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Mom and Pop Shop owners Michelle and Harry Coleman

Our Story

  • We started Empanada Harry's Bakery with a simple mission: to create delicious, high-quality baked goods that bring joy to our customers' lives. We use only the best ingredients and our recipes are made from scratch. Coming up with the concept of Empanada Harry's for Michelle and Harry Coleman was simple - to create an inviting bakery with freshly prepared goods using vintage family recipes with creative, new twists.  
  • The goal of this business is to merge the traditional bakery concept with the vibrant feel of Miami's Gastropub food scene.  Local craft beers, unique wines and creative drinks are paired with  handcrafted fare. The idea is to bring bakeries to this century.
  • Harry and Michelle ran a former family bakery, Charlotte Bakery, in South Beach for over 10 years before deciding to open in west Kendall. Chef Harry and Michelle, have been featured in the Miami Herald, Food Network Magazine, Miami New Times and on NBC, Univision, PBS, Cooking Channel, and Telemundo. Chef Harry handles the kitchen and Michelle love to interact with customers and handles the business side.. Empanada Harry's expanded with the opening of Smoke & Dough, a tapas and smoked barbecue joint. This fast casual restaurant is adjacent to Empanada Harry's and features prime brisket, ribs, pulled pork, homemade sausage, tapas and more.
  • Empanada Harry's won the dessert competition, SugaPie, at Hamburger House Party 2018. Harry's Ganache Flor de Caña Tres Leche won by unanimous vote.  The business has been invited to the South Beach Wine and Food Festival five years in a row.


  • Both Harry and Michelle are Florida International University graduates who apply their degree skills to running the day-to-day operations of the bakery. Michelle runs the front of the house and makes it her goal that every customer leaves the bakery with a smile while Harry is making sure the food production is operating to his high standards in the kitchen.

About Chef Harry

  • Harry, head baker and chef, graduated with a Journalism degree but took the kitchen route after FIU. With baking and cooking in his blood, Harry self taught himself many techniques and was then trained by his father, Master Chef Philip Coleman, owner of Moises Bakery.
  • At Empanada Harry's, Harry as a rotating menu of over 50 empanadas. Popular empanadas include Chipotle Chicken, Sweet Bacon, Cubano, Truffle Bacon Mac & Cheese, Pizza, Brisket and Pulled Pork.


  • A young Harry practically grew up in bakeries. At age 7, he would watch his dad roll Venezuelan cachitos and made Chilean Empanadas at Moises. By age 12, he began apprenticing at Charlotte Bakery alongside his grandmother, Gladys Espinoza, who owned bakeries in Chile (7UP) and Venezuela (Rapa Nui). All the recipes at Empanada Harry's have been executed hundreds of times to ensure the quality is consistent and delicious.  Everything is artisanally made in house by Harry and his staff.
  • Through out high school and college, Harry attended customers and made cafecitos at the bakeries all while learning the ins and outs of the business. Chef Harry now oversees the kitchens at both Empanada Harry's and Smoke and Dough.

Our Empanadas

At Empanada Harry's Bakery, we offer a wide variety of baked goods, including  of course empanadas, pastries, desserts and more. From classic empanadas to artisanal fun creations, we have something for everyone (including Vegan). We specialize in empanadas from Venezuela, Argentina, Chile, Peru and Colombia. 

Our Location

We are located on Bird Road and 152nd ave. 


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