Almendrares Pastry

“ Unbelievable Great Highly recommend Owner is extremely nice. Pastries are on another level ”

“ Excellent bakery. The meat pasteles were the best choice vs other types. They also have traditional pastries like tiramisu ”

“ Awesome Pastries and wonderful Cuban delights. Very nice people working there. Chef is excellent. Being from New York I was treated wonderfully. Visiting my Cubano amigo and he said the pastries were "excellente " ”

“ Si Todo lo que preparan es de excelente calidad para que yo viaje casi 20 millas por sus deliciosos postres tienen que ser buenos ”

“ Sweets - the words says it all. People love sweets. Children cry for them, fight for them, throw tantrums if you tell them no, or enough, or no more. As an adult, you don't have to ask mom and dad for sweets. You're free to devour as many as you can, as often as you can. So when things such as distance get in the way, what aren't adults willing to do to satisfy their cravings? - the answer is a simple not much! I found out about this little gem thanks to a friend. She told me to jump in her SUV and just that we were going somewhere to get some pastries. Imagine my surprise when I saw myself crossing county lines, merging onto the turnpike and heading to Kendall. Yeah, that's how far she's willing to go for sweets, but not just any sweets, not just any pastries, but the ones made at Almendrares. According to her (she's Cuban), the pastries they make here takes like home, like memories from her childhood, and she's seems willing to do anything for nostalgia. But is not just nostalgia, is the fact that this place is idyllic. When you walk in you're greeted and treated like family and not just if you're Cuban, I'm not Cuban and I felt the warmth. Suffice to say, the food is delicious. We sat down and devoured a couple of a pastries right there. We couldn't help ourselves. After the first bite you can't stop. Additionally, we ate two of their delicious croissant sandwiches before taking a a cake, two boxes, and a bag of pastries big enough to last for weeks home. And I'm certain if you visit Almendrares and taste their pastries, you'll end up doing the same! - It's impossible not to! ”

“ Thank you! Vladimir and Joel the owners. I absolutely loved the cake. I received a lot of compliments as well! Most importantly, the cake was DELICIOUS. ”

“ Came here because so far this place had a perfect score in the yelposphere. Right by Braddock Senior High I'm sure this place gets packed. I know if there was a bakery while I went to school there I would of been much fatter but also happier. Came here in the morning. It was empty. Walked in to find a beautifully decorated bakery. Even the outside looks fancy. Like a Cuban woman and a French man had a baby and that baby grew up to be a baker. The lady at the counter greeted me as soon as I came in even though she was taking care of another man there that was about to leave. I took a quick look and got my favorite: a croqueta (one guys, portion control) and a cangrejito which I thought was something else but we will get there. She rang me up super cheap like less than $2, she said gracias linda (yes call me pretty all day), so I tipped her and I was off. Got in my car and opened it up like a fatty. Croqueta was perfect. I like ham croquetas. I know everyone had other favorites but I'm simple and if you perfect that it's good. This one was good. I ate it fast. Then I went to open the cangrejito. I really thought it was a large ham stuffed pastry. It's big and the outside looks soft but it's not. It was essentially hard Cuban bread. I wanted to cry. So I just said f it and kept it in the bag, my son will eat it he loves bread. So I took the piece I broke off and tried it... and then just like that I couldn't stop eating it. .... I'm not going to say it's good because I don't like hard bread but it probably was amazing because I ate half and now my son has only half to eat. I literally stopped myself. So if you are in the area and want Cuban pastry's this is the place. I suggest it for sure. ”

“ Typical Latin bakery with all the extras for a good Cuban breakfast. Place is clean and staff very pleasant and courteous. Located in large shopping center in tamiami area ”