★★★★★
Possibly the best Cuban coffee I've had in Miami — the colada and cortadito are perfect, and the staff is incredibly friendly.
Latin & Cuban · Little Havana · Miami
La
Colada Gourmet
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The place
La Colada Gourmet is a family-run Cuban café and coffee shop at 1518 SW 8th St on Calle Ocho in Miami's Little Havana neighborhood. Founded in 2016, the café serves more than 20 traditional Cuban coffee recipes, including the namesake colada, cortaditos, café con leche, and café bombón. The kitchen also turns out Cuban sandwiches, croquetas, empanadas, pastelitos, key lime pie, tres leches cake, and coconut flan. La Colada Gourmet holds a 4.8-star Google rating from more than 3,300 reviews. The café is open daily from approximately 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. Walk-up counter service is standard and no reservations are required. The location sits on the main Calle Ocho corridor with metered street parking and nearby public lots. Takeout is available and the space includes a stand-up espresso bar in the Cuban ventanita tradition.
La Colada Gourmet sits squarely on Calle Ocho, the cultural spine of Miami's Little Havana, and has been a neighborhood anchor since 2016. The family-run café was built around one idea — pouring the city's best Cuban coffee — and the room itself, all bright tile and warm wood, makes that mission obvious from the door. Locals stop in for a quick ventanita-style shot of espuma-topped colada; visitors linger over breakfast at the counter.
The drinks list runs more than twenty Cuban coffee preparations, so order by ritual: a tiny cortadito to start the morning, a café con leche with toasted Cuban bread, or the signature café bombón layered with condensed milk. For something sweet-meets-caffeine, the café tres leches is the move. On the food side, the Cuban sandwich, ham croquetas, guava-and-cheese pastelitos, empanadas, tres leches cake, key lime pie, and coconut flan all show up repeatedly in reviews.
No reservations — it's a walk-up café with counter and bar seating, plus a sidewalk presence on SW 8th Street. Park at a meter along Calle Ocho or in one of the small public lots in the surrounding blocks. Takeout is available for the full menu, the coffee program is built to travel, and you'll typically find a steady flow of regulars, tourists, and Domino Park crowds passing through all day.
House of Cuban Coffee — 20+ traditional coffee recipes
Family-owned, Latino-owned (founded 2016)
On Calle Ocho in the heart of Little Havana
Stand-up ventanita-style espresso bar
What to expect
Bright, traditional Cuban café on Calle Ocho with a stand-up espresso bar, counter ordering, and a daily flow of locals and visitors. Order coffee first — the colada, cortadito, café con leche, or café bombón — then add a Cuban sandwich, croquetas, pastelitos, or a slice of tres leches. Cash and cards accepted, takeout available, no reservations needed.
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The shop, in frames
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What people are saying
★★★★★
Authentic Calle Ocho vibe with beautiful tile work and real Cuban flavor. The Cuban sandwich and croquetas are excellent.
★★★★★
Stopped in for café con leche and pastelitos — outstanding. The tres leches and coconut flan are reason enough to come back.
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Frequently asked
Does La Colada Gourmet take reservations?
No. La Colada Gourmet is a walk-up Cuban café with counter and bar seating, so reservations are not needed or accepted — just stop in.
Is La Colada Gourmet dog/pet friendly?
Well-behaved dogs are generally welcome at the outdoor sidewalk area along SW 8th Street; pets are not seated at the indoor counter.
Where do I park near La Colada Gourmet?
Metered street parking is available directly on Calle Ocho (SW 8th Street), with additional public lots on the surrounding side streets in Little Havana.
What are the most popular dishes at La Colada Gourmet?
The most-mentioned items are the colada, cortadito, café con leche, café bombón, café tres leches, Cuban sandwich, croquetas, pastelitos, tres leches cake, and coconut flan.
What are La Colada Gourmet's hours?
La Colada Gourmet is open daily from approximately 10:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. Hours may vary on major holidays — call (305) 582-5762 to confirm.
Does La Colada Gourmet offer takeout or delivery?
Yes. Takeout is available for the full coffee and food menu at the counter, and delivery is offered through major third-party apps serving Little Havana.
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