{"id":262388,"date":"2026-05-07T19:05:15","date_gmt":"2026-05-07T19:05:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/262388\/"},"modified":"2026-05-07T19:05:15","modified_gmt":"2026-05-07T19:05:15","slug":"mia-ranked-among-top-airports-for-food-in-the-u-s","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/262388\/","title":{"rendered":"MIA Ranked Among Top Airports for Food in the U.S."},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\t\t\t\t<img width=\"1240\" height=\"868\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/corona_beach_house.png\" class=\"article-thumbnail-image wp-post-image\" alt=\"a dining room and a bar\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"  \/><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tMiami International Airport has been ranked as the eighth best airport for food and drinks in the U.S. by Food &amp; Wine, beating JFK and others.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>Photo by Nicole Lopez-Alvar<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" height=\"725\" width=\"1024\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Screen-Shot-2025-10-24-at-11.19.03-AM-1.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-40497557\"  \/>From left: Emilio and Gloria Estefan pose outside of Estefan Kitchen Express at Miami International Airport<\/p>\n<p>Estefan Kitchen Express photo<\/p>\n<p>What Got the Nod<\/p>\n<p>Food &amp; Wine\u2018s case for MIA rests on its Cuban, Caribbean, and Latin American food lineup. <\/p>\n<p>Places like <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shopmiamiairport.com\/directory\/cafe-versailles-north-terminal-d-5\/\">Caf\u00e9 Versailles<\/a> and <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shopmiamiairport.com\/directory\/la-carreta-north-terminal-d\/\">La Carreta <\/a>are on the list for cafecitos, croquetas, and pressed Cuban sandwiches. Nearby, <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.kuvarestaurant.com\/\">Ku-Va <\/a>earns a mention for ropa vieja, picadillo, and mojitos. <\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shopmiamiairport.com\/directory\/estefan-kitchen-express-north-terminal-d\/\">Estefan Kitchen Express<\/a>, which Gloria and Emilio Estefan have operated at MIA for years, is known for its Cuban sandwiches, empanadas, pork flatbreads, and pastries. Food &amp; Wine describes the Estefans as \u201clongtime fixtures of the city\u2019s dining and music scenes.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" height=\"759\" width=\"1024\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/spring_chicken.png\" alt=\"a salad on a grey table\" class=\"wp-image-40006498\"  \/>A chicken salad from Spring Chicken at Miami International Airport<\/p>\n<p>Photo by Nicole Lopez-Alvar<\/p>\n<p>Believe it or not, two Concourse E spots are on the list, as well. <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shopmiamiairport.com\/directory\/jackson-soul-food-2\/\">Jackson Soul Food<\/a> has been operating in Overtown since 1946. Its airport location makes the list for fried catfish, smothered pork chops, candied yams, and collard greens. <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shopmiamiairport.com\/directory\/chef-creole-central-terminal-e\/\">Chef Creole<\/a> earns a spot for its fried seafood platters and Creole dishes, while <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shopmiamiairport.com\/directory\/spring-chicken-north-terminal-d\/\">Spring Chicken<\/a> in Terminal D rounds things out with fried chicken and biscuits.<\/p>\n<p>The airports ranked ahead and behind MIA on this list are Los Angeles International and JFK, which is decent company.<\/p>\n<p>In February 2026, HMSHost signed a <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hmshost.com\/news\/press\/miami-international-airport-accelerates-dining-transformation-with-hmshost\">12-year contract extension <\/a>to overhaul more than 20 restaurants, bars, and grab-and-go outlets across the North, Central, and South terminals at MIA, part of the airport\u2019s $9 billion Modernization in Action capital improvement program. More restaurant concepts are expected to roll out throughout the year.<\/p>\n<p>Sign up for the Food Alerts: Miami Bites newsletter to get the latest stories delivered to your inbox<\/p>\n<p>THANK YOU!<\/p>\n<p>You&#8217;re all set.<\/p>\n<p>CLOSE\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>Miami International Airport. 2100 NW 42nd Ave., Miami; <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/shopmiamiairport.com\">shopmiamiairport.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Miami International Airport has been ranked as the eighth best airport for food and drinks in the U.S.&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":262389,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[2907,123,125,124,2908],"class_list":["post-262388","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-miami","tag-awards-accolades","tag-miami","tag-miami-headlines","tag-miami-news","tag-national-spotlight"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/262388","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=262388"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/262388\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/262389"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=262388"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=262388"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=262388"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}