Between the neon-lit clubs and sun-soaked beaches of Miami lies a portal to the past—a gleaming silver time machine serving up nostalgia with a side of the most photographed milkshakes in Florida.
The 11th Street Diner stands proudly at the corner of 11th Street and Washington Avenue in Miami Beach, a chrome beacon that’s been luring hungry time-travelers since the early 1990s.
This isn’t just another themed restaurant capitalizing on retro aesthetics—it’s an authentic piece of American history that happens to make a mean chocolate malt.
The story of this beloved Miami Beach institution begins not in Florida, but over 1,500 miles away in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania…