Cafe Miami

I would describe Café Miami as a startup café with tons of potential but a few teething issues still. Went there for brunch (kudos for an all day breakfast!) and while the menu had the standard offering of eggs, avocado toast and pancakes, the dishes I had were pretty unique. The avocado toast was super tasty, came on rye, with haloumi and a delicious chilli jam. The highlight though were the cinnamon roll pancakes - fluffy with all the flavor of cinnamon and cream cheese icing. I would say maybe on the pricey end for the size of the mains (the toast was pretty small), but definitely full value for the generous pancakes! It was still a bit understaffed - just the owner and one waitress that were struggling a bit but think that the brains behind that operation has tons of potential and hope Café Miami succeeds!

Cafe Miami offers a varied brunch in Clapton with a combination of the flavours of Miami – traditional and modern American with Mexican & Spanish influences. The interiors are minimalist with light blue and pink decor scattered around the cafe with exposed light beams around the tables. There are variety of smoothies, juices and milkshakes on offer and the hot drinks are served with heart shaped sugar cubes! We visited for the Cinnamon Roll Pancakes with cream cheese frosting (£10) and bacon (+£2). We were certainly not disappointed! They were melt in your mouth delicious and the cream cheese frosting was to die for. The sweet and savoury worked with the bacon although we would have liked it to be crispier. The nutella filled pancakes and oat and banana pancakes also on the menu looked pretty epic too. We also tucked into the Huevos Rancheros: two fried eggs, tortilla, re-fried beans, spicy tomato sauce, coriander (£9.5) + chorizo (£2). This brunch dish was flavoursome with a mixture of textures with the crispy tortillas on top. The chorizo added an extra kick and it was a very filling and delicious brunch dish. Cafe Miami offers a great brunch in Clapton and those cinnamon roll pancakes are worth travelling for! We would have preferred the service to be a little more upbeat but it is still a great place to chill with friends at the weekends.

I started coming here after the cafe Dreyfus over the road closed in early 2017 and haven't looked back. Excellent breakfast options with a hint of South American flair, made with bread from the local bakery, and good strong tasty coffee from Dark Arts (also local). Lovely atmosphere and friendly staff, a bit of a local treasure.