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Cafecito & Stories

Stories from the block.

Miami Beach culture, coffee knowledge, and neighborhood guides, written from the counter at 5101 Collins Ave.

A small Cuban coffee cup on a wooden tableAsk the Counter

Cortadito, cafecito, colada: Cuban coffee, explained.

Cortadito vs cortado, cafecito vs colada. The little cups that run this city, explained in plain English.

Read the story · 4 min

A golden baked breakfast pastry, up closeThe Cachito Files

What is a cachito? The breakfast Miami keeps quiet.

Soft, golden, filled with ham and gone in four bites. The case for the cachito, argued daily at our counter.

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Morning light over a Miami Beach street with palmsThis Corner Talks

A local morning in Mid-Beach, from sand to cafecito.

Beach walkers, night shifters, first cafecitos. The block wakes up loud and we keep the receipts.

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A pink lifeguard tower on the Miami Beach sandWorld Cup on Collins

World Cup summer on Collins: match days, cafecito in hand.

Miami is a host city and the block has opinions. Stock up before kickoff, we deliver across Miami Beach.

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Ice cold Coca-Cola cans on iceAsk the Counter

Groceries and coffee, delivered across Mid-Beach.

Order on WhatsApp, we pack it, it shows up. Groceries, combos, and coffee without leaving the towel.

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A vintage car parked on a Miami Beach streetWho Walked Here

Who walked here: the golden age of Collins Avenue.

Lapidus curves, Rat Pack nights, a Bond movie by the pool. The block around 5101 Collins used to be the center of the world.

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An Art Deco hotel facade in Miami BeachTourists Don't Know

What tourists do not know about Mid-Beach.

The quiet beach, the free walk, the coffee locals actually order. Mid-Beach without the South Beach circus.

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A Miami Beach store aisle in the eveningClosing Time Stories

Closing time: late nights and last cafecitos in Mid-Beach.

The night-shift cravings, the after-beach hunger, the last cafecito before the lights go. Mid-Beach after dark, handled.

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Art Deco hotels lit up at dusk on Miami BeachThis Corner Talks

Coffee and breakfast near the Fontainebleau, Eden Roc, and Faena.

Big hotel, small cup. Where the Mid-Beach guests actually walk for a cortadito and a warm breakfast.

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A plate of golden baked empanadas with parsleyThe Cachito Files

What is an empanada? The hand-held lunch the whole block agrees on.

Folded, filled, and gone in four bites. The empanada explained, and where to grab one on Collins.

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Applying sunscreen next to a beach bag and towelBeach Day Basics

The Mid-Beach beach-day list, and what you always forget.

Sunscreen, water, a cold drink, the charger you left behind. The Mid-Beach beach-day run, sorted.

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