"This bakery started as a food truck in 2016 and operated as a “rolling ventanita” (a window on wheels) until its brick-and-mortar space opened in Decatur a few years later. “It’s been lovely to see how people have embraced us and made us a daily or weekly stop, just like Cuban bakeries back home in Miami [which] are an integral part of daily life,” said Stacie Antich, who opened the bakery with her partner Manny Rodriguez. The small team produces labor-intensive menu items, which frequently sell out. Fan favorites include the guava-and-cream-cheese pastelito, the beef empanadas, the ham croquetas, and sweetened coffee. The trigo (puffed wheat cereal) milkshake is a must-try, but the mamey (a tropical fruit that tastes of sweet potato or pumpkin pie), guanabana (soursop), and frutabomba (papaya) are also delicious." - Allison Ramirez
