La Bottega Miami — Restaurant in Miami

I have been ordering from La Bottega for several years now and have been in love with their empanadas. For those who can tell between the real thing and the fake, this place made homemade empanadas including the dough. I bought a dozen empanadas today and am very disappointed. I ordered a dozen last week, and the dough was rich - you can always tell when a dough is fresh because it’s flakey and has a good amount of fat. These details matter and you can taste it in the final product. Today I ordered a dozen and unfortunately it seems they’ve used frozen dough or the dough is just more dense. Of course they’re edible, but they are very different from my batch last week. Please bring back the homemade dough. Until that happens I’ll be trying other Argentinian...

We called ahead as we wanted to make sure about parking and also we had a small dog. We received a very warm positive response. We came for brunch and were greeted very warmly. It’s just a very nice place, coming from downtown Miami. It’s still in the artsy district with lots of activity, but not right in the chaotic part of Miami. Juan greeted us upon arrival. He made sure we were comfortable and took drink orders. Then the food. ( our dog was royally taken care of). We found the empanada to be excellent, the breakfast sandwiches delicious from bread to cheese, eggs and meat. It was a wonderful experience and we’d come back in a minute! PS the bathrooms were absolutely wonderful and...

Beyond impressed with the quality of food, COFFEE, and service. The empanadas are seriously some of the best I have ever had. The coffee was perfect, it didn't have that burnt taste you sometimes get. The attendant taking orders was extremely nice and got our order out quickly. Overall 10/10, I found my new favorite little cafe.

update I went back the next day... Don't judge me. And found out that the man from the day before was actually one of the owners. I had the pleasure of meeting the other owner as well as the heart of the recipes behind the amazing empanadas. Lovely family owned...