Updated June 2025
TREATS
TIPPLES
- The Bar at the Setai Courtyard: Refined, upscale spot for a quiet, upscale drink. Perfect for that ‘just one’ before or post dinner.
- Broken Shaker: Quirky, fun, great cocktails.
- Esme Rooftop: Intimate rooftop courtyard on Espanola Way.
- The Lido Bayside: Best place for sunset drinks and snacks in the whole city
- Sugar at East: Insane view. Go at an oddball day time and skip the nighttime douch baggery.
TASTE
- Byblos: Tasty Mediterranean small plates in central South Beach.
- Dolores But You Can Call Me Lolita: Fun rooftop and restaurant in the heart of Brickell. Decent food and very affordable.
- Edge: Amazing champagne brunch at The Four Seasons
- Jaya: Refined Asian fusion with excellent tasting menus
- Lucali: delicious chewy, crusted pizza of the NY outpost
- Marabou: Woodfired Cuban cuisine in Brickell City Center. Odd location, but food is worth it.
- Prime 112: See and be seen while eating a steak
- Pubbelly Sushi Miami Beach: Delightful small plates in a neighborhood haunt. Great for sharing and staying awhile.
- Zuma: Fantastic Asian fusion on the river and in the Epic hotel. Everything on this menu is beyond delicious.
REST
- Acqualina Resort: Proper resort vibes in Surfside
- The Confidante: Affordable, perfect beach vibe in mid-beach.
- East Miami: Scene-y Brickell City Center hotel with a notable rooftop bar.
- Four Seasons Brickell: Perfection. Tropical respite with bay views in the center of bustling Brickell.
- The Raleigh (will you EVER reopen??): Old school perfection. Great food. Perfect crowd.
- The Redbury: Cool and affordable that shares the amenities of SLS and The Raleigh. Best of both worlds.