What happened to Mattarello Bakery in SOBE?

[hollys]

Does anyone know what happened to the wonderful little Italian bakery Mattarello Bakery Cafe on Washington St. in SOBE?

[mialebven]

Go to Fratelli Milano in downtown. While it's more of a restaurant, they have better pastries than Mattarello (and much better bombolones).

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Fratelli Milano
213 SE 1st St, Miami, FL 33131

[hollys]

Thanks. I too also love Fratelli Milano. I live downtown and go there often. But I will miss those incredible chocolate filled sugar yeast doughnuts amongst other things from Mattarello. The place has a great little hidden gem feeling to it on the beach.

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Fratelli Milano
213 SE 1st St, Miami, FL 33131

[mialebven]

The fried "doughnuts" are the bombolones. I don't recall seeing chocolate filling in the bombolones at Fratelli like in Mattarello. I just thought Fratelli's doughnuts had a better dough and flavor while also holding up better with time (Mattarello's bombolones were soggy-ish and that's never good when talking about fried things) - but maybe I just weren't able to get them early enough. Either way, I do know both places are run by true Italians, and that the Italians love both places that I can't foresee you going wrong with the doughnuts in Fratelli.

[tpigeon]

mine were never soggy and I had many -- not that it makes any difference now...

[tpigeon]

Not sure why they closed. They were always busy when I was there.