Eating, drinking and dancing
We've tracked down the best cafés for people-watching, the bars with the coolest cocktails, the most accomplished restaurants and the liveliest local nightlife in Miami.
Restaurants
Nemo
In the South Beach area, this restaurant on Collins Avenue is great for lunch, especially brunch on Sunday; the pastry chef Hedy Goldsmith has won awards for her desserts, so leave enough room.
(+1 305 532 4550)
Nobu
On Collins, this famous restaurant at the Shore Club on Collins has the best sushi in town. Celebrities are plentiful – tables are not, though, so book ahead.
(+1 305 695 3232)
Prime One Twelve
This super-swish steakhouse on Ocean Drive is bustling with style and attitude.
(+1 305 532 8112)
Osteria del Teatro
On Washington Avenue in South Beach, this is an unassuming local Italian beneath the notoriously decadent Crobar nightclub; it’s only open for dinner.
(+1 305 538 7850)
Joe’s Stone Crab
On Washington Avenue in South Beach, this famous eaterie is an excellent choice; there are no prizes for guessing what’s best to order.
(+1 305 673 0365)
Casa Tua
This hotel restaurant on James Avenue in South Beach has fabulously fine Italian cuisine and is set in a romantic Mediterranean villa.
(+1 305 673 1010)
One Ninety
At the Albion Hotel on James Avenue, this restaurant serves delicious dishes in an unusually (for Miami) relaxed atmosphere; it’s great for a lazy lunch.
(+1 305 913 1000)
Versailles
On Southwest Eighth Street in Little Havana, this place is a true Cuban dining experience and a hub of the exile community.
(+1 305 444 0240)
Sheba
If you’re in the Design District, try this unusual restaurant on Miami Avenue for fascinating Ethiopian dishes.
(+1 305 573 1819)
Norman’s
This fine restaurant on Almeria Avenue in Coral Gables offers New World fusion cuisine fit for gourmands.
(+1 305 446 6767)
Caramelo
Located on Giralda Avenue, this restaurant introduces a wonderful hint of the Caribbean to its Italian cooking.
(+1 305 445 8783)
Cacao
This restaurant on Giralda Avenue is an excellent place to sample Latin American dishes.
(+1 305 445 1001)
Bars and clubs
The Laundry Bar
Strictly for open-minded souls who prefer intimate clubs with no big-name DJs: here you’ll hear plenty of groove-ridden underground sounds spun next to the bar – and the fully operational washers and dryers (from 7am). So feel free to take your dirty smalls for a spin whilst you lap up a cocktail of your choice; bar opens at noon and stays open till 5am. 7pm–5am
721 Lincoln Lane North, Miami Beach, Florida
(+1 305 531 7700)