When in Hialeah, try El Indio to satisfy those pastelito cravings. Enjoy a quick snack or create a box of all varieties, including ground beef, cheese, guava, coconut, and chorizo, to eat later, or treat family, friends, and co-workers.

Pick up a box of these Cuban pastries in traditional flavors, as well as pineapple, spinach, and coconut with cheese, chicken, ham, and pizza pastel — ham, cream cheese, and tomato sauce sandwiched in puff pastry. Priced under two dollars each (except for the pizza pastel), patrons can easily afford to try all flavors and determine a favorite. 

This bakery has been around since 1968 and has not changed its winning recipe since its inception, which speaks volumes. Patrons can order individual pastelitos or get a party box for 25, 50, 100, or more people—orders over 100 will require ample notice.

While traditional flavors are available, Breadman stepped it up with its namesake, not-so-traditional pastelito flavors. Savor the carne y maduro with beef and sweet plantain, the coco choco with coconut and chocolate, or the Nutella with cream cheese.

Open every day from 6:30 a.m. to 7 p.m. except on Sundays when it closes at 3 p.m., La Suiza has your early morning and afternoon pastelito cravings covered. Grab a couple of different varieties, along with a cafecito or Materva to wash them down.

With four locations in Southwest Miami and one in Doral, Ricky tempts pastelito lovers’ palates everyday. Enjoy the typical flavors along with the unexpected yet surprisingly tasty tuna pastry or the complete pastelito preparado with ham and Swiss cheese.

In business since 1983, Lucerne welcomes generations with the passed-down tradition of eating pastelitos. Priced at $1.25, patrons can easily assemble a box of their favorite flavors including meat, guava, cheese, guava and cheese, and coconut.

Guava lovers swear by Vicky’s pastelito de guayaba and while all others are readily available for picking, this is the popular bakery’s best seller. Second place goes to its cheese pastry with a generous coating of sugar, and third to the twofer Dutch pastelito de carne made with beef plus sliced ham and Swiss cheese. 

Years of family baking tradition passed on to generations is why Karla Bakery maintains its popularity. Take a number and gaze at the selections available but make sure to pick the fan favorite pastelito de carne packed with a hearty serving of its marinated ground beef. 

For those living out in West Miami-Dade, Islas Canarias is the destination for Cuban pastries. The old-school, no-nonsense bakery caters to those searching for traditional pastelito flavors such as meat, coconut, guava, cheese, and a combination of the latter two. 

Satisfy that pastelito craving any time of the day at Pinecrest Bakery, with twelve locations spanning from North Miami to Key Largo open 24 hours a day. Stop by any location and enjoy a variety of flavors, including savory chorizo, sweet guava, and cream cheese. For those with an adventurous appetite, splurge on the black angus burger stuffed with cream cheese and sandwiched between two guava pastries.