What began in 2012 as a pop-up has evolved into a Miami Beach institution, now entering a fresh chapter under new ownership. This courtyard bar at the Freehand Hotel, with its twinkling lights and lush tropical surroundings, recently transitioned from Bar Lab founders Gabe Orta and Elad Zvi to New York’s Authentic Hospitality group (who […]
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In 2024, four local hospitality veterans teamed up to open a much-needed neighborhood bar in the upper-left-hand corner of South Beach in 2024. Named after the first-ever episode of Miami Vice, the retro-inspired spot is the perfect blend of kitsch and substance, with an inventive food menu that features options like bacon-wrapped dates with valdeón […]
Miami Beach has been waiting for this beautiful dive to re-open ever since it left its former home above a Chinese restaurant. Now that Buck is finally here again, fans can get back to the affordable drinks, lack of cover charge, and crash pad decor that made it a favorite in the first place. Most […]
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This South Beach hangout has more attitude than a Hell’s Angel. OK, perhaps that’s pushing it a little, but it’s a sports bar, lounge, and restaurant that is definitely more than just a tatted-up Mickey D’s. (This should come as no surprise, because it is the creation of Automatic Slims’ conceptual owner and a former […]
Byblos, the Eastern Mediterranean restaurant at the Royal Palm South Beach, focuses on interpreting dishes from Levantine culture, found mostly in Jordan, Lebanon, Israel, Syria, and parts of southern Turkey. The original Byblos is in Toronto, and as is often the case with Miami outposts, this one offers a more extensive seafood selection than its […]
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Located in the Breakwater Hotel — noted for its famous facade (a favorite among filmmakers), notorious for its dilapidated rooms — this sidewalk eatery seems little different from the other clone cafes that line Ocean Drive. Display of plastic-covered petrified food? Check. Aggressive shill out front? Check. Vaguely “Mediterranean” menu of pasta, paella, and pizza, […]
The food at most bookstore cafés usually encourages more fear and loathing than great expectations, but the cute little Café at Books & Books is actually a casual, inexpensive, unpretentious garden of earthly delights. The menu covers all the expected soup-salad-sandwich bases but also offers a few more adventurous options. Try the guava-glazed pork tenderloin […]
This pleasant Northern Italian restaurant offers a number of French nuances. Start with soups as good as their pretty names promise: minestrone Genovese, tortellini in brodo, or zuppa maitata. The shrimp fra diavolo is spunky, the veal dishes are exquisite, and you won’t have to take out a second mortgage to pay the check. At […]
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Cafe Charlotte features Venezuelan specialties. A great intro to that nation’s cuisine is a sampler including guayanas cheese (similar to mozzarella but looser), teque
At Cafe del Mar, you can order sumptuous smoothies – with your choice of fresh fruits and nutritional supplements – wraps, salads, sandwiches, and pita melts any time, day or night. You can even order breakfast whenever you want. All breads, including mini-baguettes, bagels, and croissants, are freshly baked and deliciously soft. Salads are prepared […]
Café Maurice enjoyed a successful 11-year run in Los Angeles before relocating to South Beach — more specifically, to the spot held by longtime local bistro L’Entrecote de Paris. Owners David Meunier, Jean Michel Collet, and executive chef Maurice Azoulay have left L’Entrecote’s laminated bar and back-room mural and mirrors intact. The rest of the […]
The menu boasts a mixture of cuisines (some decidedly Italian, while others have more of a French feel). The Italian influence is undeniable in the perfectly seasoned “bruschetta” ($8.95), and the two caprese options — the traditional salad (tomato, mozzarella, basil, olive oil), or the sandwich version ($8.50). But don’t stop in Italy, or you’ll […]