Cortadito anyone?

Within 90 seconds of clearing customs I downed my first cortadito in Miami at the airport location of La Carreta.  This came following a last minute sample of Cafe Las Flores espresso from a familiar barista at the Managua end of my trip before leaving Nicaragua for a good while.  The Las Flores coffee is decent but nothing worthy of exporting in my opinion... even if prepared by a attentive barista who took three times to get it right and intently watched me as a sipped it.  The cortadito was awesome and I'm glad to be back in the US.  Now time to explore Miami a bit and hopefully catch up with my fellow IRPSers if possible.  You can catch me at the Double Tree Biscayne Bay Room 850 until I depart for Bogota on Wednesday.

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Cortadito and guava pastry at La Carreta

Cortadito and guava pastry at La Carreta
3632 SW Eighth Street 
Miami 
305-444-7501

When it's too late for a full meal but necessary to refuel for the last leg of your long night's journey into the wee hours, the take-out window at La Carreta is the perfect pit stop. For a dollar and a half you can order a steaming cortadito (sugary espresso coffee softened with a big splash of hot milk; also available without sugar) and a warm and flaky pastel de guayaba (guava pastry). If you arrive after the window closes at 2:00 a.m., you can still order at the counter inside the main restaurant. This branch of the local chain happens to be the only one open 24 hours.