Best of Miami 2016 Preview: Best New Bar

It's Best Of 2016-eve here at New Times and we're giddier than Santa Claus in a cookie factory. Last week we previewed our first winners of the issue, and today we're giving you another appetizer before everything drops online tomorrow. Check out who took home the prize for Best New...

By Miami New Times staff

June 13, 2016

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It's Best Of 2016-eve here at New Times and we're giddier than Santa Claus in a cookie factory. Last week we previewed our first winners of the issue, and today we're giving you another appetizer before everything drops online tomorrow.

Check out who took home the prize for Best New Bar below, and be sure to circle back tomorrow to see our full list of over 300 winners.
Best New Bar
El Patio

It took this Wynwood bar all of about five seconds to become one of the neighborhood's most popular spots. The night of El Patio's official grand opening, a line stretched down the block. If you were lucky enough to get inside, you instantly understood why. El Patio is exactly what you pray your backyard looks like one day. Furnished with mismatched vintage pieces of furniture and knickknacks shipped from Colombia — the homeland of co-owner Nicolas Hoyos — El Patio is a living example of why Miami's Latin-fusion culture makes this city great. With tropical music curated by local favorite Mr. Pauer, there's no shortage of hip-shaking going down during any given happy hour, which features some pretty insane deals, such as $4 cocktails and a bucket of four beers for only $4. We'll give that a moment to sink in. It's hard to think of a place more fitting to toast to the Miami sunset than El Patio. And if you make it till the night, be prepared to dance.

Readers' choice: The Anderson

167 NW 23rd St., Miami; 786-409-2241; elpatiowynwood.com.

Best of Miami 2016: A full list of the 2016 winners will be announced on Tuesday, June 14, and the complete issue will be available on newsstands Thursday, June 16. Celebrate with us at the Best Of Miami Launch Party at the Rusty Pelican on Thursday, June 16. Tickets cost $45. Visit microapp.miaminewtimes.com/bestofparty/2016/.

Miami New Times staff

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