Trends · data through September 2026

Latin American & Caribbean in Florida

Iceflower tracks 2,365 stores from 1,844 Latin American & Caribbean chains in Florida. CAO Bakery & Cafe grew fastest over the last year, ahead of Embarcadero 41 and Mecatos Bakery & Cafe.

Rankings come from real card and bank transactions across a panel of 130M+ US and EU consumers. We publish relative growth and rankings, never revenue figures. About the data

Tracked chains
1,844
Tracked stores
2,365
Consumer panel
130M+

Growth ranking

Fastest-growing tracked Latin American & Caribbean chains

Ranked by year-over-year growth of share of tracked local spend. Arrows show movement in the rankings since last year. Each dot in the chart is one tracked chain: bigger market position to the right, faster growth higher up, more tracked stores in a bigger dot. Colors match the store map below. CAO Bakery & Cafe and Embarcadero 41 sit in the high-growth half.

# Chain YoY growth
RankChainRank movementYoY growth
1 C CAO Bakery & Cafe logo CAO Bakery & Cafe ▲3 +17.1%
2 E Embarcadero 41 ▲5 +16.8%
3 M Mecatos Bakery & Cafe logo Mecatos Bakery & Cafe ▲1 +15.4%
4 B Bull Top Taste Restaurant ▲6 +14.4%
5 S Sergio's Restaurant logo Sergio's Restaurant ▲1 +13.7%
6 E El Balcon de las Americas - +13.6%
7 L La Brasa Grill ▲4 +12.1%
8 1 1928 Cuban Bistro logo 1928 Cuban Bistro - +11.8%
9 L Lechonera Latina ▲1 +11.4%
10 C Cvi.Che 105 - +10.6%
11 D Delicias Latina - +8.6%
12 P Pinolandia - +8.5%
13 P Pollo Tropical logo Pollo Tropical - +8.4%
14 P Punta Cana Restaurant ▲1 +7.1%
15 C Caribe Cafe Restaurant - +7.1%
  • Pollo Tropical
  • La Granja
  • Columbia Restaurant
  • Golden Krust
  • The Dutch Pot Jamaican Restaurant
  • Margarita Island
  • Zaza Cuban Comfort Food
  • Other tracked chains

Store footprint

Store map

2,365 tracked store locations in Florida. The 7 largest tracked chains are highlighted.

  • Pollo Tropical (138)
  • La Granja (32)
  • Columbia Restaurant (3)
  • Golden Krust (22)
  • The Dutch Pot Jamaican Restaurant (10)
  • Margarita Island (4)
  • Zaza Cuban Comfort Food (5)
  • Other tracked chains

Top tracked chains by store count

  • 1 P Pollo Tropical logo Pollo Tropical 138
  • 2 L La Granja logo La Granja 32
  • 3 G Golden Krust logo Golden Krust 22
  • 4 P Pollo Campero logo Pollo Campero 20
  • 5 C CAO Bakery & Cafe logo CAO Bakery & Cafe 16
  • 6 D Donna's Caribbean Restaurant 11
  • 7 E El Rinconcito Latino 10
  • 8 T The Dutch Pot Jamaican Restaurant 10
  • 9 C Caribe Cafe Restaurant 8
  • 10 M Mecatos Bakery & Cafe logo Mecatos Bakery & Cafe 8
  • 11 L Los Verdes 7
  • 12 L Latin Cafe 2000 6
  • 13 L La Brasa Grill 6
  • 14 S Sergio's Restaurant logo Sergio's Restaurant 6
  • 15 J Juici Patties logo Juici Patties 6
  • 16 E El Churrascaso Grill 6
  • 17 L Las Vegas Cuban Cuisine 6
  • 18 N Novecento logo Novecento 5
  • 19 L Little Havana 5
  • 20 E El Balcon de las Americas 5
  • 21 P Padrino's Cuban Restaurant 5
  • 22 Z Zaza Cuban Comfort Food logo Zaza Cuban Comfort Food 5
  • 23 C Cuban Guys 5
  • 24 1 1928 Cuban Bistro logo 1928 Cuban Bistro 5
  • 25 A Aromas del Peru logo Aromas del Peru 4
  • 26 M Margarita Island 4
  • 27 B Bocas Grill logo Bocas Grill 4
  • 28 M Mr Empanada 4
  • 29 E El Sabor Latino 4
  • 30 P Pinolandia 4
  • 31 S Sabor Venezolano 4
  • 32 C Cvi.Che 105 4
  • 33 S Soriano Brothers Cuban Cuisine 4
  • 34 L La Brasa 4
  • 35 C Casavana Cuban Cuisine logo Casavana Cuban Cuisine 3
  • 36 M Mi Tierra Latina 3
  • 37 B Boteco do Manolo 3
  • 38 P Patagonia Nahuen 3
  • 39 E El Atlakat Restaurant 3
  • 40 N Nahuen Gourmet Market logo Nahuen Gourmet Market 3
  • 41 M Martin's BBQ logo Martin's BBQ 3
  • 42 E El Cilantrillo Restaurant logo El Cilantrillo Restaurant 3
  • 43 D Delicias Colombianas 3
  • 44 L Latin American Cafe 3
  • 45 H Havana Restaurant 3
  • 46 D Dr. Limon Ceviche Bar logo Dr. Limon Ceviche Bar 3
  • 47 P Punta Cana Restaurant 3
  • 48 D Delicias Latina 3
  • 49 L La Hormiga De Oro 3
  • 50 L Los Ranchos 3

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