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Best cafes in Miami

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Miami doesn't have one café culture so much as a set of overlapping timetables, and this list of 12 is built around them. The earliest door opens at 06:00 and the latest shuts at 00:00 on Friday and Saturday, with room in between for bubble tea, fresh juice, or a burger at a place with Roasters in its name. The addresses run from the 33127 down to the 33135, with a thick cluster in the 33130 and 33131. We have been strict about what we could verify, covering addresses, hours, phone lines, and what each place says about itself; where we could not confirm something, we say so instead of guessing. This is a list for visitors who plan a day by the clock, and for anyone who would rather know when the door opens than read another paragraph about latte art. Use the hours, trust the addresses, and order what the sign tells you to order.

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    Midtown Boba

    18 Southwest 8th Street, Brickell, FL 33130

    Bubble tea served until 00:00 on Friday and Saturday

    Midtown Boba stays open until 23:00 Sunday through Thursday and until 00:00 on Friday and Saturday, making it the late option on a list full of places that close before dinner. The trade is bubble tea, and nothing starts before 11:00, so don't plan a morning around it. Ignore the Midtown in the name when you set your map: the shop is at 18 Southwest 8th Street, Brickell, FL 33130, and its own site files this address under Brickell. When you want something sweet after dinner, skip the overpriced nightcap; a cold tea at 23:30 on a Friday is the better end to the night. If you need to check anything first, the line is +1 305-390-4074.

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    Hours: Su-Th 11:00-23:00; Fr-Sa 11:00-00:00

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    I Think She Is

    169 Southwest 7th Street, Miami, FL 33130

    A coffee shop that opens earlier on Friday and Saturday than midweek

    I Think She Is, at 169 Southwest 7th Street in the 33130, carries a name that reads like a sentence somebody forgot to finish. It is a coffee shop, and the hours are where the real information lives. Monday through Thursday it runs 07:30 to 20:00, with Friday and Saturday starting half an hour earlier at 07:00. Sunday is the trap: doors open at 08:30 and close at 16:00, which means a late Sunday afternoon visit will find the lights off. Regulars know to treat that 20:00 close as a gift in a city where plenty of coffee counters give up by mid-afternoon, so come in the evening with a book and let the dinner crowds sort themselves out elsewhere. Questions go to +1 786-977-8473.

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    Hours: Mo-Th 07:30-20:00; Fr,Sa 07:00-20:00; Su 08:30-16:00

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    Starbucks

    100 Chopin Plaza, Miami, FL 33131

    A 06:00 opening every day of the week

    Yes, this is a Starbucks, and no, the menu is not the point. The point is the clock at 100 Chopin Plaza, Miami, FL 33131: this counter opens at 06:00 and closes at 18:00, Monday through Sunday, with no weekend lie-in. We will not pretend the coffee differs from any other branch. What this address sells is a dependable 06:00 start on a Sunday morning, when independent shops are still dark, for anyone with an early departure or a body still on another time zone. Don't bother with the hotel breakfast queue if all you need is caffeine and a seat before the city is awake. Go early, because the 18:00 close means it is no use for the evening. The store line is +1-305-372-4718.

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    Hours: Mo-Su 06:00-18:00

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    Macondo Coffee Roasters

    240 North Miami Avenue, Miami, FL 33128

    Coffee and tea alongside breakfast, burgers, pizza and sandwiches

    Burgers, pizza, sandwiches and breakfast share the board with coffee and tea at Macondo Coffee Roasters, which is why it works as a full lunch stop as well as a place for a quick cup. Find it at 240 North Miami Avenue, Miami, FL 33128. Weekdays run 08:00 to 19:00, Saturday 08:00 to 17:00, and Sunday is the short day at 09:00 to 16:00. This beats the food-court counters where coffee is an afterthought to the fryer, and it is where we'd bring a group that cannot agree on what to eat: one person orders a pizza, another gets tea, and nobody has to compromise. The phone is +1-786-269-2304, and the website lists the locations.

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    Hours: Mo-Fr 08:00-19:00; Sa 08:00-17:00; Su 09:00-16:00

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    Vice City Bean

    1657 unit c North Miami Avenue

    A coffee shop with the same 07:00 to 18:00 hours every day

    Vice City Bean opens at 07:00 every day and pours until 18:00. Tuesday and Sunday run on the same schedule, which means there is nothing to look up. This is a coffee shop and nothing else, which we mean as praise. The address needs care: it is 1657 unit c North Miami Avenue, and the unit letter is what you are looking for when you arrive. Chain counters that treat a flat white as a logistics problem are worth skipping; a single-purpose shop with a single set of hours is generally the one paying attention to what goes in the cup. If the door proves hard to find, call +1 305-726-8031 before you give up, or check the website on the way.

