French Bakery, which used to offer fresh breads, pastries, and other treats and received high marks ("Miami's best croissant") from the Miami New Times has closed. There is Cuban cuisine at Casacuba, formerly known as Casa Larios Restaurant, and Portuguese cuisine at the Old Lisbon–Sunset. Khoury's Mediterranean Restaurant offers Mediterranean/Lebanese food, and Marhaba Mediterranean Cuisine is in the heart of Downtown South Miami, just north of the Shops at Sunset Place mall. Education Miami-Dade County Public Schools serves South Miami. South Miami K–8 Center (an expressive arts magnet school) South Miami Middle Community School (Center for the Arts) South Miami Senior High School (which is technically just outside of the city's limits in unincorporated Miami-Dade County) South Miami is also home to the Miami Conservatory (now known as the Thomas Armour Youth Ballet). Founded in 1949, it is Miami's oldest and best known ballet school. Government Structure South Miami uses a city manager form of government. The Commission sets the policies and the City Manager acts as the chief executive. Commissioners are elected to four-year terms and the Mayor is elected to a two-year term. The Mayor heads the meeting and previously made appointments, with approval by the commission, to various city boards; however this provision was modified to give all commissioners the right to appoint with consent of the board on February 9, 2010. Elections are held on the second Tuesday in February in even numbered years for the Mayor and half of the Commissioners. The Commissioner receiving the most votes is also given the title of Vice Mayor for the first two years of the term. The next election is scheduled for 2022. South Miami City Government as of February 2020 includes: Mayor: Dr. Sally B. Philips, PhD (Election 2022) Vice Mayor: Robert "Bob" Welsh (Vice Mayor until 2022, Commissioner until 2024) Commissioner: Walter Harris (Election 2022) Commissioner: Luis Gil (Election 2022) Commissioner: Josh Liebman (Election 2024) City Manager: Shari Kamali South Miami City Government as of February 2012: Mayor: Philip K. Stoddard (Election 2014) Vice Mayor: Walter Harris (Vice Mayor until 2016, Commissioner until 2018) Commissioner: Robert Welsh] (Election 2016) Commissioner: Gabriel Edmund (Election 2014) Commissioner: Josh Liebman (Election 2016) City Manager: Steven Alexander Recent election results Elections Results for February 11, 2020 Mayor of South Miami Bruce B. Baldwin 75 Horace G. Feliu 496 Mark Lago 484 Sally B. Philips 739 Lina Sierra 380 Commissioner Group