Cuban steak sandwich with thin palomilla, sauteed onions, lettuce, tomato and shoestring potato sticks on pressed Cuban bread, the Calle Ocho lunch counter's quiet hero.
Pan con bistec descends from the Cuban palomilla steak, served on pan cubano with shoestring potatoes pressed inside the sandwich. Enriqueta's on NE 29th has anchored the dish in Miami since 1988; Sanguich elevated the technique with house-roasted beef and pickled onions. The potato sticks are non-negotiable; they go inside.
4 editor picks for Pan con bistec in Miami, ranked by editorial score. All Miami signature dishes · Pan con bistec across every city.
Sanguich de Miami ★ 4.6
2057 SW 8th St, Miami, FL 33135
Sanguich in Little Havana is the Cuban sandwich counter at 2057 SW 8th Street, a 2022 Michelin Bib Gourmand pick built around house-pressed pan cubano.
Versailles ★ 4.5
little-havana · 3555 SW 8th St, Miami, FL 33135
Versailles in Miami is the Calle Ocho Cuban institution that has poured cafecito since 1971 and remains Little Havana's political water cooler at 3555 SW 8th Street.
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 all day.
Sergio's ★ 4.0
coral-gables · 3252 SW 22nd St, Miami, FL 33145
Sergio's in Coral Gables is the original family Cuban diner at 3252 SW 22nd Street, serving abuela-style Miami plates since 1975 across South Florida.