Mr & Mrs Smith

The SoBe outpost of the legendary Chinese restaurant Mr Chow, housed in the W Hotel, is a buzzy Miami scenester spot (+1 305 938 3000). Blue Door at the Delano (+1 305 674 6400) is one of the area’s star-studded venues, providing French-Brazilian fusion food in a glamorous setting that extends out around the pool. The popular Blue Sea sushi restaurant can also be found here, located in a stylish alcove off the lobby. Asia de Cuba spills out onto the lobby at the Mondrian Miami (+1 305 514 1500), fusing Asian and Latin cuisine to create wonderfully intensely-flavoured dishes, such as calamari salad with chayote, palm hearts, banana with cashews, and tuna tartare with olives and almonds.

The Florida Room at Delano (+1 305 674 6152) is a modern-day piano lounge inspired by a classic period of South Floridian glamour. The Lucite grand piano played by music legends such as Lenny Kravitz and Jamie Foxx sits sparkling beneath the smoky-bronze mirrored ceiling and custom-designed chandeliers. Expect speciality Cuban cocktails and an intimate ambience. From the Skybar/Florida Room team, Sunset Lounge (+1 305 514 1941) offers fine fushion cuisine and a Brazilian bar with exotic cocktails, such as lychee-elderflower, ginger-pear and peach-lemongrass caipirinhas.

French café and bistro A la Folie (+1 305 538 4484) at 516 Espanola Way is a local favourite with lots of character – just like its sociable owner.

If you’re interested in brushing up on the local culture, the Art Deco Museum (1001 Ocean Drive, Miami Beach; +1 305 672 2014; www.mdpl.org) is worth a visit. If midnight skinny-dipping’s more your scene, then the ocean at night has cool phosphorescent fish that glow around you while you swim.