TAP Brazilian Café – 100% Gluten-Free | Tapioca Sandwiches & Açaí | Brickell - Miami

A Brazilian fast-casual café in Brickell where the whole menu is gluten-free: tapioca crepes, açaí bowls and pão de queijo.

Checked October 2026

Best for celiacs, gluten-avoiders and homesick Brazilians who want a cheap, quick breakfast or lunch near the office. It's a counter-service chain spot built for speed, so treat it as a grab-and-go stop, not a lingering brunch.

The tapioca, explained

Tapioca here is the Brazilian kind: tapioca starch cooked on a hot griddle into a thin, chewy round, then folded around fillings like a sandwich. That's the main event, and the reason the brand says it went through over 77,000 pounds of starch in a year. The other two pillars are açaí bowls and pão de queijo, the little cheese breads. Look for the pão de queijo panini too, which the brand fills with caprese, smoked salmon or classic tomato and mozzarella. For something sweet, there are brigadeiros and gluten-free double chocolate cookies. Prices sit at the single-dollar-sign level.

No gluten, anywhere

Every item on the menu is gluten-free, not just a marked section. Tapioca, açaí and pão de queijo are naturally free of it, so the owners dropped gluten from the kitchen entirely and say each location is safe from cross-contamination. That matters if you have celiac disease and are tired of quizzing servers about shared fryers. The website keeps an allergen guide, worth a look if you're avoiding anything beyond gluten. Reviews keep coming back to the same relief: ordering straight off the menu without worrying.

This Brickell counter

This is the only Miami location open right now, in unit 105 at 1250 S Miami Ave, on the south end of Brickell. A Coral Gables shop on Giralda Ave is listed as coming soon. It runs 7 am to 9 pm every day, so it works for an early breakfast, a desk lunch or a light dinner. Service is fast-casual, and the stated goal is orders ready in under 10 minutes. It holds 4.9 from about 650 Google reviews, which is a strong showing for a quick-service spot.

Getting there

1. Look for unit 105 at 1250 S Miami Ave, on the south end of Brickell.

Good to know

Catering, including a live tapioca station and an açaí station, needs a $200 minimum and 72 hours' notice.

Questions people ask