Las Palmas Cafeteria

Large breakfast with coffee and tip - $11. What a bargain in downtown Miami. It's a local dive complete with fix round barstools at a counter. I had two eggs scrambled (though it seemed like 3-4 eggs), bacon, (i passed on the fries or hashbrowns), and Cuban toast. Coffee too. I'm staying at the Intercontinental Hotel where the breakfast buffet is something like $45++. So how was it? The staff were fantastic. Nice. Helpful. Pleasant. The environment was fun - reminded me of a 50s style restaurant. And the food was all things good... Tasty, plentiful, and hot. It's a postage stamp sized place so if you blink as you walk by you'll miss it.

This is definitely a hole in the wall type place. Went for a late breakfast instead of the hotel where we were staying. The service was great and the food was good, but not great. The coffee was fantastic however. As far as Cuban spots downtown, I think this is a great option. I would definitely go again.

Went again for the second time and the place looks more organized and it’s still delivering great food. Although the staff it’s very professional and it’s always attentive and clean they did TOOK THE ORDER WRONG and forgot one item I had specifically asked for. They also took very long (over 20mins) to have the food ready when the first visit was quicker. Overall I LIKE THIS PLACE.

In downtown Miami you have a contrast between the new high end glitz and the old school. Las Palmas represents the Old School in a Cuban sort of way. There you can get a Cuban coffee for less than a dollar and at that point you realize you have found a pretty cool place. Certain nothing is fancy but there is something awesome that this place has survived.