The 13 Best Restaurants For Chisme Lovers

"If you’re feeling the urge to hear viejitos talk about Elian Gonzalez, come here. Having a cafecito at this window is like being part of a live-action Radio Mambi talk show. But if political Cuban chisme isn’t your thing, and you have no interest in hearing about how we suspect Sergito lied to the friend group and voted for Obama in 2012, then there’s plenty of tourist chisme. And there’s nothing like listening to stressed families on vacation. It’s said that Versailles invented the ventanita. And Miami's chisme scene is all the better for it. Despite the mediocre food served inside, you just can’t beat the pastelitos, croquetas, and chisme out here. " - julia malave, ryan pfeffer, virginia otazo, mariana trabanino