10 July 9-15, 2026 miaminewtimes.com | browardpalmbeach.com NEW TIMES | MUSIC | CAFE | CULTURE | NIGHT+DAY | NEWS | LETTERS | CONTENTS | BRUNCH EVERY SAT & SUN BEST WATERFRONT VIEWS IN MIAMI 3201 RICKENBACKER CWY, KEY BISCAYNE, FL 33149 | 305.361.3818 WWW.THERUSTYPELICAN.COM BE SOCIAL WITH US! /RUSTYPELICANMIAMI miaminewtimes.com MIAMI NEW TIMES | MUSIC | CAFE | FILM | ART | STAGE | NIGHT+DAY | METRO | RIPTIDE | LETTERS | CONTENTS | ▼ WYNWOOD PLANTING A FLAG Another chain is opening in Wynwood this year, and this one might be the largest one yet. The wildly popular bakery-café chain Paris Baguette opened its first Miami location on Tuesday, June 30, at 2217 N. Miami Ave. in Wynwood. Inside the Strata Wynwood building, the new café spans 3,000 square feet with seating for about 40 inside and 20 to 30 on a patio, plus a hand-painted mural commissioned for the space. The menu covers the full range of baked goods: croissants, pain au chocolat, almond pastries, sticky milk buns, whole red bean bread, mochi donuts, and croissant donuts, plus specialty cakes including “Strawberry Soft Cream,” “Blueberry Chiffon,” and Tiramisu. Savory options run to quiches, breakfast sandwiches, wraps, and salads. Drinks in- clude Lavazza espresso, cold brew, matcha, and a seasonal rotation currently leaning to- ward blueberry and s’mores. The format is self-serve: you browse the cases, pick what you want, and pay at the regis- ter. It’s the standard setup in Korean bakeries, where the expectation is that you’ll spend a few minutes in front of the glass before committing. Paris Baguette is a South Korean brand. SPC Group founded it in Seoul in 1988 and built the concept around French-style baking, a deliber- ate positioning move in South Korea’s crowded café market where European pastry culture read as premium. The company now runs more than 4,000 locations across 14 countries, including roughly 300 in the U.S. and Canada. Franchisee Cesar Paoli found the brand as a customer in New York. “I used to have a place near Columbus Circle,” Paoli told WhatNow last year. “I loved the Paris Ba- guette there; I used to go for breakfast, and the pastries were amazing. It was not only be- cause of the quality of the dough, but also be- cause of the variety of products they have: pastries, amazing little wraps, salads. It’s an incredible lineup. And I hadn’t seen anything like that in Miami yet.” Paoli is planning four to six Miami loca- tions, with Pinecrest and Coral Springs next in line after Wynwood. The Wynwood café follows a Delray Beach outpost, Paris Ba- guette’s first South Florida location. Nick Scaccio, CDO at Paris Baguette North Amer- ica, told WhatNow the long-term South Flor- ida target is 40 to 50 locations. The Korea-based chain plans to open 1,000 bakery cafés in North America by 2030. Paris Baguette. 2217 N. Miami Ave., Miami; parisbaguette.com. OLEE FOWLER ▼ LITTLE RIVER LAST STAND One of Miami Beach’s most beloved taquerias is heading to the mainland (of Miami). Ta- quiza is closing its North Beach location at the end of July, but a new Little River outpost is coming this summer. Winner of New Times‘ Best Tacos 2020, the taqueria is best known for its house-nix- tamalized blue corn tortillas. It’ll serve its last tacos at 7450 Ocean Ter. on Friday, July 31. The closure comes as The Broadmoor Mi- ami Beach hotel, the building that Taquiza has called home since 2018, pre- pares to begin construction on the “Ocean Ter- race” develop- ment project. Led by Witkoff Group, the luxury develop- ment will eventually put a 20-story residen- tial tower on the site, with condos starting at $6.3 million. When chef-partner Steve Santana first opened the North Beach location in April 2018, it was meant to be temporary. The space was originally conceived as a short-term pop-up tucked into the Broadmoor’s oceanfront footprint. It lasted eight years and even earned a Michelin Guide | TASTE TEST | ▼ Café Screenshot via Instagram/@parisbaguette_usa Giant Korean bakery chain Paris Baguette opened its first Miami location in Wynwood on June 30, offering its renowned pastries and coffee. “WHILE IT IS DIFFICULT TO SAY GOODBYE TO THIS CHAPTER, WE’RE EXCITED TO BRING TAQUIZA’S NEXT EVOLUTION TO LITTLE RIVER.”
