Miami, meet your newest sugar daddy –Banana Daddy, that is. The city’s most tempting soft-serve concept officially opened its first storefront in Midtown Miami (3415 NE 1st Ave), bringing elevated treats, clean ingredients, and a whole lot of Big Banana Energy. Founded by two Miami couples, Tom Favorule & Jordan Frey and Chris & Emily Campbell, Banana Daddy serves banana- and coconut-based soft serve made entirely from scratch, that’s soft, creamy, and crafted to make you feel something. The storefront also joins Banana Daddy’s fully electric ice cream truck, which debuted during Miami Art Week and will continue bringing the brand’s signature treats and cheeky personality to neighborhoods across the city.
The menu features rotating soft serve flavors, signature sundaes, handcrafted protein shakes, parfaits, specialty iced coffees, and fresh-baked treats made daily on-site. Everything is crafted with high-quality ingredients such as house-made coconut milk and plant-based butter, all designed to hit the spot (your taste buds, obviously). With a wide range of gluten- and dairy-free options, Banana Daddy proves that dessert can be both better-for-you and downright naughty, a rare combo, we know. And yes…Daddy delivers.
Tom, a trained pastry chef and restaurant industry veteran who has worked with Major Food Group (Carbone, Contessa, Parm, Sadelle’s) and KYU restaurants, began experimenting at home to make the perfect banana-based soft serve that was smooth, creamy, and “unlike anything his friends had put in their mouths before.” What started as a culinary challenge quickly became something bigger when Tom and Chris began dreaming up a concept that felt bold, playful, and a little mischievous. At a dinner party in February 2025, after one too many euphemisms, the name “Banana Daddy,” a nod to Chris’s reputation as the host who always takes care of his guests, came up and stuck:…