From the South Florida Sun-Sentinel

Best Mall

October 18 2006

Aventura Mall
19501 Biscayne Blvd., Aventura, 305/935-1110, Shopaventuramall.com

Aventura Mall counts more than 250 stores at which to blow your hard-earned money, including common mall finds such as The Gap, Victoria's Secret and Banana Republic. But hipster-clothing haunts such as Urban Outfitters, Zara, Betsey Johnson and Diesel launch this mall into a higher style realm. The mall boasts a food court with the standard fast-food options, but it also houses nine sit-down restaurants, including Johnny Rockets, The Cheesecake Factory and the French bistro Paul. (See Best Shopping-Mall Café.) Finally, the mall is also home to one of the most popular movie theaters in Miami-Dade County, the AMC Aventura 24.