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819 Fifth St. Miami Beach, FL 33139

305-672-2898

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Miami New Times
Recommended
Best Restaurants Snubbed This Year
Award Winner 2010

Cuisine(s): Caribbean, Haitian

Hours: Sun,Tue,Wed,Thu 5pm-11pm, Fri-Sat 5pm-12am

Price: $$

Payment Types: All Major Credit Cards
Attire: Casual

Features: Catering, Kid Friendly, Patio/Sidewalk Dining, Private Party, Takeout, Vegetarian Friendly, Wheelchair Accessible

Serving: Dinner, Lunch

Entertainment: Live Entertainment
Alcohol: Full bar

Reservations: Accepted, Not Necessary

Parking: Garage, Meters, Street

Description

Entrée hits include red snapper: a whole fish crisply fried and curled on a platter like some fisherman's trophy; stewed goat in tomato-based sauce that is strangely reminiscent of pot roast; fried pork chunks, marinated in sour orange juice and a touch of Scotch bonnet peppers; and a grilled half-chicken, touted on the menu as free-range, which is a heckuva huge bird for $12. Plus main dishes come with a tostone disk and choice of white rice with a cup of soupy black beans or the two combined. Snapper is the highest-priced item ($19), with most main courses $15 and below. Top Tap Tap sides include airy malanga fritters and mayi moulen, a peasants' porridge of white cornmeal and red beans. There are great tropical fruit rum cocktails and joyfully vibrant paintings and murals. Since opening the eatery in 1994, owner Katherine Kean, a Haitian documentary filmmaker, has used the space to vigorously promote the cuisine, art, and music of her island's culture.

Happy Hour

5:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. every Mon., Tue., Wed., Thu., Fri.

Half-off all rum cocktails and bar treats.
Manno Charlemagne & the Tap Tap Band

8:00 p.m. every Thu., Sat.

2010 | Best Restaurants Snubbed This Year

They're just too good not to mention. More »
2004 | BEST HAITIAN RESTAURANT

You'll definitely want a side of kalalou to go with your savory poul di. Unless you order the fresh pwason gwosel, in which case we'd recommend the mayi moulen. It may sound Greek to you, but the Kreyol specials at this long-time South Beach eatery seem to have gotten better of late. The sauces are a little more flavorful, the conch a little more tender, the service a little more professional. And of course the signature mojitos are still some of the best around. Besides the cuisine, it's... More »
2003 | BEST SERVICE IN A RESTAURANT

The space looks so funky, the crowd so cool, the music just right -- please don't bring the mango salad long before a lone bottle of beer, and have those be the only two "dishes" in front of your group for the next hour! Alas, that was the way it was. No amount of cajoling or directing could bring any rhyme or reason to the order of appetizers, main dishes, drinks, or God forbid water that arrived at the table. Welcome the new Tap Tap! Same funky Haitian art, same cool crowd, but new... More »
2001 | Best Haitian Club

Alas for lovers of Haitian compas music, McArthur International Café, with its weekly roster of local and national compas acts, is no more. Roots fans, however, can still find choice vodou rhythms and balladry at old standby Tap Tap. Venerable singer-songwriter (and former Port-au-Prince mayor) Manno Charlemagne is a regular presence on Saturday nights. Fridays bring a shifting set of rasin musicians including Papaloko of Loray Mistik and Richard LaGuerre, formerly of Boukan Ginen,... More »

Designer Karelle Levy Downs Salata Mechouia and Chicken Schnitzel

By Trina Sargalski | Tue, October 5, 2010

Karelle Levy is the woman behind the KRELwear Knits, a line of eclectic clothing based on what Levy calls "toobular" design. She sells both made to order and custom designs, which are sometimes create... More »
Tap Tap Wheels Out New Snow-Cone Cart

By Lee Klein | Mon, July 12, 2010

When Gary Sanon-Jules was growing up in Port-au-Prince, he and his classmates would stream out of school at 3 p.m. and run to the fresco tap-tap -- better known here as a snow-cone cart.This past... More »
Tap Tap Screens The Quake for Free Today and Tomorrow

By Jacob Katel | Tue, June 1, 2010

It's easy to feel good about having texted money to Haitian relief efforts after the January earthquake. The unfortunate reality might be that those moneys didn't contribute to much of any actual reli... More »
100 Favorite Dishes: Goat Stew at Tap Tap

By Lee Klein | Fri, May 7, 2010

As a countdown to New Times' "Best of Miami" 2010, Short Order is serving up 100 of our favorite dishes in the 305. Send your nominations to cafe@miaminewtimes.com.34. Goat Stew at Tap Tap Every Tuesd... More »
The Haitian Twoubadou