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    Hours: Mo-Su 07:00-18:00

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    Sky Coffee Buenos Aires

    1825 Biscayne Boulevard, 33132

    A coffee shop that stays open until 22:00 on Saturday

    Another city rides in the name at Sky Coffee Buenos Aires, a coffee shop that puts its allegiance on the sign. Hours run later than most coffee counters bother with: doors open at 07:00 all week, closing comes at 20:00 Monday to Thursday, 21:00 on Friday and Sunday, and 22:00 on Saturday. The address is 1825 Biscayne Boulevard in the 33132. A Saturday close of 22:00 is rare enough in this city that you should take advantage of it, and the locals are as likely to want coffee after dinner as before work. Go late, take your time, let the evening run long. The line is +1 305-850-1070 and the shop keeps its own website.

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    Hours: Mo-Th 07:00-20:00; Su, Fr 07:00-21:00; Sa 07:00-22:00

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    Panther Coffee

    2390 Northwest 2nd Avenue, Miami, FL 33127

    A coffee shop open until 21:00 every night

    Panther Coffee starts at 07:00 Monday to Saturday, with an 08:00 opening on Sunday. The name is familiar enough in Miami that the reason for calling out this address has to be earned: it stays open until 21:00 every night of the week, giving you 14 hours of service on a weekday so you can come before work or after dinner. The address is 2390 Northwest 2nd Avenue, Miami, FL 33127, and it is a coffee shop first and last. We'd avoid the midday crush when everyone with a camera has the same idea; early morning and the last hour before closing are when the room is at its best. Call +1-305-677-3952 or check the website for anything else.

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    Hours: Su 08:00-21:00; Mo-Sa 07:00-21:00

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    Cortadito Coffee House

    800 Brickell Avenue suite 105, Miami, FL 33131

    A coffee shop named for the drink it wants you to order

    Call +1 305-367-8339 before heading to Cortadito Coffee House, because we could not verify its opening hours, and we would rather say that plainly than invent a timetable. What we can confirm is the address: 800 Brickell Avenue suite 105, Miami, FL 33131. The suite number matters, because you are looking for a unit inside number 800, not a storefront with its own street number. It is a coffee shop, and the name is the best ordering advice you will get: not worth the trip if you want a tall, sweet, blended drink, but ask for the small, strong one on the sign and drink it at the counter. Check the shop's own website to confirm current hours.

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    maman

    98 Southeast 8th Street, Miami, FL 33131

    A daytime cafe open 07:30 to 18:00 every day

    maman opens at 07:30 every day of the week and closes at 18:00. The web address tells the story: the domain carries NYC and the page path says Brickell, meaning a name from another city now has a Miami address. That address is 98 Southeast 8th Street, Miami, FL 33131, and the room is daytime only, with the same hours on Monday as on Sunday. A flat 07:30 start is the kind of consistency that means you never need to check twice. Come before the lunch rush and stay a while, because the 18:00 close rules out an evening visit. The phone is +1-786-607-4224.

    Hours: Mo-Su 07:30-18:00

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    Juice Fountain 305

    1310 NE 1st Avenue, Miami, FL 33132

    Juice instead of coffee

    The 305 in the name Juice Fountain 305 matches the dialing code on its own phone line, +1-305-619-2022. This is the one stop on the list where coffee is beside the point; the trade is juice. You will find it at 1310 NE 1st Avenue, Miami, FL 33132. Weekdays run 08:00 to 20:00, Saturday 09:00 to 19:00, and Sunday 10:00 to 19:00, so plan around that later Sunday start. Skip the third espresso of the afternoon; in this heat, a cold juice does more for you than another shot. We put it at number 10 because a cafe list in this climate should include one place that sells no coffee.

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    Hours: Mo-Fr 08:00-20:00; Sa 09:00-19:00; Su 10:00-19:00

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    La Colada Gourmet

    1518 Southwest 8th Street, Miami, FL 33135

    The same 10:00 to 22:00 hours every day

    At 1518 Southwest 8th Street in the 33135, La Colada Gourmet runs 10:00 to 22:00 every day, and those hours are worth reading carefully before you plan. The 10:00 opening tells you something: do not arrive at 08:00 expecting a door to open. This is the second coffee of the morning, not the first. The stronger case for coming is the 22:00 close, with a cup on offer all 7 nights of the week. Coffee after dinner is how the locals do it, and this address lets you fall into that habit without watching the clock. Order the drink in the name and take your time over it. The phone is +13055825762, and the shop has its own website.

    Hours: Mo-Su 10:00-22:00

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    La Sandwicherie Wynwood

    169 Northwest 23rd Street, Miami, FL 33127

    A sandwich counter by name, open 07:00 to 17:00

    Sandwiches lead the name and a neighborhood closes it: La Sandwicherie Wynwood tells you what to order and where to stand. We'll be honest about its place at number 12, because this is a counter stop for people who want lunch in their hands, not a long sit over a pour-over. The address is 169 Northwest 23rd Street, Miami, FL, 33127, and since the name already carries a location, check that your map shows this street number before you set off. The listed hours are 07:00 to 17:00, so it covers breakfast and lunch and is closed by dinner. Skip the sit-down brunch queues: a counter that opens at 07:00 will feed you faster and with far less ceremony. The line is +1-786-409-2390 and the website is listed too.

    Hours: 07:00-17:00

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