Panther Coffee
Cold Brew
Americano
Nutella Swirl Cookie and Snickers and Potato Chips Cookie
Butter Croissant
Almond Croissant
Chocolate Caramel Cake
Pumpkin Spice Pepitas Cake
Located in Wynwood and considered by many to be Miami’s premier destination for locally roasted beans there is little doubt that the brains behind Panther Coffee have done an excellent job in terms of sourcing, preparing, and branding their product, yet featuring the sort of service clearly intended to make hipsters feel as though their misplaced superiority complexes are justified it proved almost impossible to truly “like” the space during a pair of visits while exploring South Florida.
Small in size and heavy in wood with a post-modern soundtrack pushing the din towards distracting when the line swells to 20+ minutes the Panther concept differs little from spots like Intelligentsia or La Colombe and with several single origins, a few blends, several brewing methods, and outsourced pastry offered from a long counter a duo of orders explored only a fraction of the offerings, the smooth and intense cold-brew bottled on the spot via pints or quarts while a mugged Americano featured the sort of complex crema generally reserved for freshly pulled espresso shots – a clear indication that these baristas know their craft well.
Moving onward to pastries, mostly unlabeled with little assistance offered by eye-rolling employees, a half dozen items were sampled over the course of daytime snacks and although both the croissants were somewhat soft with no semblance of shattering shell the flavors were excellent, a similar compliment due to impressive miniature cakes that proved dense, moist, and only mildly sweet as well as a duo of cookies – the Nutella Swirl a bit heavy handed but the sweet/salty juxtaposition of Snickers and crispy potatoes surprisingly refined and all the better when paired with cold brew poured over ice on the outdoor patio where people watching is pretty tough to beat.
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