By S. Pajot | Thu, August 06, 2009

The man has led a thousand lives and survived them all. Now 60 years old, Manno Charlemagne has been a singer-songwriter, political activist, and mayor of Port-au-Prince. Throughout the '80s and '90s, Haitian authorities incessantly harassed him f... More »
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Roslyn R. | New York, NY | 1 Reviews

| Fri, March 16, 2012

PLEASE READ - BAD FOOD AND THEY TRY TO SCAM YOU
My sisters and I are here in Miami on vacation. We heard such good reviews about Tap Tap. My sneakers were sticking to the dirty floor from the moment I walked in the door. We requested the Rum punch and a Mojito. The drinks were horrible, and two items that I wanted to order was not available. When we received the bill, we noticed that each item was priced $1-2 higher than the price listed on the menu. We also noticed that they charge you a 20% gratuity even for 3 people. We paid for the bill in cash. My sister made the waiter sign the bill after he received the cash. We were almost 1 block away when the waiter Alirio, came running down the street after us. He tried to say that we owed him more money. Our bill was $110, but he tried to present us a bill with similar items that was $127. We do not drink beer. We showed Alirio the bill that he signed, and he still tried to scam us. I got irate, and I let him know I was from New York and he was not going to scam me for more money. PLEASE DO NOT GO TO THIS PLACE!!! They are not clean, or honest people.

Main Menu

Ti Plat/appetizers

$6.00

Soup Joumou
pumpkin soup

$7.00

Akra
malanga fritters

$9.00

Taso Kabrit
fried all-natural goat tidbits served with spicy creole dipping sauce

$10.00

Lanbi Pike Nan Ji Sitwon
spicy marinated conch

$8.00
Add Taco Kabrit $4.00

Plat Fritay
fried platter, akra, conch fritter, sweet potato and plantain w/ ti malice and watercress sauce

Salads
Choice Of Lime Vinaigrette, Honey Mustered Dressing Or Balsamic Vinaigrette

$6.00

Salad Tap Tap
mango, watercress, carrots and mixed greens

$7.00

Salad Zaboka Ak Tomat
avocado and tomato salad with onions, house dressing

$8.00

Salad Chiktay
mixed salad and avocado topped with herring

Gwoplat / Entrees

$15.00

Kabrit Nan Sos
stewed goat

$11.00

Poul Nan Sos
stewed chicken

$14.00

Griyo
fried pork chunks

$15.00

Kribish Nan Sos Kokoye
shrimp in coconut sauce

$19.00

Pwason Gwosel
whole fish in lime sauce

$17.00

Pwason Neg
grouper in lime sauce or blackened

$14.00

Bef Kalalou Ak Mayi Moulin
stewed beef and okra served with cornmeal

Lanbi Nann Sos
conch creole. market price

$8.00

Spageti Kreyol
spaghetti with tiny shrimp and mix vegetable in creole sauce

$9.00
To Add Beef $3.00
For Goat $4.00
For Shrimp $5.00

Legim
stew vegetables

Plat Boukannen/charcoal Grill
All Entree Dishes Served With Rice And Fried Plantains

$15.00

Poul Boukanen
grilled chicken

Lanbi Boukanen
grilled conch. market price

$20.00

Kabrit Boukanen
grilled goat

Side Dishes

$3.00

Diri Kole
mixed rice and beans

$3.00

Diri Blan Ak Sos Pwa
white rice with beans sauce

$3.00

Mayi Moulen
(ak sos pwa ou kole) corn meal with mix bean or bean sauce

$3.00

Banann Peze
fried plantains

$4.00

Zepina Nan Sos Kokoye
spinach in coconut sauce

$4.00

Mayi Boukanen
grilled corn

$3.00

Kalalou
stewed okra

Desserts

$4.00

Benyen
banana fritters with sprinkled sugar

$7.00

Blan Mange
traditional coconut dessert

$7.00

Pen Patat
sweet potato pie

$5.00

Gato Ayisyen
haitian cake

$9.00

Plat Eri Twopical
fresh tropical fruit plate

$7.00

Gato Zannanna
upside down pineapple rhum cake

Tea and Coffee

$2.00

Te Jenjanm
ginger tea

$2.00

Te Kanet Ak Anis
cinnamon and star anise tea

$2.00

Kaff Ayisyen
haitian coffee

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Tap Tap

819 Fifth St. Miami Beach, FL 33139

305-672-2898

Description

Happy Hour

5:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. every Mon., Tue., Wed., Thu., Fri.

Manno Charlemagne & the Tap Tap Band

8:00 p.m. every Thu., Sat.

2010 | Best Restaurants Snubbed This Year

2004 | BEST HAITIAN RESTAURANT

2003 | BEST SERVICE IN A RESTAURANT

2001 | Best Haitian Club

Designer Karelle Levy Downs Salata Mechouia and Chicken Schnitzel

By Trina Sargalski | Tue, October 5, 2010

Tap Tap Wheels Out New Snow-Cone Cart

By Lee Klein | Mon, July 12, 2010

Tap Tap Screens The Quake for Free Today and Tomorrow

By Jacob Katel | Tue, June 1, 2010

100 Favorite Dishes: Goat Stew at Tap Tap

By Lee Klein | Fri, May 7, 2010

The Haitian Twoubadou

By S. Pajot | Thu, August 06, 2009

Roslyn R. | New York, NY | 1 Reviews

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