especially in the summer, Miami is known for its amazing fresh produce. And the best news is? It's mango season. Try the juice at Los Pinarenos Fruteria, an open-air fruit market in Little Havana (pictured). The family-owned and -operated stand has been open for more than 40 years, Pick up your weekly produce supply, or ask the family matriarch to whip up a fresh juice.
You're saying, "Hey, shouldn't I eat?" Of course. And it should be Cuban sandwiches.
Empanada
But first an appetizer. Empanadas are classic street food, and that's no different than in Cuba -- or Miami. Miami's version is fried, made with flour, and often made with picadillo: ground beef, tomatoes, olives, onions and more. Little Havana is full of delicious empanadas.
And another drink.
Mojito
The mojito might as well be Miami's unofficial signature drink -- it's served at countless bars and restaurants across the city, particularly in Little Havana. Made with mint, sugar (white, granulated sugar only, please), rum and lime, the mojito is a Cuban tradition and a Miami favorite. Ball and Chain, a Little Havana bar, makes a great one (pictured) -- plus live music all day, every day. Originally opened in 1935, the bar's space underwent countless renovations (it even became a furniture store) before the mid-1990s, when the new owners returned to its roots and reopened.
Now to the sandwiches.
Cubano
As any Cubano aficionado would tell you, the key to a good Cubano is a bread -- Cuban bread, sold at local bakeries in packaging stamped with the Cuban flag. The ubiquitous sandwich features roast pork, ham, Swiss cheese, pickles and mustard -- no substitutions, subtractions or additions allowed. Though Tampa claims to be the home of the sandwich, which originated in Cuban cafes and with workers in cigar factories, Miami would beg to differ. In Little Havana, try it at El Exquisito, Old's Havana Cuban Bar and Cocina (pictured) or Versailles, which claims to be the world's most famous Cuban restaurant and was featured in the movie "Chef."
Media noche
If you're already well-versed in Cuban food, you know to get the more exalted version of the sandwich. Inside the sandwich, everything is the same, but the bread is the difference. This version is made with a sweeter, egg bread. Its name, meaning "midnight" comes from the sandwich's origins as a late-night snack eaten after leaving bars or dance clubs. Marlins Park serves it in the stadium. By the first pitching change at the All-Star Game, you'll be ready for one.
And for dessert, head back to Little Havana for some ice cream.
But not just any ice cream. In Miami, make sure you're taking advantage of the local produce -- Azucar's, in Little Havana, serves flavors such as mamey, guava and sweet plantain, or the "Abuela Maria," named after the owner's grandmother (vanilla ice cream mixed with guava, cream cheese and cookies), or "Burn in Hell, Fidel" (chocolate ice cream and the fiery kick of cayenne pepper).