This will be a breakfast trek to remember, friends.
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Three veteran Miami storytellers are taking their restaurant recommendations off the screen and onto the streets, rails and breakfast tables of Downtown Miami and Brickell, y’all.
The Leftovers, founded by food and lifestyle writers Olee Fowler, Matt Meltzer and Erin Michelle Newberg, has launched an Airbnb Experiences Breakfast Crawl for Saturday, August 15. Fowler and Meltzer will lead the outing, which begins at 10:30 a.m. inside MiamiCentral. That starting point makes the crawl especially convenient for Broward residents arriving aboard Brightline let alone anyone else already in the 305.
The approximately two-hour-and-15-minute experience costs $80 per guest, with food and drinks included. Attendance is limited to 14 guests.
First up will be Josh’s Corner Diner, a Michelin-recommended deli counter where crawlers can choose a bagel or breakfast sandwich. The group then boards Miami’s free Metromover for Café Bastille, known for French brunch fare. Another Metromover ride carries the crew toward Bored Cuban, a modern ventanita in Brickell. The finale is at Cortadito Coffee House with Cuban coffee and a pastelito.
The rail rides are central to the outing’s appeal. Meltzer, who jokingly refers to himself as a “transit influencer,” said the Metromover allows the group to cover significant ground without sitting in Miami traffic.
“I’m surprised at how many locals don’t really know about the mover,” Meltzer tells Browardist. “So, part of the idea is to show people that there are public transportation options in Miami too.”
Along the way, Fowler and Meltzer will discuss Miami’s culinary evolution, neighborhood history, public transportation and the stories connecting them to each destination. Every restaurant is somewhere the writers broke news, interviewed a chef or the in-between during their editorial careers. The recommendations do not end with the scheduled tastings, either. Guests can ask questions and collect additional dining intel throughout the morning.
“You get a lot of insight and a lot of expertise... and maybe learn about some places that aren’t on the tour necessarily,” Meltzer said. As for the selected restaurants, his pitch is refreshingly direct, “this is a good spot, you’re going to like it.”
The Leftovers brings together Fowler, a fourth-generation Miamian and former Eater Miami editor; Meltzer, Thrillist Miami’s editor from 2013 through 2024; and Newberg, a longtime luxury, lifestyle, travel and food journalist. Collectively, the trio has spent more than 30 years documenting Miami’s dining landscape.
