Review: Croquetas, cheesecake shine at North Miami's Edan Bistro

State of plate: The croquetas here are some of the best in Miami, per the Infatuation Miami, so we started there.

• But you're going to want to stick around for dessert, too.

What to order: Start with a six-pack of mushroom croquetas ($15), an umami-packed appetizer filled with black garlic emulsion and smoked shiitake.

• The pumpkin creamy rice ($22) — aioli, black truffle, meat broth and microgreens — is one of Spanish chef Aitor Garate Berasaluze's favorites, per Miami New Times.
• The rice base is cooked in the broth and the dish is topped with pumpkin purée and hazelnut butter at service, Garate Berasaluze told the outlet.
• We also loved the steak tartare ($22), served on croissant toast, and the charred duck magret & radish ($27), which comes on the rare side.

Yes, but: No matter how full you are, you can't go home without eating the Basque cheesecake, a $12 slice of creamy heaven.

If you go: Monday-Friday, 1pm-10pm.

• Saturday and Sunday, 11am-10pm.
• 650 NE 125th St., North Miami.