Amazing Bakeries in Miami

Greater Miami & Miami Beach has every kind of bakery you can imagine. Thanks to the rich cultures that call Miami home, you can find classic French bakeries, traditional Cuban panaderias and everything in between. That includes bakeries that specialize in Venezuelan, Colombian and Argentinian treats and much more. Here are some top choices.

Zak the Baker

It’s possible to point to one person who started the artisanal bread movement in Miami: Zak Stern, founder of Zak the Baker. He’s come a long way since selling his loaves at farmers markets. His kosher bakery in Wynwood has become famous for its sourdough breads, pastries and baked goods, earning it honors from the James Beard Foundation and the MICHELIN Guide. You’ll find kosher guava-and-cheese pastelitos as well as traditional rugelach and challah.

Vicky Bakery

If ever there was a bakery to symbolize Miami, it’s Vicky Bakery. This family-owned Cuban bakery was founded in Hialeah in 1972, making classic Cuban bread, pastelitos, croquetas and birthday cakes. Now it has multiple locations. Fans still swarm for the ham croquetas, crispy glazed guava pastelitos and fresh bread baked daily.

Madruga Bakery

At Madruga Bakery, Naomi Harris combines classic French baking, naturally leavened sourdough and organic wheat to create a unique bakery in Coral Gables. Madruga mills the wheat in-house to make everything from crispy, buttery croissants to breads like Sonoran wheat toast used in decadent breakfast sandwiches and avocado toast. And don’t sleep on the bacon quiche.

Breadman Miami

Andy Herrera pushes the envelope of what a classic Cuban bakery can be at Breadman Miami. With locations in Hialeah and Westchester, Breadman goes beyond traditional breads, desserts and pastries. He stuffs pastelitos with Nutella. He combines flan and rice pudding for a dessert he calls “Alabao.” And his cakes are creative, especially the internet-famous Croqueta Cake, covered in ham croquetas.

Rosetta Bakery

Visiting Rosetta Bakery is like stepping into the kitchen of an Italian country villa. You’ll find bakers behind the glass making Italian bread, focaccia, classic pastries and even pizza. Its most popular pastries are in the form of the Rosetta, a rose-shaped loaf perfect for making sandwiches. The King Rosetta is stuffed with prosciutto di Parma, arugula, Swiss cheese, cherry tomatoes and Italian ham. Rosetta Bakery has locations in Miami Beach and Brickell as well as at Miami Central Station and Aventura Mall.

Bachour

The first five minutes you’re inside Bachour in Coral Gables, you’ll simply stare at the desserts. Antonio Bachour has become world-famous for his glistening, jewel-like petits gateaux that look almost too good to eat. One highlight is what looks like a perfect replica of an orange that’s filled with orange cream and cake. Another favorite is a rose filled with vanilla mousse. Don’t miss the perfect croissants and a full menu, including delectable steak sandwiches, at lunchtime.

Caracas Bakery

Father-and-son duo Manuel and Jesús Brazón left Venezuela and became business partners in this bakery that combines classic French techniques and Venezuelan flavors. That means naturally leavened starter goes into everything at Caracas Bakery, from pain au chocolat to Venezuelan campesino loaves and baguettes. They make some of the best cachitos – bread rolls stuffed with ham and cheese – you’ll ever taste. The original location is in Doral; other locations have opened on the Upper East Side and on Miracle Mile in Coral Gables.

Sesame Bakery

Sesame Bakery, a North Miami spot from the team that founded the popular Motek Mediterranean restaurants, sums up its technique and soul in a simple phrase: a French boulangerie with a dash of Israeli spice. Fresh-baked sourdough accompanies dishes like red or green shakshuka with poached eggs and tahini. Homemade bagels are schmeared in chive-dill labneh, and tuna melts are on homemade baguettes.

L'Artisane Bakery & Bistro

Take everything you love about a classic French bakery and boulangerie, and make it vegan. You probably won’t even be able to tell the difference. That holds true for L’Artisane Bakery & Bistro’s croissants with guava and cream cheese, its strawberry-glazed donuts and its macarons, as well as for the heartier dishes on its brunch menu, like tiramisu waffles and wild mushroom croissants. Head to Coral Gables to find out.

Moises Bakery

Portuguese and Venezuelan bakers bought a niche French-Jewish bakery decades ago and turned Moises Bakery into a Miami Beach staple with some of the best Venezuelan empanadas you’ll ever find. Other popular choices include cachitos, cachapas, stuffed arepas, pan de bono and Chilean empanadas.

Pinecrest Bakery

Miami loves Pinecrest Bakery for two reasons: its classic Latin American pastries and the fact that most locations are open 24 hours. You can order all manner of Cuban pastelitos and baked or fried empanadas, including Colombian, Cuban and Spanish styles. Full breakfasts with cafe con leche and hearty sandwiches, like pan con lechon, round out a menu appropriate for all times of day or (late) night.

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