El Palacio de los Jugos
Cuban restaurant · Blue Lagoon
5721 W Flagler St, Miami, FL 33144
Highlights
Authentic Cuban comfort food, fresh juices, and sweets.
Authentic Cuban comfort food, fresh juices, and sweets.
"If you’re from Miami, there’s a good chance you formed core memories here, sucking down cold batidos through narrow straws, pressing your face against the steam counter to get a better look at the lechon’s still-attached head, and finding a picnic table by the fans while your parents ordered. Since then, a lot’s changed in Miami, but not at Palacio. The chicharrones at the one on West Flagler are always bubbly and crunchy, and we’re never mad at the arroz con pollo. No visit to any Palacio is complete without a batido de mamey." - virginia otazo
"The containers at Palacio De Los Jugos often snap at the edges from the weight of the food. This will definitely happen if you get the completa, which consists of your choice of protein, two sides, and enough rice to toss at the next 17 generations of weddings you and your family get invited to. Get the lechon (our favorite) with moro (also our favorite) and enjoy this approximately twelve-pound meal on their shaded patio with an equally enormous batido de mamey." - mariana trabanino, ryan pfeffer, virginia otazo
"The yellow and red awnings of Palacio are like Miami’s version of the golden arches: a sign that we have arrived at something satisfyingly familiar. Except here, a happy meal comes with masitas de puerco and guarapo. What started out as a single juice and produce stand has evolved into the entire county's favorite spot for quick, casual Cuban food. Now, there are over a dozen locations throughout Dade and a menu that features everything from fresh coconut water and local tropical produce to boxes of arroz con pollo and brown paper bags of crunchy chicharrones." - ryan pfeffer, virginia otazo
"A trip to Palacio for any local will feel like a food version of It's a Wonderful Life. Watch the emotion wash over their face as they stroll past the cafeteria-style selection of Latin staples, witnessing a real-time highlight reel of all the foods they’ve loved in life, and then revel in the horror that takes over their expression as they contemplate life without them. No more vaca frita? Or liquid forms of mamey? Feel free to work in a Jimmy Stewart impression as you remind them that these things aren’t readily available in Asheville." - ryan pfeffer
"Consider El Palacio De Los Jugos the original Miami food hall. Serving a wide variety of Latin American dishes like arroz imperial (rice and chicken casserole), maduros (plantains), pan con bistec (steak sandwich), and a variety of fruit juices, this iconic Miami spot is where the locals come to dine on the cheap with special dishes that remind them of home." - Eater Staff
