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Thrillist MiamiThere's technically nothing wrong with walking around an outdoor market buying things -- or there wouldn't be, provided those things weren't inevitably herbs, vegetables, and flowers. For outdoor shopping with testicles, try Vagabond Market.
Vagabond's a weekends-only strolling-about extravaganza, set in the parking lot, lobby, and former swank lounge of the MiMo-tastic Vagabond Motel -- built in '53 by the Delano designer, and rumored to be a haunt where Sinatra often did it, his way. Stands sling edibles like Gaucho Ranch grass-fed beef from the Pampas region of Uruguay, vacuum-packed and wet-aged in its own juices (or grilled on-the-spot by the Red Light chef); fresh stone crabs; handmade ice cream; and Terry's Key Lime Pie (the pride of Davie, FL, it'll quickly rob you of yours). Not-for-your-mouth offerings include: Robert Sullivan's reckless photography (i.e., shots taken nine inches from a gator's maw), mid-century modern furniture, vintage publications ('65 Playboy, '79 Mork Book Of Orkian Fun), and Transit menswear, hawking everything from their own Italian collection, to Arnold Zimberg and Hartford button-downs, to tees from Elvis Jesus -- a brand nicknamed The King and King of Kings.
Future plans include a cooking school in the former motel rooms, and outdoor yoga and pilates by the pool, which sounds horrible, except there'll also be a tiki bar with a view -- and of course there's nothing technically wrong with pilates, as long as someone else is doing it, and you're drinking something with an umbrella.
Weekends, 8am to 4pm, 7301 Biscayne Blvd, Miami; 305.754.2866
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