Lakay Tropical Ice Cream
Ice cream shop · Little Haiti
91 NE 54th St, Miami, FL 33137
Highlights
Homemade Haitian ice cream, patties, and baked goods.
Homemade Haitian ice cream, patties, and baked goods.
"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, mariana trabanino
"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
"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
"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
"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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