Finally, communications student Madison Hurtado says that you'll be ready to disconnect from your devices and enjoy a comforting meal at her pick.

Located in Coral Gables and it's called Tinta y Cafe.

My name is Neli Santamarina, and I'm one of the owners of Tinta y Cafe in Coral Gables.

The idea for Tinta y Cafe was always on my mind.

I had that thought of creating a place that I would like to go to all the time.

I am a big music buff, love coffee, and I wanted to elevate the iconic ventanita experience that is so linked to Miami coffee culture.

So I'm also an avid reader and love books, and I wanted to curate the space to have eclectic book selection.

Most of the items at Tinta y Cafe, if not all, are finds.

Most of them are secondhand.

And I tried to always focus on bringing in that Miami lifestyle that was so midcentury.

Part of our menu, in a way, is what I describe as the new Miami, because for me growing up in Miami, Miami has changed so much for the better.

We have become a more diverse multiethnic city that all the different cultures, the Colombian culture, the Peruvian culture, the Brazilian culture have melted.

In some of our sandwiches we've created that mixture.

Tinta y Cafe is the OG quintessential Miami coffee house.

Tell us what people can expect when they walk into Tinta.

So when you walk into Tinta, you can expect disconnect.

It is someplace that I definitely love to go when I ever I wanna catch up with an old friend.

Some of my family lives out of state, so I would bring them there and I'd be like, let's go here.

No phones, no laptops, no meetings.

Disconnect from the world, and it's just us.

And we have a nice conversation.

I feel like that's very nice to have.

[Paul] Bravo.

In a world that we live in with, you know, social media.

So we should talk about the fact that they don't have wi-fi to encourage you, correct?

Yeah.

To disconnect.

[Madison] Exactly, yes.

[Michelle] Which could drive some people absolutely mad, but I kind of think it's great.

[Paul] What's wrong with them?

No, I love that.

But you know, some people don't know how to disconnect.

Maybe they teach you how to do that.

Yeah.

No, it's really great.

And the food, the food is great.

The coffee is great.

Yeah.

Is it?

Yes.

Oh my God, yeah.

That can wake you up, especially.

[Michelle] Paul, what'd you think of when you walked in?

I like the neighborhood and I've been, I mean, Coral Gables is a great place.

I got the impression that everyone there kind of was like knew each other when I went there.

[Madison] Yeah.

[Paul] It just seemed like there were a lot of regulars.

But it felt like it was a kind of almost like a library setting.

[Paulina] Yes.

[Madison] Because of the beautiful bookcase on the [Michelle] Can you read the books?

Can you grab the books?

Yeah, you can pick them up.

Just peruse, yeah?

[Paulina] Yeah.

Lovely.

No, it was very serene.

I mean, it was peaceful.

All right, so let's dive into the food.

What did you have this last time you went?

So I got an iced latte with oat milk.

Super great, a little bit of sugar.

The coffee that they made is a three blend coffee.

It was delicious.

I also had a tostada, which is just a toasted bread and butter signature to eat with your coffee.

[Michelle] Usually to dip in, but not on iced coffee.

To dip in, exactly.

Well... [Michelle] Do you dip into your iced coffee?

Honestly, yeah, it's a vibe.

Yeah.

[Both] It's a vibe.

All right.

Yeah.

So what else did you have?

I also got the ham croquetas, which is a signature if you go.

[Paulina] Oh, I tried that, it was good.

[Madison] They were very delicious.

They were very crunchy, and I loved crunchy and my croqueta, so it was definitely something to try.

What did you have?

I had the, the Game Seven, which is Yes, I had the same thing.

Yeah.

Oh, that's good.

It was great.

I will just say this, the sandwiches are great, but if you happen to be fearful of pork, you're gonna have limitations at this place.

[Madison] Yeah.

Oh, is there pork in a lot of food there?

Oh, this is heavy.

Have you ever been to Espana before?

Yeah.

Yes.

Which is why I go to eat all the pork I can possibly handle as a nice Jewish girl.

Yeah, yeah.

Wow, all right.

So it's laden?

Yeah.

Heavy.

Okay, but yummy.

Yummy and heavy.

Yummy.

Okay.

Yeah.

Did you have a coffee?

[Paul] Cafe con leche, it was very nice.

It was yummy?

Mmhmm.

Okay, what did you have?

You haven't told me yet.

I had the tomato mozzarella.

That doesn't have ham.

That doesn't have ham, no.

Heavy, I didn't say exclusive.

Heavy.

Okay, okay.

But that's an option.

But I really liked it.

All the sandwiches I noticed have like a Cuban twist to it, because they serve it on a Cuban bread.

[Michelle] Oh, I was just gonna ask you what kind of bread it was.

Yeah, it was Cuban.

It is a Cuban bread.

Their owners are Cuban, so they always have like a little twist with everything that they have on the menu.

So it was really yum, and then they served it with plantain chips.

They made that inhouse, so it tastes really fresh and crunchy.

And then I had an espresso, which is always a good pickup at the end of the day.

So yeah.

Okay, how were prices?

I think they were good.

Very affordable, very.

Yeah, very affordable.

For sure.

No, no issues, none.

All right, well, Madison, Tinta y Cafe was your pick.

Sum it up for us.

Tinta y Cafe, I would say it's somewhere if you wanna disconnect, if you want to have really great coffee and just enjoy a great time.

[Michelle] Paulina?

Tinta y Cafe, it's definitely a spot where you can disconnect from social media.

You're forced to and enjoy a great cup of coffee.

Okay, Paul?

A great Coral Gables, like, small little bistro place to go.

Yes, we'll go again.

Well, you can enjoy a cafecito and a good book at Tinta y Cafe located at 1315 Ponce De Leon in Coral Gables.

They're open daily for breakfast and lunch.

Reservations are not accepted.

And the average price for lunch without drinks is about $30.