Miami's Best Colombian Empanadas are at this Sweetwater Bakery
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Empanadas aren’t hard to find in Miami. Throw a crypto trader down the street and you’ll hit at least five places selling them. But good empanadas can be a little tricky to discover, especially if you’re a fan of the thick cornmeal, deep-fried Colombian variety.
If you’re a fan of that style, and maybe want a little cheese-and-hot-chocolate to go with it, might I suggest a little field trip out to Sweetwater and the obviously named La Casa de la Empanada. If you somehow live in Miami and haven’t even picked up rudimentary Spanish, that means “House of the Empanada.” They’re the best Colombian-style empanadas I’ve found in Miami, and when washed down with a fresh-squeezed mayacuya juice make for an unexpectedly delicious snack.
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