HOW IT STARTED

Cry Baby Creamery & Bakehouse opened its doors in 2021 under Fire Pit Hospitality—the same creative minds behind Lincoln’s Beard, Strange Beast, and Maxwell Bros. With each of those brands rooted in personality and place, we set out in Miami to build a small-batch creamery that never compromises on craft.

WHY CRY BABY?

THE NAME CRY BABY IS BUILT ON A DELIBERATE JUXTAPOSITION - TAKING SOMETHING USUALLY SEEN AS NEGATIVE AND TRANSFORMING IT INTO SOMETHING JOYFUL.

CRYING IS OFTEN LINKED TO FRUSTRATION, SADNESS, OR BEING "TOO EMOTIONAL."

BUT ICE CREAM BRINGS OUT THE OPPOSITE: COMFORT, NOSTALGIA, CELEBRATION, AND HAPPINESS.

SO WE FLIPPED THE SCRIPT.

TO US, A CRY BABY IS SOMEONE WHO FEELS EVERYTHING FULLY - THE HIGHS, THE SWEETNESS, THE EXCITEMENT, THE JOY. THE KIND OF PERSON WHO ISN'T AFRAID TO SHOW EMOTION, ESPECIALLY WHEN SOMETHING IS REALLY, REALLY GOOD.

IT'S A REMINDER THAT FOOD SHOULD MAKE YOU FEEL SOMETHING.

AND AT CRY BABY, THE ONLY TEARS YOU'LL SHED ARE HAPPY ONES.

CRAFTED THE RIGHT WAY

EVERY SCOOP WE SERVE IS MADE RIGHT IN OUR KITCHEN, USING PREMIUM INGREDIENTS AND REAL INGREDIENTS. WE PARTNER WITH MIAMI'S OWN EXQUISITO CHOCOLATES & PER'LA COFFEE, AND NEARLY ALL OF OUR MIX-INS ARE BAKED FRESH BY OUR PASTRY TEAM (WITH A FEW CLASSICS, LIKE OREOS, AS AN EXCEPTION).

EACH BATCH IS CHURNED WITH INTENTION, THEN FINISHED WITH THE SMALL DETAILS THAT MAKE IT UNMISTAKABLY OURS.

MORE THAN INGREDIENTS

TO US, ICE CREAM ISN'T JUST DESSERT, ITS A CRAFT.

EVERY FLAVOR, EVERY SWIRL, CRUNCH, AND RIBBON IS CREATED BY PEOPLE WHO CARE DEEPLY ABOUT WHAT ENDS UP IN YOUR CUP OR CONE.

WE OBSESS OVER TEXTURE.

WE TEST RELENTLESSLY.

WE BAKE. WE MIX. WE TEST.

WE SKIP SHORTCUTS BECAUSE THE DETAILS MATTER.

WHAT YOU GET IS THE RESULT OF REAL TECHNIQUE AND A WHOLE LOT OF HEART.

WHAT'S NEXT?

CRY BABY BEGAN AS A SINGLE SHOP IN PALMETTO BAY, AND MIAMI QUICKLY LET US KNOW IT WANTED MORE. NEW LOCATIONS ARE COMING, NEW FLAVORS DROP WEEKLY, AND OUR BAKEHOUSE CONTINUES TO PUSH CREATIVITY FORWARD.

but no matter how much we grow, one thing will always stay the same:

every scoop will be made in-house, with real ingredients and real care.

Miami's Best Ice Cream

winner of best of Miami '23 - best ice cream

winner of best of Miami '24 - best ice cream