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Flaky Cuban pastries with guayaba, queso, carne or coco fillings, the ventanita classic that travels from the morning cafecito break to a midnight snack on Calle Ocho.
Pastelitos arrived in Miami with Cuban exiles in the 1960s, drawing on Spanish empanada and laminated-dough traditions. Vicky Bakery opened in 1972, Pinecrest Bakery followed in 2007, and the form went 24-hour with Hialeah panaderias. The classic flavours are guayaba (guava), guayaba con queso, carne (ground beef) and coco (coconut).
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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.
OrderVaca frita with maduros and a cafecito at the walk-up ventanita.
TipThe dining room queues at lunch; the ventanita pours cafecito from 8am and pastelitos run all day.
Vicky Bakery in Miami is the family Cuban panaderia chain founded in 1972, with the Miami Lakes location at 13925 NW 67th Avenue carrying the founding recipe.
TipMornings are pastelito-hot; afternoons restock the croquetas. Goldbelly ships nationwide if you can't visit.
Tropical Bakery in Hialeah, Miami is the 24-hour Cuban bakery at 2460 W 1st Avenue, family-run with a strong pan cubano operation and weekly pastelito stocks.
TipOpen all hours; the bread is hot at midnight and again at 6am. Hialeah-proper run; worth the I-95 drive from downtown.
Pinecrest Bakery in Miami is the 24-hour Cuban-American panaderia chain at 12101 S Dixie Highway, serving classic pastelitos, croquetas and cafecitos.
TipFlagship is open 24 hours; other locations vary. Croquetas are best by the half-dozen and reheated in the oven.
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