8 cafe rooms in Miami we have eaten in, sorted by editor score. All cuisines in Miami | Cafe across every city.
Cafe culture in Miami runs on two tracks: the Cuban cafecito ventanita and the third-wave specialty bar. On Calle Ocho the walk-up windows of Versailles Ventanita and La Carreta Ventanita have poured cortaditos for decades, Versailles since 1971. In Wynwood, Panther Coffee's founding 2010 location on NW 2nd Avenue is the city's specialty anchor, named 30th on the World's 100 Best Coffee Shops list in November 2025.
Panther Coffee ★ 4.6
2390 NW 2nd Ave, Miami, FL 33127
Panther Coffee in Wynwood is the founding 2010 cafe at 2390 NW 2nd Avenue, ranked 30th on the World's 100 Best Coffee Shops list in November 2025.
Vice City Bean ★ 4.3
1111 Brickell Ave, Suite 185, Miami, FL 33131
Vice City Bean in Brickell is the third-wave cafe inside Sabadell Financial at 1111 Brickell Avenue, with single-origin pour-overs and Cuban cortaditos.
Enriqueta's Sandwich Shop ★ 4.4
186 NE 29th St, Miami, FL 33137
Enriqueta's in Miami is the 1988 Cuban counter at 186 NE 29th Street on the Wynwood-Edgewater edge, pouring cafe con leche from 7am and pan con bistec.
OTL ★ 4.2
4040 NE 2nd Ave, Miami, FL 33137
OTL in Miami's Design District is the day-cafe and brunch counter at 4040 NE 2nd Avenue, relaunched at The Moore in 2025 with bright Cal-Med plates.
Versailles Ventanita ★ 4.5
3555 SW 8th St, Miami, FL 33135
Versailles Ventanita in Miami is the walk-up window at 3555 SW 8th Street, pouring cafecito and pastelitos since 1971 from open to past midnight on weekends.
La Carreta Ventanita ★ 4.3
3632 SW 8th St, Miami, FL 33135
La Carreta Ventanita in Miami is the walk-up window at 3632 SW 8th Street, the quieter Calle Ocho cafecito stop two doors down from the Versailles queue.
Zak the Baker Cafe ★ 4.5
295 NW 26th St, Miami, FL 33127
Zak the Baker Cafe in Wynwood is the bakery counter and sit-down room at 295 NW 26th Street, opened 2012 and the city's reference kosher sourdough operation.
El Bagel ★ 4.5
6910 Biscayne Blvd, Miami, FL 33138
El Bagel in Miami's MiMo District is the bagel counter at 6910 Biscayne Boulevard, slow-fermented bagels with whitefish salad and strong drip coffee.