Buenos Aires Bakery & Cafe

Very nice place for a coffee and something from their bakery — an empanada or dessert. All the sweet stuff looked great. I go for the empanadas, but my wife loves the pastries, and the cheesecake is especially good. Park in the public lot a block away for a few $, and walk around the neighborhood or along the beach.

They have to try harder.
Service was bad. The lady had a cold and kept coughing inside her shirt. No gloves. If she was sick she shouldn’t come close to the food.
Too crazy, they take the order and have to multitask depending on what you are having. Took me too long to get the order and it was not all together, coffee came way after the pastries. They need to think of a new way to take the orders.
Food was delicious!

Pros:
So I’ve been here in the past and I can say that this place has great pastries and coffee.
They also carry a bunch of Argentinian food products that may be hard to find in the city over populated by so many other cultures.
Cons:
Now for the 3 star review, this place has no type of organization that’s clear cut to those that have never been. They have a ticket dispenser but depending on which door you enter through, you may not know about this system. Also, you will find that people clutter towards the cash registers to hear their number, making it hard to move around and pay your bill. Now I admit, I also may be a tad spoiled, but if you order any item that is cooked to order, they don’t bring it to you, you must go get it from them and they yell out the order name, ex: steak sandwich. But the problem with this that more than one person could order the sane thing.
Needless to say the customer service is not superb, therefore it can make for a frustrating experience.
The food was just ok. Nothing to write home to. Honestly, they need to step up their game.

One of my new addictions is this bakery in North Mia! The Argentinians like Brazilians really take seriously their love for bread, cakes, sweets and everything in between!
Their incredible variety is mesmerizing! You never know what to order, you want one of everything… Tough and delicious trip I got to admit!
Service is in So American style… Don’t expect fast service, but they are very attentive to each customer I have to agree with that.
Their empanadas are delish, their Bavarian cream sweets could be response to world peace: it makes you so happy!
I cannot pass by it without getting something… Go prepared to feel lost and find yourself with cream and baking sugar mustache and the silliest and happiest frown upon your face… Enjoy it!

It’s a nice bakery with a nice atmosphere and it’s in a great neighborhood. However, we ordered the «Sandwiches de Miga» and they were all soggy. The membrillo pie was nothing to write home about, and even my youngest son complained about not liking a cookie that he ordered. I probably won’t go out of my way to eat here again.

Given the extensive assortment of delicious looking items, I wondered about the mediocre ratings as we waited in line. After stopping in twice, I realize the problem: the service. We waited about 5 – 10 minutes the first time and finally left when the line hadn’t moved. The second time the line was shorter and we made it to the front after about five minutes, only to be left waiting while the cashier added change to her drawer, chatted with other workers and then shouted out «Number 8». Nowhere is there any mention of taking a number. The pastries may be delicious here, but we’ll never know. We found a much friendlier bakery, albeit smaller, with great pastries and empanadas just a few blocks north, where we now stop by almost daily.

Coffee was awful, the girl even didn’t know that a Cortadito has milk. Come on! is an Argentine Bakery and your staff don’t know how to make a Cortado?
I tried both manteca and grasa Media Lunas and they were bad, not terrible but for sure I wont go back to Buenos Aires Bakery. I think people that rate this with more than two stars never tried the real thing or have very low standars.
I’m still looking a place were to eat good media lunas in Miami.

I’ve been here a few times for dessert and coffee. Everything is decent, but given the prices are a lot higher than Moises’ a couple of blocks north and I prefer the food and coffee at Moises’, I would rather go there instead.

I do love this place, but have two problems with it, which each cost them a star. 1) they are expensive, especially when compared to Moises one block over. They are a nicer set up with better eat in experience then Moises, BUT I have also yet to find an employee there who speaks English. This can be frustrating because they are almost always crowded and while they serve by a number system, it is easy to get skipped when you don’t understand the language. And with the prices they charge, I feel that the customer service experience should be better. For all customers.

Si venis a miami y no venis aca es como ir a roma y no visitar el vaticano. Muy buenos aires, venden hasta dulce de leche

Was here today at ⁶⁄₁₃ although they have good food there service is terrible. both of my friends ordered the same thing, one ordered Milanesa Napolitano con papas & was charged 8.99 & Clerk 6 (because they name tags they’re just numbered) charged my other friend 19.99 & charged her ham & cheese & fries separately. When she was confronted … She did not apologize, but instead defended her mistake.

We came here early in the morning during the week and the place was empty. I love bakeries and baked goods a lot! We were on vacation and about to drive to the Florida Keys. So we didn’t have time for a full sit-​down breakfast.
After looking at the counters and seeing lots of pastries, I found a thing for breakfast sandwiches and got excited. The employee at the counter was training a new person so we stood for about 5 minutes waiting while other employees ran in and out of the kitchen.
Finally somebody stops to help us! We try to order breakfast and they say the kitchen is closed. So I ordered coffee and a pastry. I left my fiancé to pay for it and had to move our car… I think we parked in a loading zone and didn’t want to risk a ticket.
When I come back from moving the car, he’s still at the counter but now looking at the breakfast menu. In the time it took to move a car, the kitchen opened up. Okay great!
We each ordered a breakfast sandwich and a pastry. For me, the coffee wasn’t that great. I expected something a lot better and had coffee the previous day elsewhere, so maybe my expectations were too high.
The breakfast sandwiches were a little smaller but they tasted pretty good. The pastries were awesome tasting!
So I think that the bakery stuff was good, but the service a little confusing. The kitchen decides to open before we can complete our order… and that just doesn’t make sense to me.
I would try again if I am back in Miami Beach soon, but not the best bakery experience I’ve had!

