Los Pinarenos Fruiteria (Market), Miami

Los Pinareños Fruteria is a semi-outdoor fruit and juice market established by Guillermina Hernandez and her late husband, both originally from Pinar del Rio, Cuba (hence the name, Los Pinareños). This family-run business has been in operation since 1963. A genuine mom-and-pop shop, one step inside here makes you feel transported to an eclectic island oasis filled with classic Miami staples like mangos, watermelons, coconuts, mameys, guanabanas, sugarcane, and other exotic tropical fruits.

Additionally, they sell coffee, juices and smoothies — always fresh, never frozen — attesting to which is the sound of blenders making these. Here you can mix and match an array of fruits and veggies or just tell the vendor what you feel like having and they'll whip up a custom batch just for you only. A star beverage of the place is the "Green Juice" or Guarapo (sugar cane juice) made with real sugarcane. Batido ("beaten") – Cuban-style milkshakes – are also worth a try.

In case you're in for something more substantial, this cash-only operation can offer you some great food as well, including tamale, a mini Cuban sandwich and homemade tuna. A traditional finish to a meal would be a Café Cubano made by the lady of the house with an authentic, grandma flare. For extra fun, step out back where you will find fruit trees growing, flocks of chickens, and even the store's mascot, Tuco (or is it Chucha?) a pot-bellied Vietnamese pig who sleeps and eats just behind the market.