Manolo

A churro recipe that crossed from Burgos to Buenos Aires to North Beach

Manolo traces its recipe to 1930. Don Manuel Benito and his wife, Doña Claudia Ortiz, started selling churros and buñuelos from a small food truck in Burgos, Spain, that year. As the family expanded, the Manolo name spread through Uruguay, Argentina, Peru, Costa Rica, and Panama. The family opened its Miami storefront in 2004. That history is detailed on the official Manolo Miami Facebook page. Two decades later, the same corner storefront at 73rd Street and Collins Avenue is still run under that recipe. It sits in the North Beach stretch of Miami Beach, rather than the more heavily trafficked South Beach strip a few miles south.

Manolo is an Argentinian restaurant serving milanesas, empanadas, pizza, and churros. The menu still reads like a family-run Argentine café, not a themed tourist stop. The room is compact and unfussy, with counter service up front and a handful of tables in back. The open kitchen keeps churro dough moving through the fryer for most of the day.

Inside the dining room: milanesas, pizza, and the $31 plate built for two

The kitchen leans into shareable formats: pizzas, empanada trays, and breaded cutlets sized for splitting rather than solo plates. The milanesa napolitana at Manolo costs $31 and is large enough for two people to share. That detail is confirmed directly in a July 2026 Infatuation review of the North Beach location. That same napolitana is breaded steak topped with ham, cheese, and tomato sauce. It anchors a menu that also runs through empanadas, pastas, hot dogs, and a breakfast counter that opens alongside the rest of the dining room.

None of it is fine dining, and the Infatuation review is candid about that. The empanadas could use more filling, and the churros can come out a little underdone on a bad batch. What keeps regulars coming back is portion size and price, relative to the rest of Miami Beach’s restaurant scene. A $31 entrée built to feed two is unusual this close to the beach.

Churro towers and the case up front

Churros are still the reason most people find Manolo. Google’s own review-topic tags for the location, pulled directly from customer feedback, list “churros,” “filled churros,” and “churros with dulce de leche” among the most frequently mentioned items. “Milanesas,” “pastries,” and “sharing plates” round out the list. Staff stack fried, sugar-dusted churros into towers for the counter display. Fillings run from plain to dulce de leche, chocolate, and vanilla custard. Sweet and plain croissants sit in the same case for anyone who wants a lighter option with coffee.

First come, first served: how the line actually works

Manolo seats guests first come, first served, so arrive early on Argentina match days when lines form before the 8 a.m. opening. That policy holds on ordinary days too. There is no phone list, no host stand holding tables, and no way to skip the wait other than showing up before the rest of the neighborhood does. Groups larger than two or three should expect the longest waits. The dining room fills seats around the television well before kickoff on any night Argentina’s national team is playing.

Ground zero for Argentina’s national team on Collins Avenue

During the 2026 FIFA World Cup, Manolo became one of Miami Beach’s default gathering points for Argentine soccer fans. On June 22, 2026, hundreds of supporters packed the North Beach storefront to watch Argentina beat Austria 2-0. Lionel Messi scored both goals in that match and broke the all-time men’s World Cup scoring record. WSVN’s coverage of the watch party captured that night. Fans described hearing the cheering from outside and standing room only once the game started. Additional crowds gathered at the nearby Miami Beach Bandshell and the FIFA Fan Fest at Bayfront Park that same night.

The Infatuation review makes the same point from a different angle. It calls Manolo “ground zero for Argentine fútbol matches,” despite it not being a sports bar. On match days, the review notes, even the light-blue water straws carry the Albiceleste’s colors. Anyone tracking where to watch World Cup matches in Miami Beach should plan around Manolo’s line, not just its kitchen.

Hours, phone, and finding the Collins Avenue storefront

Manolo is open daily from 8:00 a.m. to midnight at its North Beach Collins Avenue location. The storefront sits at 7300 Collins Avenue, Miami Beach, FL 33141, on the corner of 73rd Street. It’s one block from the North Shore Historic District. Phone orders and questions go through (305) 868-4381. The business also lists churrosmanolomiami@gmail.com for written inquiries. The building has no dedicated on-site parking. Most guests walk in from elsewhere in North Beach, or find a spot along Collins Avenue and the surrounding side streets.

Sidewalk tables and take-home orders

Manolo keeps a handful of outdoor seating tables along the Collins Avenue sidewalk. They suit guests who would rather watch North Beach go by than sit under air conditioning. The business lists this directly on its Facebook page, alongside dine-in and in-store pickup for anyone ordering churros to go. That family mix shows up in the crowd, too. The Infatuation review describes “every man, woman, and child” in Messi jerseys on match nights. That tracks with a storefront that draws strollers and grandparents as easily as it draws twenty-somethings watching a game. Travelers comparing patio options nearby can check Miami Beach Drive’s guide to restaurants with outdoor seating for other sidewalk-table spots.

What Miami-Dade’s health inspection record shows

Public inspection records add a layer most restaurant write-ups skip entirely. Manolo operates in Miami Beach under license number SEA2330500, held by Patriot Surf Corp. Its listed seating capacity is 134. Those figures come from Miami-Dade restaurant inspection data compiled for the address. The location has logged 38 total inspections. Its most recent visit, on July 18, 2024, was recorded as having met inspection standards. That follows the same routine cycle of checks every permanent food-service restaurant in the county goes through. That inspection history is a useful gut check for anyone wondering whether a busy, line-out-the-door counter is keeping up with basic food-safety upkeep behind the counter.