Miami, FL

Posts from Miami, Florida on The Joy of Food blog.

El Brazo Fuerte - pastelito de guayaba

El Brazo Fuerte

Miami, FL (The Joy of Food) — A Cuban bakery may be the most overwhelming place you can visit in Little Havana, a plethora of carb-laden choices staring you in the face and people swarming to get at them. You’re quickly reminded that Miami’s Cuban population is second only to […]

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Zak The Baker - assorted baked goods

Zak the Baker

Miami, FL (The Joy of Food) — Zak the Baker is the bakery every neighborhood needs, a bustling, thriving city hot spot with the glorious baked goods to warrant its cult-like following and endless accolades. If you come here for one thing and one thing only, it should be for […]

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Rosetta Bakery - a box of happy

Rosetta Bakery

Miami, FL (The Joy of Food) — Entire religions have been founded on miracles less profound than the Italian bombolone, a type of doughnut that’s deep-fried and then filled with custards, creams, or hazelnut (the mighty Nutella, of course). To find this type of fried carbo perfection in Miami Beach, […]

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Fireman Derek's Bake Shop - key lime pie

Fireman Derek’s Bake Shop & Cafe

Miami, FL (The Joy of Food) — There is pie. And then there is Key lime pie. The Key lime is a special little fruit, substantial, acidic, and strongly fragrant, more in its aftertaste than in its first full-frontal hit. You could, I think, eat a whole lot of Key […]

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Azucar - Abuela Maria: guava, cream cheese, Maria crackers

Azucar Ice Cream

Miami, FL (The Joy of Food) — Azucar Ice Cream Company is the brainchild of Suzy Batlle, a long-time banker who left the corporate world to open her own ice cream shop and make things like Burn in Hell, Fidel ice cream, one of many off-the-beaten path flavors found at […]

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El Rey De Las Fritas - frita original

El Rey De Las Fritas

Miami, FL (The Joy of Food) — In this no-name strip mall in Miami, you can drop off your dry cleaning, hawk your jewelry, get your checks cashed, or bathe in a lather of fried foods all within a few feet. El Rey De Las Fritas is the fried food […]

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Enriqueta's Sandwich Shop - cubano

Enriqueta’s Sandwich Shop

Miami, FL (The Joy of Food) — Perhaps the most famous of Cuban sandwiches is the Cubano, a layered crunchy yet soft pile of stuff pressed down to the size of a pancake. The Cubano is everything you could want between two slices of bread: generous layers of garlicky crisped […]

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