Enjoyed the chocolate dessert but can’t say it was above and beyond. It was fine. I would eat it again but I can’t say it is a must have but satisfies your chocolate craving. I will go back to try other chocolate things but I fear their chocolate is just like many many San Francisco Chinatown Bakeries — cocoa enough to not be a chocolate fraud but not true cocoa or fudge as advertised by looks!

Huge and wide selection of baked goods
Very nice and accommodating !!!
A lot of these bakeries the staff is rude
This is an argentine bakery with a wide variety of items !!
We enjoyed the dulce de leche items, cheesecake, hot chocolate and more.
The donuts with cream are divine !!
Also the spinach quiche is the bomb !!!
They offer to warm items up for you and are very nice. They translate as well
The downfalls are that the flan is flat and mediocre
Also there is no crema Catalana or fresh juice machines .
South Miami has a lot more Hispanic bakeries of course .
I have to say to that the flan and other baked goods at the Cuban bakeries are better !!
Unfortunately the service Patience and translation don’t match there.

Best bakery in the North Beach area. I am on a mission to try everything on the menu… So far I haven’t tried anything I didn’t like!
To avoid confusion or frustration there is a number system in place for placing orders. Make sure you grab a number as soon as you walk in.

Lo siento pero a este establecimiento le eh dado mas de 5 oportunidades y la verdad que deberian ser mas cuidadosos con los postres, ya que ciertos postres contienen fruta, y en mas de una ocasion esa fruta ya esta caducada y le da un sabor bien amargo al postre, la empadas estan siempre viejas nunca son frescas, las facturas se salvan ya que tienen muy buen sabor, el crosaint de jamon y queso al igual que los sandwiches de migas a veces los hacen bien pero en ocasiones estan de pesimo sabor, en fin van por el mismo camino de Manolos, ya que sinceramente sus alimentos no estan a la calidad del negocio

We walked by this place and had some treats one day. It was so good we came back for more today. The mini sandwiches are great, the empanadas are delicious. Strong espresso and they even offer wine.
Stop by if you need a little snack.

This is a great place for pastries and some Argentinian goodies. There’s a wide variety of pastries ranging from fruit flavored to chocolate to just plain creams. It might get overwhelming but you can’t go wrong with anything. They serve breakfast specials and lunch, so you have a choice of something savory. And more importantly they serve coffee! The location is great, it’s not far from the beach. And it’s close to other dining establishments, so if you’re looking for options on dessert, this is the place!

Items Selected:
Ham and Cheese Empanada
Entremets — Tres Leches Cake, Dulce de Leche Horn, Chocolate Caramel Square, Caramel Peanut Butter Cake
Dulce de Leche Croissant
Dulce de Leche Cream Puff
Egg Custard Danish
Guava Danish
Cream Cheese Danish
The second stop on a morning trek towards Tampa Bay, Buenos Aires Bakery proved to be a destination sort of place for someone with an intense interest in traditional ethnic pastry and whether Argentinean, African-​American, Caucasian, Cuban, or otherwise the vast selection and friendly service seemed to put a smile on everyone’s face while festive decorations and televised futbol pleased the eye.
Far larger in size than one would expect from the street it is to a selection of nearly one hundred items that those entering the Miami Beach bakery are tempted and although ordering can prove to be a difficult process given the lack of signage and English-​as-​a-​second-​language nature of the staff those willing to take a chance are likely to be rewarded — the prices a veritable bargain for treats running the gamut from sweet to savory with several sizes offered to allow for substantial tasting regardless of appetite or party size.
Focusing largely on items considered signatures by those ‘in the know’ it was with one piping hot fried empanada that our tasting began and with the pastry nearly choux-​like in texture the fillings were creamy and smooth with nary a bit of oiliness to be found, a similar experience offered by the crispy caramel creampuff — essentially a profiterole packed with dulce de leche without suffering from sogginess at all.
Moving next to a plate of petit-​fours, each offering a single bite of one of Buenos Aires Bakery’s well regarded cakes, suffice it to say that any event celebrated with the milky Tres Leches is bound to be a success and while the others were also quite tasty in their own rights none of them could rival a quartet of laminated pastries to follow — the soft buttery layers less crispy than French counterparts but the fillings each reference standard, the housemade guava jam and still-​warm egg custard my personal favorites while my mother and aunt swooned over a cream cheese danish that walked a fine line between sweet and savory that the powdered sugar dusted croissant happily ignored.

Great looking bakery, good location, good service. I really, really, REALLY wanted to love it. Unfortunately, I can’t. The cuban coffee was weak, more like a regular ‘American’ coffee, and my dulce de leche cheesecake had no flavor. I’m hoping to be able to go back soon and give them another chance. I refuse to believe such a great looking place can be so disappointing. Maybe I’ll try some empanadas next time…

3 ½ stars. Legendary bakery in Miami by North Bay Village. Lots of seating and very nice staff. If you are craving for desert, cake, sandwich, cortadito, empanadas and anything inexpensive quick bites, this is a good place to stop. Plenty of public parking (free after 6pm I think) and its right by the beach. The empanadas are good (not enough meat) but I like La Estancia Argentina’s better. The desserts here are endless so be prepared to not go overboard :) See my pics.

I come here for their pastries and they are excellent. However, I must point out if you do not speak Spanish you may have a bit of difficulty trying to order but you can just point at what you want: the servers and people behind the counter speak little English. They may also seem like they have an attitude when they are taking your order.
Nonetheless, these are one of the best pastries I’ve had…
A block away from this location, there is another Argentinean backery (Manolo) and in my opinion they have better churros at Manolo. The pastries at Manolo are also great. Try both!