Lakay Tropical Ice Cream

Ice cream shop · Little Haiti

Lakay Tropical Ice Cream

Ice cream shop · Little Haiti

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91 NE 54th St, Miami, FL 33137

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The 11 Best Restaurants in Little Haiti

"The name of this cash only Haitian bakery explains what you should be eating here: ice cream. It’s rich and creamy, almost closer in consistency to sorbet. Their tropical flavors come in a handful of varieties like pineapple, passionfruit, strawberry and more refreshing scoops that are incredibly appropriate on a hot summer day. But they also serve a handful of very tasty meat patties here, which resemble pastelitos in the texture and flakiness of the dough. They’re stuffed with chicken, beef, and herring, and are the perfect size for a snack before dinner if you happen to have a late reservation at Boia De down the street." - ryan pfeffer

https://www.theinfatuation.com/miami/guides/little-haiti-restaurants
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The 11 Best Ice Cream Shops In Miami

"Lakay roughly translates to “homestyle” in Haitian Creole, and that’s just the type of ice cream this Little Haiti spot specializes in. The ice cream is made with evaporated milk, which gives it a richness without the extra fat of cream. Their soursop ice cream is one of our favorites, but it tends to sell out. If that’s the case, the passion fruit is a close second. And if you’re a fan of rum raisin, Lakay makes one of the best versions in Miami with Barbancourt rum. " - ryan pfeffer, virginia otazo

https://www.theinfatuation.com/miami/guides/best-ice-cream-miami
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The 19 Best Haitian Restaurants In Miami

"This is one of the only places in Miami where you can regularly get homemade Haitian-style ice cream. All of their ice creams are made with evaporated milk, which gives them an extra rich flavor. Lakay makes a bunch of different Caribbean-inspired flavors, but we love their refreshing passion fruit on a hot day. If you’re a fan of rum raisin, Lakay's is also great because it's made with Haitian rhum." - ryan pfeffer, virginia otazo, mariana trabanino, carlos c olaechea

https://www.theinfatuation.com/miami/guides/best-haitian-restaurants-miami
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Lakay Tropical Ice Cream Review - Little Haiti - Miami - The Infatuation

"The name of this Haitian bakery explains what you should be eating here: ice cream. It’s rich, creamy, and almost closer in consistency to sorbet. Their tropical flavors come in a handful of varieties like pineapple, passionfruit, strawberry and more refreshing scoops that are incredibly appropriate for a hot summer day. But they also serve a handful of very tasty meat patties here, which resemble pastelitos in the texture and flakiness of the dough. They are stuffed with chicken, beef, herring, and the perfect size for a snack before dinner if you happen to have a late reservation at Boia De down the street." - Ryan Pfeffer

https://www.theinfatuation.com/miami/reviews/lakay-tropical-ice-cream
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Every Miami Restaurant Marcus Samuelsson Visits on ‘No Passport Required’ - Eater Miami

"Leaman Bien-Aime founded Lakay Tropical Ice Cream in the heart of Little Haiti. Tigeorges Laguerre explains how the ice cream’s popularity inspired Bien-Aime to eventually expand his offerings to include Haitian baked goods. Now, Lakay Tropical Ice Cream also sells pate, meat-filled puff pastry, and tablet, a traditional peanut brittle." - Julia Shapiro

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Yinka Adefunmi

Google
I mean... It's not glamorous but the ice cream is delicious. We had coconut and soursop. They were both delicious. I love that the coconut 🥥 was just creamy, no flakes. And the soursop tasted like white strawberry! It was amazing 😍 We got 2 fish paté and a soda and called it a day. My son and I will definitely go back.

Yuqiong Zhou

Google
Opens early, offers delicious and affordable patties. They only had one kind of party at time of my visiting. Locals were hanging out in the shop, a good neighborhood shop.

Stenicka Valentin

Google
I am all about supporting Haitians business. The ladies at this place were nice but I was not happy with the patties I got. when I ask her what flavor did she have she said only beef and fish I ask her can I have 12 all beef patties she said ok that she would get some ready for me. She said it would be ready in 10 minutes but really we waited about 20-25 minutes the patties were not expensive but when I got home I realized there were all fish! I told her I didn’t like fish patties and she lied and said there were beef. I understand everyone has to make a profit but lie for a few bucks is lame. On top of that the patties taste old as if they were sitting in a freezer for months and they re warmed them up in the oven to make them seem fresh. I would not recommend this place to anyone.

Victoria Rose

Google
This place is a Little Haiti gem, been around for years. Everything is home made and the tropical ice flavors taste unlike anything else. Good pastries and the pound cake is off the chain. Miami is changing a lot and Lakay Bakery is a classic spot. Real ones know. Love ya fam

Audrey Sainte

Google
This bakery has been a Little Haiti staple for decades. I remember coming here on Saturday mornings as a teen. I would get 2 paté morue and freshly blended jus kowosol. The patties are still deliciously flaky and well-seasoned, albeit smaller. Their fresh fruit shakes are filling and oh so delicious. The Haitian ice cream is also a tasty treat not to be missed. I moved out of Miami decades ago, but Lakay is still one of my must stop places on each visit. A true taste of Ayiti na Litel la.

Sherry Jakes

Google
Best Haitian ice cream and patties in the little Haiti and North Milam area. It's unfortunate that they're not known as the popular bakery in the area.

Lawrence Delva-Gonzalez

Google
Not the best atmosphere but the flavors are just right. I've been going here for years. Authentic exotic Haitian flavors. Think smoothies but really good with creamier texture ie Papaya, Soursop, Corosol, Kashiman. And for about $3.50 you can't beat the price. They also sell baked goods from breads, to pâtées, to cookies. The price never runs you more than it needs too. For $10, it's a mini date stop.

28myanne

Google
In the Little Haiti area, one of the best places for natural smoothies! Smoothies are tasty and the prices are reasonable. If you are looking for a light breakfast, lunch or snack visit them and try their smoothie. Oh yeah...pick up a pattie or two!

Chan M.

Yelp
Bought a container of rum and raisins and got about 10 raisins all the way at the bottom. Seems like it thawed and refrozen. I was disappointed with the lack of raisins and tolerated the texture since flavor is good still.
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Hersh A.

Yelp
I went here just out of curiosity as I had read a recommendation for their tropical ice cream. This shop is located in the Little Haiti neighborhood of Miami. It's a bakery & an ice cream shop. When I went in, I saw that the ice cream cooler area was pretty much empty. There were only three tubs. One was vanilla, second one was strawberry and the third one was passion fruit. I didn't care to have the first two so my obvious choice was the passion fruit ice cream. I got a scoop in a cup to go. One scoop is $2 and you get a good portion of it. The ice cream tasted nice. It was a tad bit icy as I got a couple of ice chunks but otherwise it was delicious. The shop also sells bread, cookies and some pastries along with imported soft drinks from certain Latin and Caribbean countries. The service was okay. I would have liked to see more tropical ice flavors like Guava, Coconut, Pineapple and so on. The neighboring area is a bit sketchy but otherwise this shop is worth checking out.
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Tigeorges K.

Yelp
the hagen'daze of Haiti. all tropical flavors can be found at lakay. great ice cream parlor

Dwight E.

Yelp
Found this place almost by accident when we were searching for an ice cream parlour that was open in the evening. Was pleasantly surpised by the quality of the homemade fruit flavored ice cream. I suspect they don't get more traffic as they are hidden in "Haiti Town" section of Miami. We ordered three different flavors and enjoyed them all. Tip: the "sour sap" (guanabana based) tends to sell out early, so don't wait if you want to try it.