Sundays on Lincoln Road

A very popular tourist destination in Miami Beach is the Lincoln Road Mall. Located in between Washington Avenue and Alton Road, this mall is a road of outdoor shops and building offices. There are several coffee shops to enjoy such as Starbucks or if you want customary  Miami cuisine there’s a restaurant named La Havana. 

In 1912, Carl Fisher, a prominent man in Miami’s history, cleared a path to what is now known as Lincoln Road. This road stretches horizontally from Collins Avenue to Bay Road in between 16th and 17th street. 

This area grew to a high level of prosperity because of all the elegant shops that surrounded the road. Exclusive stores such as Saks Fifth Avenue, Bonwit Teller, the Cadillac Salon and Elizabeth Arden prospered in the Miami sunshine. These high end stores attracted very affluent shoppers who spent a lot of money on Lincoln Road. 

Now, Lincoln Road Mall is an eight block pedestrian area were locals wine and dine and tourists shop. There are several cafes to enjoy such as Books & Books and if you want local Miami cuisine there’s a restaurant named YUCA. Also there are some tremendous galleries that have upscale art from famous creators such as Romero Britto, Peter Lik and others. 

 My favorite day to go to Lincoln Road Mall is on Sunday, because usually there are a lot of interesting activities happening. 

This summer the World Cup took over Miami! Business boomed for restaurants with large screen televisions, because there were several people who wanted to watch the games and enjoy their meals. Even though the United States did not qualify to the 2018 edition of the World Cup tournament, there were still a lot of people coming to watch the games. 

The reason the World Cup still drew big crowds in Miami is because this city is very international. Even if you are not a fan of soccer, the World Cup is very enjoyable because of all the different countries being represented. It’s a time where people can put their political differences aside and enjoy the beautiful game. 

On Sundays on Lincoln Road there’s  an outdoor market day where vendors of all kind set up shop to sell to locals and tourists alike. Some of the more popular stands usually sell exotic fruits such as mangos, papayas, star fruit, pineapples and so much more.  

Miami has a very strong Latin culture and you can see this manifest on the Lincoln Road Open Market. Some stands sell typical food you see in Latin American countries such as arepas or empanadas. The empanada has a small purse like figure with a crispy breaded outside that is packed with savory flavors of beef, chicken and even sometimes sweets depending on the recipe. 

The weather in Miami is usually very hot and you can tell when you walk on Lincoln Road by the way people dress. On Sundays you can see all sort of the latest summer fashion. Lincoln Road Mall may be the only mall where it’s acceptable to have on swimming trunks and some flip flops, because of how close the location is to the beach. 

Also women love to show off their latest new hairstyle or elaborately designed leggings on Lincoln Road. Sometimes Lincoln Road feels more like an outdoor catwalk than an outdoor mall, because of the models that live in Miami Beach.