Located on North Kendall Drive about 20 minutes from downtown Miama and the Miami International Airport, the Dadeland Mall is anchored by Florida's largest Macy store, along with Macy's Home Gallery & Kids. Recently remodeled as one of the largest enclosed shopping malls in southwest Miami, it was originally an outdoor mall back in 1962. Other anchors are J.C. Penney, Saks Fifth Avenue, The Limited, and Nordstrom with the mall's largest restaurants, The Cheesecake Factory and Villagio.
With over 185 specialty stores, shoppers are offered a huge array of sophisticated clothing styles along with traditional classics from a wide variety of boutiques, shops, and department stores. Brand names include Talbots, Victoria's Secret, Zara, the Disney Store, Marciano, Vertigo, Abercrombie & Fitch, Sephora, L'Occitane, Coach, Banana Republic, and Ann Taylor.
Known as one of Miami's premier shopping centers, Dadeland Mall offers lots of restaurants in addition the two largest ones, including cinemas for the customers to take a break in. A fun restaurant is Nestle Toll House Café by Chip with the traditional mouth-watering chocolate chip cookie in addition to hot and cold coffees. Cultural restaurants include: Café Enrique for Cuban cuisine; New Orleans spicy fresh food, such as grilled bourbon chicken, garden fresh steamed vegetables, grilled blackened chicken and daily specials; Chick-fil-A offers Waffle Potato Fries and 100% chicken strips and nuggets, topped with a drink of freshly squeezed lemonade; Johnny Rockets with tabletop jukeboxes and old-fashioned menus; and two Starbucks café's in the mall. Special offers and discounts to area visitors and visiting tourists in the "Style Savings Book" from participating retailers include discounts in the food court and restaurants.
