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"You want to get the hell out of Miami and take a last-minute trip to New York or Paris. But you don’t have a private jet or even enough vacation days to make it to Epcot. What you do have is a singular day off and enough gas to get to Pastis in Wynwood. The French bistro is the fraternal twin of New York’s Pastis, except ours comes with an outdoor patio where you can drink a miniature martini and watch designer dogs beg for crispy fries. But if the weather is feeling swampy, head inside, rest your arms on the cold zinc bar, and make sure you finish lunch strong with profiteroles. Saturday nights are the only day of the week Pastis is hard to get into. This place is tight-lipped on when, exactly, its reservations go live. It doesn't specify on their Resy page, and when we've asked a host in person, we got very vague answers. However, there's a big bar (both inside and outside) that's first come, first served. Walk in on the earlier side, and you should be fine for a party of two" - mariana trabanino, virginia otazo, ryan pfeffer