Café Inez

Three things carry this counter: yogurt under house-made granola, a breakfast burrito and a smoked turkey sandwich.

A lobby-level counter in Miami Beach

Café Inez works as a quick American café rather than a dining room. It sits at lobby level, which shapes how people use it: a coffee and something to eat on the way out, or a short sit with a dessert between other plans. Everything happens over the counter, and the tone stays casual without being scruffy.

Coffee, tea and the dessert case

Drinks are the everyday reason to stop. Coffee and tea are poured to take away as readily as to stay, and the case leans sweet, so the counter reads differently depending on when you arrive: a granola and coffee stop early, a dessert stop later.

Order the granola first, then go savory

Start with the yogurt and house-made granola, the item the kitchen puts its own work into. The breakfast burrito is the more substantial move if you want a proper plate, and the smoked turkey sandwich is the savory default for the middle of the day. Those three are the reasons to put Café Inez on a Miami Beach shortlist.