Wanderlust Cafe

A South Beach cafe on Washington Avenue serving guava French toast by morning and cocktails with cheese curds until 2 am.

Vérifié octobre 2026

Good for a fairly priced brunch or a late snack and a drink with friends. The trade-off: it's a party-booking lounge as much as a cafe, and the Wednesday hours don't line up between sources.

The breakfast plates

Start with the Sweet Dreams Guava-Stuffed French Toast at $16, thick sourdough filled with guava cream. That's the most Miami thing on the menu. Reviewers keep naming the Belgian waffle, $12 plain, as light and airy, and the Smoked Salmon Summer Bowl at $16 is the lighter pick. The Chimichurri Steak & Eggs tops out the list at $26, and the plates come with toast. For South Beach, these prices sit on the reasonable side, which helps explain the 5.0 from about 500 Google reviews. Breakfast starts at 9 am every day.

After dark on Washington

Most nights it stays open until 2 am, midnight on Sunday, and the room turns into a lounge. The shareables run until close, except the Molcajete Shrimp Tostones. Battle of the Cheeses ($15) pairs Wisconsin cheese curds with Venezuelan tequeños, and one reviewer called the curds the best they'd had. Cuban Nachos ($17) and jumbo wings in guava BBQ or mango habanero ($16) fill out a table. Espresso martinis get a mention too. It's a calmer option than the clubs a few blocks over, but it's still South Beach at midnight, so expect energy.

Parties and the odd Wednesday

A lot of the business here is groups: birthdays, rehearsal dinners, corporate nights and holiday parties, plus a catering side. They also throw themed nights, including a Halloween costume party. The site recommends booking a table ahead, and with group events in the mix, that's worth doing on weekends. One thing to check: Google lists Wednesday as closing at 3 pm, while the website says 10 pm. Call before you plan a Wednesday dinner. The number is on their site and Google listing.

Réservations

They recommend booking ahead, especially since group parties take up tables on busy nights.

Bon à savoir

Wednesday hours differ between Google (3 pm close) and their site (10 pm), so call before a Wednesday visit.

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