The Blue Building.
Best Cuban Food in Miami? Come Taste Why
"Best" Is a Big Word. Here's Ours.
Miami has no shortage of Cuban restaurants — this is the capital of Cuban food outside of Cuba, and we'd have it no other way. So when guests call us the best Cuban restaurant in Miami, we don't take it lightly. We think it comes down to something simple: since 2001 we've done the classics without shortcuts, in a building you can't miss, with music you can't sit still through.
Judge for yourself. Start with the specialties, order off the full menu, come for happy hour or a salsa night — and then tell us we're wrong.
Why Guests Keep Saying It
25 Years on Calle Ocho
We opened the blue building at 8000 SW 8th Street in 2001. A quarter century later, the same kitchen philosophy holds: cook it slow, season it honest, serve it generous.
Food Cooked the Cuban Way
Slow-braised ropa vieja, crispy vaca frita, lechón asado, fresh seafood — recipes passed down through generations, not adapted for tourists.
The Mojito Standard
We named the restaurant after the drink and then earned it: 50+ mojito flavors, every one muddled to order with fresh hierbabuena.
Live Music, Real Orchestra
Salsa night with Cuban cabaret, live bands, DJ nights — four nights a week, no cover. Dinner here ends on a dance floor.
4,000+ Five-Star Reviews
Locals, visitors, and three generations of families keep rating us among Miami's favorite Cuban restaurants. Read them below — we didn't write a single one.
Happy Hour Every Day
50% off 12oz drinks and $7 appetizers, 4–7 PM, seven days a week. No weekday-only fine print.
4,000+ Guests Said It First
Good Questions
What makes Mojitos Calle 8 one of the best Cuban restaurants in Miami?
Twenty-five years of consistency: authentic recipes cooked from scratch, 50+ handcrafted mojitos, live salsa four nights a week, and thousands of five-star reviews from locals — all in the iconic blue building on Calle Ocho (SW 8th Street).
What should a first-timer order?
The ropa vieja or the vaca frita, a classic mojito, and croquetas to start. Come on a Wednesday or Saturday if you want live music with dinner.
Where exactly are you located?
8000 SW 8th Street, Miami, FL 33144 — on Calle Ocho at the edge of Westchester and West Miami, minutes from FIU along the Tamiami Trail. Free parking.
Do you take reservations?
Walk-ins are always welcome. For groups of 10 or more, or a table near the stage on music nights, call (305) 406-1002 ahead.
Come Taste the Argument
8000 SW 8th Street, Miami — the blue building on Calle Ocho.