Cry Baby Creamery, the cult-favorite Miami scoop shop known for nostalgic, chef-driven flavors and house-baked cookies, has quietly gone all in on Kendall. The brand has opened two new outposts in West Kendall and South Kendall, and rolled out a three-month Chef Series that teams hometown talent with small-batch ice cream, a move founder Stephanie Diaz has described as a kind of homecoming for the brand.
The West Kendall shop debuted on January 26, followed by the South Kendall location on February 11, according to Miami New Times. Cry Baby’s locations page lists the new storefronts at 15707 SW 56th Street (West Kendall) and 12700 SW 122nd Ave #119 (South Kendall), joining the original Palmetto Bay shop, per Cry Baby. Each spot seats roughly 20 guests and keeps the moody, speakeasy-meets-diner vibe that regulars at the original location already know by heart.
Chef Series Brings Local Chefs To The Scoop Counter
The new Chef Series launched on February 26 with a Modena-inspired lineup from Giorgio Rapicavoli: Lambrusco sorbet, Parmigiano-Reggiano ice cream, and an Aged Balsamic scoop streaked with a dark fig swirl, available solo or as a flight. Next up, Eileen Andrade of Finka Table & Tap and Amelia’s 1931 takes over on March 26 with a Lucuma Chip ice cream, Guanabana sorbet, and a Cuban Old Fashioned inspired scoop. “Opening in Kendall hits a little differently since it’s home for me,” Diaz told Forbes, underscoring the neighborhood focus of the expansion.
Menus, Cookies And The Local Angle
Beyond the guest-chef collaborations, both Kendall locations carry Cry Baby’s core lineup of house-baked cookies, brownies, soft-serve, and rotating specialty desserts, according to the creamery’s menu on Cry Baby. Local coverage has cast the new shops as part of a broader shift toward independent dessert concepts opening in residential areas instead of tourist-heavy zones, Miami New Times reports. Launched under Fire Pit Hospitality in 2021, the brand has been positioning its small-format stores as neighborhood fixtures rather than destination spots…