A hand lifts a pepperoni slice from a half pepperoni, half cheese pizza in its box, melted mozzarella stretching below

YES! Cafe & Pizza: XL Slices, Smash Burgers and Cortaditos on 79th Street

A few blocks west of Shoe Gallery on 79th Street, YES! Cafe & Pizza is the neighborhood stop that has you covered from your first cortadito to a late-night slice. It's family-run, it's casual and the menu sticks to what people actually crave: XL pizza slices, smash burgers, jumbo wings, breakfast and specialty coffee.

First Impressions & Vibe

YES! sits on the Biscayne Corridor in the MiMo district, and the deal is simple: no reservations, no fuss. Everyone is welcome, and you can grab a seat in the air-conditioned dining room or out on the patio, where misters help with the Miami heat. Look for the mint-green building with the red roof and the Yes! CAFE sign. The Have a Yes! day mural, with red diner stools lined up in front of it, is hard to miss. There's free parking for guests, and it stays open late, so it works for breakfast, a lunch break or a late-night bite.

What to Order

The pizza is homemade, with the shop's own tomato sauce and mozzarella, finished with fresh parmesan. The XL slices are an Upper Eastside exclusive, so this location is the move.

  • XL slices: cheese, pepperoni, Hawaiian, four cheese or BBQ chicken and ranch, by the slice or in pairs.
  • Smash burgers: try the Miami Smashed Burger with cheddar, chopped onions, pickles, ketchup and mustard, or the Double Chimi Smash with house-made chimichurri mayo.
  • Jumbo wings: homemade, crispy and served with your choice of sauce.
  • Breakfast: the YES! Breakfast (scrambled eggs, bacon, toast and home fries) or a breakfast burrito loaded with eggs, home fries and bacon.
  • Not in a pizza mood: crispy chicken sandwiches, wraps, burritos, bowls, salads and shakes round out the menu.
  • Coffee and smoothies: cortadito, colada, lattes and matcha, plus fresh-squeezed OJ and smoothies like the Miami Smoothie with strawberry, mango, pineapple, OJ and honey.

A hand holds up a double smash burger with melted white cheese and creamy herb mayo, the Yes! window sign blurred behind

The People Behind It

YES! is a family business. Its website says the shop is run by Fede, Eva and Luis, and the whole place is built around the idea of a family that says yes. You feel it in the little things: walk-ins welcome, ordering direct from their own site for pickup and delivery with no app markup, and a rewards program for the regulars.

Fede and Eva of YES! smiling and laughing in front of the painted Have a Yes! day mural, with red diner stools behind them

Know Before You Go

  • Address: 731 NE 79th Street, Miami, FL 33138
  • Website: YES! Cafe & Pizza website
  • Getting there: Directions to YES! Cafe & Pizza
  • Good to know: no reservations needed, free parking on site, and pickup or delivery can be ordered straight from their website.
  • Catering: pizzas, burgers, wraps and breakfast trays for offices, parties and events around the Upper Eastside, MiMo and Little River.

Make a day of it: grab a slice and a cortadito at YES!, then walk east on 79th Street to Shoe Gallery and see what just landed.

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