Whether you are a sports activities fan or just love the reside motion, there’s but another excuse to go to Miaim’s baseball stadium: the meals.
Year after yr, the ballpark has change into well-known for its lineup of inventive concessions and foodie-focused distributors. Over the final 5 years, the stadium has come a good distance from serving the stereotypical scorching canines and popcorn to numerous upmarket choices to raise its stadium eating expertise.
According to Marlins’ vp of promoting, Tiago Pinto, the Miami ballpark expertise is constructed across the flavors of the neighborhood.
“It’s our objective to present followers a style of Miami tradition each time they see a Marlins sport,” Pinto tells New Times.
This yr, a number of new distributors are peddling every part from connoisseur tacos to genuine cheesesteak sandwiches, Marlins director of communications Jon Alvarez shares.
They embody the addition of an outpost of Naked Taco, chef Ralph Pagano’s Miami-based restaurant specializing in gourmet-style tacos.
For scorching dishes, baseball lovers can now use new app-based expertise by Mashgin to order “Grab N’ Go Portables,” which gives meals and packaged drinks. The health-focused crowd can discover new choices through Beis-Bowl, which serves grain- and vegetable-based bowls.
Pardon My Cheesesteak is a digital eating idea impressed by a preferred podcast that gives every part from basic steak sandwiches to chicken-based takes with Buffalo or chipotle seasoning.
Longtime followers may additionally bear in mind La Cocina, now a revamped idea peddling Cuban sandwiches and specialties from a large three-foot “Cubano Gigante” and pan con bistec to a standard frita burger. And on the subject of imbibing, a brand new tequila-centric bar, Cantina Agave, is shaking up some specialty margaritas and micheladas.
Of course, repeat guests can nonetheless discover favorites just like the Latin-inspired Pincho burgers, smoked pork nachos from Magic City BBQ, ceviche by the domestically primarily based SuViche chain, and slices from Miami’s Best Pizza.
Alvarez additionally urges park-goers to think about the stadium’s extra distinctive eating expertise — seated areas with desk service, a spot to take a seat and sip a draft brew, a ball’s-eye view of the sector, and premium eating lounges.
That means grabbing a beer at Biscayne Bay Brew Hall, the place you’ll be able to sit and sip the Miami-based brewery’s draft picks. Or a cease at PNC Club, the premium eating lounge that serves elevated meals and beverage choices simply steps from house plate. There are additionally the Dugout Clubs and specialty suites, which provide event-goers in-seat service.
“It’s necessary that we proceed so as to add to our “all-star” menu yearly,” sums up Pinto. “Our focus will all the time be native flavors and twists to make the ballpark a must-visit expertise.”
LoanDepot Park. 501 Marlins Way, Miami; 305-480-1300; mlb.com/marlins/ballpark.