Beehive Cafe & Juice Bar — Restaurant in South Miami

After canvassing the internet to find places in Miami with healthy vegan/macrobiotic food as well as local kombucha, Beehive rose to the top of the list. We love a good natural food store, and it is always a treat when they have a cafe or juice bar inside; Beehive was even better than we were hoping. After a walk around the aisles inspecting things like sprouted lentils, essential oils, and local honey, we were impressed with the wide variety of local and regional kombucha in their fridge: Brewing Life, Counter Culture, Golda, Tribucha, and Walker Bros. They also have rotating flavors of draft kombucha at their juice bar (Counter Culture at the time of our visit). After sitting down, we were warmly greeted by Carlos the owner and his friendly staff who were busily preparing smoothies and peeling sweet potatoes for their latest concoction. They have a different special meal of the day everyday; when we went, it was the “tres amigos,” which is a sweet potato/plantain mixture on top of a layer of mashed red beans, topped with homemade pico de gallo. We loved this weird and cool dish, which came with a choice of sides (e.g. brown rice, sautéed vegetables). We also enjoyed the broccoli tofu quiche and the house salad. As we sat savoring our meal and sipping kombucha, we were offered samples of various tasty things: the soup of the day, tofu chicharrones, the “hulk” smoothie, and the chagaccino drink. All delicious and “highly addictive.” The smoothies are innovative combinations of classic high quality ingredients that come together in delicious harmony. I went with a full-size version of the “iron man” and loved it. We had such a fantastic time chatting with Carlos who is clearly such a cornerstone in the Miami health food scene and has been for decades. He genuinely loves what he does, and none of his customers can resist his charm (or his...

The trick to wonderful meals at the Beehive Juice Bar is to wait for about 1pm for Carlos the chef to arrive. He's a great entertainer and always has freshly cooked masterpiece specials that vary everyday. For example, today I got there before Carlos, so had appetizers of a small vegetable soup and a mixed veggie juice with a zing of ginger in it while I waited. Once he arrived, I chose a delicious main dish of lentils and collard greens over brown rice, with a big side salad complete with fresh sliced avocado and tomato. And for dessert, an apple spice cake that was drop-dead fantastic! Everything is vegan. The desserts have no refined sugar and are gluten-free. I should mention that you can get there before Carlos and choose from some delicious veggie empanadas in whole wheat shells (curried tofu, seitan, or mock chicken); great juices; veggie custard ice cream; sandwiches; and probably more, but I'm spoiled by the daily chef specials, so don't rely on me for the full list. In short, this is my favorite eating place in all Miami and go there every chance I...

I try to get here as often as I can to get my smoothie fix. I always get the Black Mamba which has Spirullina, and a shot of ginger. I like that you can watch them make your smoothie and see the ingredients they are using. While you wait, you may get a free sample of soup. They always have different organic and/or vegan ones and every one I have tried has been delicious and will make you never want to eat soup from a can ever again. They have a few food options on their standard menu, but they have specials that are always changing which they write on chalkboard. The few things I have tried have been good as well and tastes like you are eating a home cooked meal. The guy that runs the juice bar is really nice/friendly. He will always joke with you making it a pleasure to go there even when they are a little busy and you may have to wait awhile. But even then it's not so bad cause its a tiny place. Its inside a health/vitamin store, so it feels like you are visiting a secret spot nobody knows about to get your smoothies, juices, and...