The Baked Bear makes ice cream sandwiches by hand, pairing fresh-baked cookies with ice cream flavors you choose. They start with warm cookies pulled from the oven and let you pick what goes in the middle, so each sandwich is made to order and tastes like it just came together.
The spot on Washington Avenue in South Beach draws people looking for something a step beyond typical ice cream. The combinations range from classic to creative, and the cookies are the real draw: they come out of the kitchen warm and are part of what makes the sandwich feel special rather than mass-produced.
It is a casual place to grab a treat, whether you are walking past on a warm day or stopping in with friends. The build-your-own approach means there is room to experiment, and the made-fresh model is what sets it apart from the chain ice cream shops nearby.