Babe's Meat & Counter

Jason and Melanie Schoendorfer started by peddling homemade bacon at the farmers market, and when they opened a full butcher shop in Palmetto Bay they started selling sandwiches over the counter too. Time Out Miami puts the difference down to one ingredient: the ham is smoked in house rather than boiled, which carries smoke through the whole sandwich. It is also the pick furthest south on this list and the only one that is a butcher first. Order the Cuban, and buy something from the case on the way out.

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Babe's draws on its butcher-counter identity for a house hot dog that begins with meat selected and handled in the same Palmetto Bay shop. The Infatuation suggests dressing it with kimchi or with relish and onions, two routes that pull the sausage in different directions. Order one dog with the simpler relish-and-onion combination first, then choose kimchi if you want acidity, fermentation, and heat against the rich link.

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Babe's draws on its butcher-counter identity for a house hot dog that begins with meat selected and handled in the same Palmetto Bay shop. The Infatuation suggests dressing it with kimchi or with relish and onions, two routes that pull the sausage in different directions. Order one dog with the simpler relish-and-onion combination first, then choose kimchi if you want acidity, fermentation, and heat against the rich link.

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Babe's Meat & Counter combines a Palmetto Bay butcher shop with a serious lunch counter. The cited guide names large steaks, house bratwurst, fresh-cut bacon, burgers, bacon banh mi, poutine, and sandwiches among its strengths. It works for both raw cuts to cook later and a prepared meal.

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