After closing its longtime South Miami storefront earlier this fall, Wall’s Old Fashioned Ice Cream has officially returned to the neighborhood in a new location directly across the street from its original home.
The beloved ice cream parlor is now operating out of the former food truck space at the Big Cheese, reviving one of Miami’s most iconic dinner-and-dessert pairings. For longtime fans, the move means Wall’s is once again a step away from post-pizza scoops, without even having to cross U.S. 1.
“We never wanted to leave South Miami,” owner Felipe Grabiel tells New Times, who has owned Wall’s for more than a decade. “We knew the shop wasn’t disappearing. This community has always been home.”
The Big Cheese Partnership Feels Natural for Residents
The new setup operates as a permanent location, marking the end of Wall’s brief absence from the area after its original storefront closed in October. If the Big Cheese is open, Wall’s is open, Grabiel said…