La Floridita

Downtown Miami has a plethora of Latin American cafeterias. We have Emily’s, Manolo & Rene, and some others that we just don’t care for the names. We just care about where they are, in order to get our morning fix.
Fourty Four café stands out compared to the others in the sense that it is a cleaner and newer looking place even though they probably have been around for a long time. In fact, dare I say it… it even looks modern. Nice, clean, cozy and modern enough to make it actually look inviting — and it did invite me in, thanks to the keen staff.
What they have is nice: they have café tables on the brick sidewalk, a menu on the chalkboard, and a nice display case outside where you can peruse while ordering something at the cafeteria window. The offerings includes fresh squeezed orange juice, Cuban breakfasts (they open the window at 7 am and the full breakfast at 8 am), lunch specials (such as stewed lamb, vaca frita, etc). They have not only sandwiches but also Argentine migas. They have not only Cuban pastries but croissants, alfajores, & Argentine facturas. They have not only café cubano & café con leche but also cappuccino.
And on top of that, the food is priced in a range to welcome frequent customers, with the most inexpensive breakfast meal including café con leche/​coffee, tostada/​toast, eggs, potatoes/​fries/​grits for $ 2.69. And you can upgrade from there. And yes, you still get your meal in a glass plate and porcelain cups — no styrofoam have been wasted.
All in all, it’s a welcomed establishment in the neighborhood for quick eats and I’ll definitely return to try more.
Note: They also have a Facebook page so it’s not hard to see what their hours and daily specials are. There’s also free Wi-​Fi.

If you’re near the west side of Downtown Miami (i.e., around the courthouses), La Floridita offers the best breakfast deal around. For less than $ 4, you can get eggs (to your preference), bacon or sausage, potatoes or grits, Cuban toast, and a café con leche — the «BP #2». And their friendly delivery guys will bring it right to your office door! I have yet to find a better breakfast deal in the area.
La Floridita also offers other breakfast options, and a whole host of options for lunch. I’ve only had breakfast, and specifically the BP #2 combo, so I can’t speak to the rest of La Floridita’s offerings.
By the by, they’re calling themselves Forty-​Four Café these days, at least on the menu…

Meh… I really want to like this place because it’s reasonable and it’s Cuban (delicious). But, I really can’t, in good conscience, give it more than two stars.
I can’t speak for their dine-​in experience, but I have ordered delivery from here a few times. For the most part, I’ve been relatively pleased. However, it seems like the quality might be slowly deteriorating…
Now, I will disclose that the previous times I have ordered from them, I was having it delivered downtown (much closer to their location). Just now, I had it delivered to Brickell. The poor delivery man rode his bike all the way out here. That could explain why the food wasn’t warm or fresh.
I had the chicken milanese rellena and the chicken tasted and felt like it had been in a freezer for about a year or two… it was so tough and stringy, it was barely edible.
I’d love for them to step it up a bit here and make some fresher food… I’d be happy to give it another shot in the future.
Just a word of advice to management… get your delivery guy a scooter or something.