Ody’s Cuban Cafe

Ody’s Cuban Cafe occupies a storefront on SW 47th Avenue in Davie, and it has built a loyal following as a genuine neighborhood spot rather than a tourist stop. The cafe describes itself on its own website as “Broward’s favorite hidden gem,” a phrase that captures the vibe of a small operation that locals seem to have found before anyone else did. It is worth noting that is the cafe’s own description of itself, but the broader point holds up: this is the kind of Cuban coffee window and counter-service spot that regulars claim as their own.

The menu centers on the essentials of a proper Cuban cafe. Strong espresso shots, cafe con leche, and colada service anchor the counter, while the kitchen turns out Cuban sandwiches, pastelitos, and other classic breakfast and lunch fare typical of South Florida’s Cuban food culture. Ody’s also handles catering for offices and private events, a service that tends to matter a lot in a town like Davie where NSU staff, medical offices, and small businesses along University Drive and the surrounding corridors regularly need trays of croquetas and sandwiches for meetings.

Hours at Ody’s are built around the breakfast and lunch crowd rather than dinner. The cafe is open Monday through Friday from 6am to 4pm, early enough to catch commuters heading toward Fort Lauderdale or NSU and long enough to cover a full workday lunch rush. The website notes Saturday hours were being added, so weekend availability is worth double-checking directly with the cafe before planning a visit, since that schedule may have since been finalized. That kind of early-morning to mid-afternoon window is standard for a Cuban ventanita style operation, where the busiest stretch tends to be the first few hours after opening.

What stands out about Ody’s is how self-contained the operation feels. There is no sign of a franchise structure or multiple locations under the Ody’s name, just a single cafe built around the owner’s version of a Cuban coffee window. The cafe markets itself heavily around its reviews, citing hundreds of five-star ratings, which again is the business’s own claim about itself, but it does track with the kind of grassroots following that keeps a small independent cafe going year after year in a competitive food scene.

For anyone exploring Davie’s food scene beyond the western-wear shops and rodeo grounds that define its reputation, Ody’s Cuban Cafe is a good reminder that the town’s food options run in plenty of other directions too. It sits comfortably among the area’s Latin American and Caribbean restaurants that have grown up around University Drive and the surrounding residential pockets of Davie, serving a community that spans longtime Broward County families and the newer arrivals drawn by NSU and the county’s steady growth. The cafe keeps an active Facebook and Instagram presence for anyone who wants to see daily specials or catering options before stopping in, and it remains one of the more dependable Cuban coffee stops in this corner of Broward County.