Black Brunch in Miami: The Spots to Know (2026)

Miami's Black brunch runs through the neighborhoods that built the city's culture. Historic Overtown, Little Haiti and Little River, Liberty City, Midtown. Some of these kitchens have fed the community for decades. Others are newer, chef-driven, and already on the Michelin radar. Here are the spots worth knowing.

Rosie's — Little River

Chef Akino West and Jamila West's Southern kitchen started as an Overtown brunch pop-up and grew into an outdoor-only spot in Little River. The Michelin Guide named it a Bib Gourmand. Brunch runs weekends — think fried chicken and waffles, biscuits in guanciale gravy, and banana pancakes with vanilla custard.

Red Rooster Overtown — Overtown

Marcus Samuelsson's Overtown restaurant runs a music-filled Sunday brunch buffet in the historic heart of Black Miami. The menu pulls from the Deep South, the Caribbean, and West Africa. It's a full-on Sunday experience, not a quick bite.

Lil' Greenhouse Grill — Overtown

Nicole Gates and Kariym Bryant's soul food spot sits in Historic Overtown. Chicken and waffles, shrimp and grits, smoked ribs, collard greens. Comfort food done right, in a neighborhood that matters.

Jackson Soul Food — Overtown

A Miami institution. Jackson Soul Food has served breakfast and soul food plates in Overtown for generations. No frills, no hype — just fried fish, grits, and eggs the way regulars have ordered them for years.

Clive's Cafe — Little Haiti

Clive's has been Miami's Jamaican staple for over 50 years. The ackee and saltfish shows up in the morning, served with bananas and yam, alongside oxtail, curry goat, and jerk. Named Best Jamaican Restaurant by Miami New Times more than once.

UpperTEA — Liberty City

A Black-owned breakfast and brunch café in Liberty City on NW 17th Ave. Coffee, tea, and morning plates in a neighborhood short on sit-down brunch. Weekend hours are limited, so go early.

Victory Restaurant & Lounge — Midtown

Ricardo Young's Midtown restaurant-and-lounge runs a weekend brunch Saturday and Sunday afternoons. It's 21+, with a lounge-and-hookah vibe built for a slower, grown-folks kind of Sunday.

Grown — South Miami

Ray and Shannon Allen's certified-organic spot in South Miami is the healthy end of the spectrum — the first USDA-organic fast-food restaurant with a drive-thru on the East Coast. Come for organic breakfast plates and gluten-free blueberry pancakes. Daytime hours, closed Sundays.

Soul Sundays Brunch & Day Party — North Miami

A recurring Sunday brunch and day party at Da Cave in North Miami. Doors at noon, DJs spinning hip-hop, R&B, Afrobeats, dancehall, and reggae. This is the day-party end of Black brunch — food, drinks, and a dance floor.

Neighborhoods shift, spots come and go, and hours change — call ahead, especially for the weekend-only kitchens and the day parties. But the through-line holds: Miami's Black brunch scene is rooted in Overtown, Little Haiti, Liberty City, and the neighborhoods that carry the culture.

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