94th Aero Squadron Restaurant

94th Aero Squadron Restaurant is a wartime-themed restaurant nestled between Miami International Airport and the Dolphin Expressway. There are hand-painted signs and an Army jeep stand outdoors, while guns and war propaganda posters line the walls inside. Diners can watch the airplanes come and go while listening to the control tower through headphones placed at […]

Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts

The Adrienne Arsht Center might be Miami’s most beautiful building. Any way you slice it, the modern tribute to glass and steel is a bold reminder of our city’s commitment to the arts. Most major shows make a stop at the Arsht Center, from Les Misérables to the Boston Pops. The largest performing arts center […]

The Awarehouse

Awarehouse is a renovated 20,000-square-foot space located in the Wynwood Art District. It is a multi-use cultural and artistic hub. Management curates musical performances by major indie-acts, or rents out the space for corporate events. It also houses Luis Perez Galeria, which showcases paintings and other artwork; and Acustronic, a music label and production studio.

Bardot

Sick of social media? Bardot has a parking-lot entrance, no sign, and a zero-photography policy. A long bar dominates one side of the single open space, while Moroccan-cool lounge furniture, a pool table, and a stage take up the other half. Topnotch local bands, musicians, and DJs play regularly, and late-night parties make this spot […]

Beelzebub’s Cave

This bare bones, warehouse style, underground music venue on the northern border of Overtown mostly hosts local and touring acts from the heavy side of the music spectrum. The folks in charge form the band Shroud Eater, and The Cave is also their practice space. There is room enough for circle pits, crowd surfing, and […]

Big Fish

The famed restaurant has changed hands again. Food that formerly could be considered sort of Spanish is now sort of Italian. The emphasis, however, is still on seafood; only two appetizers, one pasta, and one entrée are nonfish dishes. Prices also are higher, with starters running from $7.50 to $12, pastas and rice $13 to […]