Vicky Bakery — Hialeah/Coral Gables, Miami

If you have a friend in Miami and they insist on taking you somewhere for breakfast, nine times out of ten it's Vicky Bakery. This place has been doing it since 1972 and the formula hasn't changed because it doesn't need to pastelito de guayaba, croqueta de jamon, a loaf of fresh Cuban bread, and a cafecito that wakes up your entire soul. Julie says the morning ritual here is sacred: you walk in speaking English, you leave with a coffee habit and three bags of pastries you didn't plan on buying. The Hialeah and Coral Gables locations carry the most old-school energy, but honestly every Vicky Bakery delivers. This is where Miami starts its day, and it has been for over 50 years.