Miami Joe Coffee Co.

Per'La espresso at a hotel counter

Miami Joe Coffee Co. pours Per'La Specialty Roasters coffee at a counter inside Loews Miami Beach Hotel, which gives an otherwise convenient stop a local specialty anchor. Per'La roasts in Coral Gables, and its house blend runs the espresso lane: americano, cappuccino, café latte, mocha, vanilla latte, caramel macchiato and espresso macchiato. Matcha and tea sit right beside it, with a matcha latte, chai tea latte, hot tea and hot chocolate covering everyone not drinking coffee. This is the Miami Beach branch, separate from the Coral Gables shop of the same name, and it runs through the hotel's Flavor by Loews programme of local food and drink partners rather than as a standalone roastery.

Built for the walk between the lobby and the sand

The counter is designed for repeat daily use: a morning espresso, a pastry run, a smoothie, a breakfast sandwich, a snack between hotel and beach plans. Ordering is quick, the room is clean and modern with good music on, and it suits a short pause or a bit of light work more than a long sit. The local-partner idea extends past the coffee, with Imagine Farms, Sullivan Street Bakery and Azucar Ice Cream named alongside Per'La, so the case works as a compact showcase of Miami and regional names rather than a generic lobby kiosk. Its appeal is practical: familiar café drinks, pastries, salads and sweets in one stop.

Order a cappuccino with the pain au chocolat

For coffee, a cappuccino, americano, café latte or espresso macchiato are the direct choices, with the vanilla latte, caramel macchiato and mocha covering the sweeter end. The pastry case runs to plain croissant, pain au chocolat, almond croissant, muffins, stuffed donuts and the house dessert jars, and a cappuccino with pain au chocolat is the classic pairing to default to. If you want something bigger, the savoury list holds a ham and cheese croissant, a French ham and Gruyère on a house-made baguette, an Italian panini, a Chicken Caesar and a falafel mixed green salad. The most detailed of them is the roasted chicken melt: panini bread, oven-roasted herb chicken, smoked gouda and slow-cooked tomatoes. Ice cream, a strawberry banana smoothie and an açaí shake are the cold route, which is the one most people take on the way back from the sand.