The Place: Sushi Maki, Brickell 1000 S Miami Ave.305-415-9779sushimakirestaurants.com(Other locations include South Miami, Coral Gables, and Palmetto Bay.)The Hours: Seven Days of Sake takes place daily throughout the summer from 4 to 8 p.m.The Deals: Get half-off daily sake selections and sake cocktails. Cocktail options might vary depending on location…
Miami’s lack of public transportation makes bar hopping a bit more complicated and sometimes even illegal. So when Gran Sierpe Pisco offers a bus to take a few locals from bar to bar for the purpose of consuming free drinks, we say, where do we sign up? Last night, the…
For years, almost every restaurant has offered “still” or “sparkling” water. Today, more and more eateries are producing the sparkling in-house with their own soda systems. This trend has grown at homes too, and because I am a lover of all things cold and sparkling, I decided it was time…
It’s summer time and it’s hot. You’re more than parched with sticky white stuff forming are the corners of your lips. Yeah, you need beer. And lot’s of it. Good because the Democratic Republic of Beer (DRB) is hosting the first ever Downtown Summer Beer Luau on July 10. How…
The Place: Area 31270 Biscayne Boulevard Way, Miami305-424-5234 The Hours: Thursday 6-9 p.m. The Deals: $5 cocktails. $5 light bites menu. Oh yeah, ladies drink free. Holla! The Scene: The prospect of an outdoor happy hour in Miami sounds good, until you realize that temperatures stay in the high 80’s,…
The Place: Sunset Lounge at Mondrian1100 West Ave., Miami Beach 305-514-1500mondriansouthbeach.com The Hours: Thursday and Friday 6-9 p.m. The Deals: “Innovated Classics” cocktail list is $8 (at least half, if not more, what typical cocktails cost). Limited menu from restaurant also $8, as is valet parking which typically $25. The…
While it may sound like, and most likely is the name of a Web site that requires you to be over 18 to enter, Hot Passion is also the name of a wildly popular cocktail served at Cafeina in Wynwood. Since its opening this winter, the place has become recognizable…
In keeping with our quest to help quench the desperate thirsts of a sun-soaked Miami populace, we drunkenly — I mean proudly present this recipe for a sprightly pisco punch. Pisco is a 300-year-old spirit distilled from grapes and hailed as a national drink in Chile and Peru. Granted, most…
It’s not as if carb-counting yuppies really need another reason to enjoy the 96-calorie, piss-colored wonder of Miller Lite. It’s cold. It’s crisp. It instantly satisfies that deep, preternatural thirst that we all have for mass-produced American pilsner. But have you ever noticed how hard it is to get out…
The Place: Mercadito3252 NE 1st Ave., Midtown786-369-0430 mercaditorestaurants.comThe Hours: Monday through Friday from 4 p.m. – 6:30 p.m.The Deals: All beers are $3 and select wines are $5. The Traditional Margarita, The Pepino El Pyu (tequila blanco, cucumber, lemon, hoja santa, & cumin salt), and The Little Market Margarita (tequila…
This coming Wednesday, June 23, Talavera Restaurant will be introducing a new happy hour menu with a cocktail party led by master mixologist Junior Merino — aka the “Liquid Chef”. Festivities begin at 5:00 p.m., and will feature signature elixirs such as the Koki’o, with 100% Agave Tequila, Hibiscus Syrup,…
The World Cup kicks off today and for the next two weeks, soccer fans across the world will be cheering and screaming at the TV-screen like caged hyenas. The U.S. has now joined those ranks as homes and bars across South Florida gear up for the match up between the…
The forecast calls for temperatures to reach 300F today, with occasional heat strokes and heart attacks towards evening and heavy sweating overnight. Summer has hardly begun. Campari and soda has been the European salve to a punishing sun ever since Gaspare Campari created the herb-and-bitters-based aperitíf in Italy precisely 150…
Pizza usually provokes images of the following: greasy deliciousness, Ninja Turtles, chain restaurant commercials, late night munchies & movie nights, or indigestion. Rarely do you associate pizza with sexy. That concept was altered (at least locally) when Ecco Pizzateca & Lounge showed up downtown. The hip and sleekly designed pizza spot…
If you’re not a subscriber to our weekly Café Bites dining newsletter, here’s a taste of what you’re missing. Click here to subscribe. It’s not easy getting high in South Beach. (And put away the crack pipe. That’s not what we’re talking about.) What we are talking about are public…
Welcome to the new darling of Wynwood. The sexy gallery-meets-lounge-meets-outdoor oasis manages to be warm and welcoming without being stuffy. Every corner of Cafeina is lined with simplistic detail layered over a romantic color palate; damask table tops with geometrically curious legs, a lamp shaded chandelier, and a mirrored bar…
Having spent five years in Mexico, I am an horchata lover. Fortunately, the recent influx of Mexican restaurants to Miami has made it easier to find this sweet refresher locally. Some versions are better than others, but that is a different entry….Horchata is a sweet cold beverage made from rice,…
It’s easy to feel good about having texted money to Haitian relief efforts after the January earthquake. The unfortunate reality might be that those moneys didn’t contribute to much of any actual relief.Tonight and tomorrow at Tap Tap, the public is invited to a free screening of a Frontline documentary…
If you want to be a jerk about it, summer is still 23 days away. But c’mon … Are we really gonna wait till the sun hits its northernmost point before descending into a serious solstice drunk? Nope. And the Magic Hat Brewing Company isn’t waiting either. The Vermont-based beer…
As part of our count down to New Times’ Coolest 50 Happy Hours in Miami in June we’ll be giving a sneak preview of some dives, meat markets, truly hipster hangouts, and any other kind of Happy Hour locales you can think of. Loosen your tie or throw on that…
The Alibi7357 Miami Lakes Drive, Miami Lakes305-823-0449 / thealibi-miami.com If everyone went to happy hour in downtown, the beach, or the Gables, there wouldn’t be such absurd amounts of traffic every afternoon. For this reason, it was the Happy Hour Hunt’s mission to find a non-chain happy hour in the…
For lots of South Florida folks an annual Memorial Day weekend pilgrimage to the Keys marks the beginning of summer. Hell yeah. One Dade County stop we recommend on that journey is the Last Chance Saloon in Homestead. On your way south, the adjacent package liquor store is the perfect…
