"Are your cousins your best friends? Is your aunt insisting that she also come along? Can you start a rugby team—a very loud rugby team—with your dad’s side of the family? Well, Little Havana is big enough to fit them all while drowning out all the noise (and your aunt’s offensive perfume). The big wooden tables can be combined to form banquet-style tables long enough to fill a viking mess hall—one that serves some of the best Cuban food in Miami. If both families are meeting for the first time, you can seat each one on either side of the table and get a glimpse at what your wedding ceremony will look like. Just try to sit gramps near the middle so he can be close to the vaca frita and hear everyone better. " - virginia otazo, ryan pfeffer