Tinta y Café and Frankie & Wally’s: A Coral Gables Sandwich Plan

Coral Gables offers two distinct ways to plan a sandwich stop. Tinta y Café is a family-run neighborhood café where sandwiches are pressed to order and guests are asked to put away electronic devices. Frankie & Wally’s combines a deli with a gourmet market, to-go food and a specialty coffee bar.

Compare the sandwich formats

Tinta y Café serves freshly made sandwiches that are pressed to order. Established in 2005 by two Cuban-born, Miami-raised siblings, the café is suited to a conversational meal rather than a work session: patrons are asked not to use phones, laptops or other electronic devices.

Frankie & Wally’s, from chefs Franklin and Wally, centers its deli menu on New York-style sandwiches. Its broader market format also includes to-go food and specialty coffee, making it a practical choice when you want more than a sit-down sandwich.

Choose a stop by day and time

Tinta y Café is at 1315 Ponce de Leon Boulevard. Its listed hours are 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday and 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday and Sunday.

Frankie & Wally’s is at 216 Palermo Avenue. Its listed hours are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Wednesday through Saturday; it is closed Sunday through Tuesday.

For a Sunday, Monday or Tuesday sandwich, choose Tinta y Café. From Wednesday through Saturday, decide by occasion: pick Tinta y Café for a screen-free café meal, or Frankie & Wally’s for New York-style sandwiches alongside market shopping, takeout food or specialty coffee. Confirm current hours with the restaurant before traveling.