It can be difficult to navigate Miami without occasionally ending up in a soulless situation, whether that be a generic hotel with $18 well drinks, or a supposedly authentic cantina hawking the uniquely disgusting South Beach stew of frozen margarita with two light beers dumped into it.

The signature starter at Kush is doused in Old Bay seasoning and deep-fried. Yes, it may technically be made of alligator sourced from nearby Cypress Creek Farms, but once you dunk it in spicy mayo, it might as well be chicken. Just eat it—this is, after all, Florida. As owner Matt Kuscher tells it, he added it to the menu "to emphasize what we have that's unique and in our backyard, and what we have is plenty of alligator." Move on to the Key West Conch Salad and tuck into one of the house burgers—slathered in guava jelly or topped with pastrami—to prep for the long night ahead.