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Tours in Miami |
Miami never sleeps. When the sun goes down, the stars come out. Celebrities from the entertainment world spend the balmy tropical evenings sipping martinis at hip lounges and open-air cafes, before hitting the hot pulsating dance clubs, the cool jazz bars and the countless salsa venues.
The main nightlife district is South Beach. Local Latin/Pop diva Gloria Estefan has a restaurant-bar on Ocean Drive. South Beach's art deco buildings (neon-lit with vibrant yellows, blues, pinks and purples) provide a suitably light-hearted backdrop to a hedonistic nightlife. In the evenings, the bars are abuzz with a colourful, cosmopolitan crowd. After midnight, the whole of South Beach throbs to the international rhythms and Latin tempos of its club scene, which offers some of the hottest nightlife in America.
Bars close around 0100 and nightclubs around 0600. The minimum age for admission to all clubs in Miami Beach (including South Beach) is 21 years, the minimum drinking age in Florida. It is advisable to carry ID and dress codes often require chic attire. Check out the New Times (website: www.miaminewtimes.com) or the Friday section of the Miami Herald for listings.
Bars: The local scene changes frequently but the following are some of the South Beach bars that are currently 'in.' BED, 929 Washington Avenue, is named from the abbreviation for beverages, entertainment and dining, but also offers pillow-covered king-size beds in place of tables and chairs. The super-stylish Pearl, 1 Ocean Drive, appeals to the well-off and the well-dressed. Rose Bar at the Delano serves up fancy cocktails off the airy lobby of the glamorous Delano Hotel, 1685 Collins Avenue. Sensual Tantra, 1445 Pennsylvania Avenue, sparked a genre of Miami resto-lounges, proffering a top-notch meal in an exotic setting (grass flooring and Turkish tobacco hookahs) that transforms into a nightclub (the DJ spins Middle Eastern fusion). South Beach's sexy Touch, at 910 Lincoln Road, also morphs from a restaurant into a late night lounge for the party crowd. For a real change of pace, try The Laundry Bar, whose motto is ‘where your clothes get washed while you get sloshed,' offering full bar and dance floor as well as wash/dry/fold and dry-cleaning services!
Larios on the Beach, 820 Ocean Drive, is owned by Gloria Estefan, and serves lethal mojitos (fresh mint, sugar and rum cocktails) alongside nightly funky Cuban music. Metro Kitchen+Bar at Hotel Astor, 956 Washington Avenue, is renowned for its martinis. The Clevelander Hotel's legendary outdoor bar and dance club, 1020 Ocean Drive, is a hotspot among the 20-somethings. The News Café, 800 Ocean Drive, one of the Beach's coolest hangouts (open 24 hours), was the venue for Gianni Versace's last drink.
Clubs: Snatch Rock 'n' Roll Bar and Lounge, 1437 Washington Avenue (website: www.snatchmiami.com), is a Skynard-style nightclub, where exposed navels and micro-mini skirts blend with jungle-toned décor. Nikki Beach Club, 1 Ocean Drive (website: www.nikkibeach.com), is right on the beach and has an indoor/outdoor dance floor and a young, supermodel crowd. The gay-friendly Crobar, 1445 Washington Avenue (website: www.crobar.com), has angels on bungee cords above the packed dance floor. Usher and Paris Hilton have been spotted in Mansion, 1235 Washington Avenue, an old movie house and now a massive clubbing venue reminiscent of New York's Studio 54, while the Opium Garden, 136 Collins Avenue (Mansion and Opium Garden) (website: www.theopiumgroup.com), is a house and hip-hop dance club in an Eastern temple setting. Big spenders and celebrities come to enjoy this open-air amphitheatre venue, including Enrique Iglesias and Missy Elliot. In Coconut Grove, try Oxygen Lounge for a subterranean experience, Streets of Mayfair Mall, 2911 Grand Avenue (website: www.oxygenlounge.biz), one of a handful of dance clubs in the area.
Live Music: For the latest Latin rhythms, try Kaffe Krystal, 10855 SW 72nd Street, Miami (website: www.kaffekrystal.net), which has a large dancefloor and hosts live bands and DJs playing authentic salsa music. La Covacha, 10730 NW 25th Street, is one of the hottest places in Miami for salsa, merengue and Latin hip hop, while the hugely popular Mango's Tropical Café, 900 Ocean Drive (website: www.mangostropicalcafe.com), has flamboyant South Beach salsa with dancing on the tables and in the street. At Miami Beach, the laid-back Van Dyke Café, 846 Lincoln Road, and the more upmarket jazz club Jazid (website: www.jazid.net), 1342 Washington Avenue, both have live jazz and blues nightly.
The main nightlife district is South Beach. Local Latin/Pop diva Gloria Estefan has a restaurant-bar on Ocean Drive. South Beach's art deco buildings (neon-lit with vibrant yellows, blues, pinks and purples) provide a suitably light-hearted backdrop to a hedonistic nightlife. In the evenings, the bars are abuzz with a colourful, cosmopolitan crowd. After midnight, the whole of South Beach throbs to the international rhythms and Latin tempos of its club scene, which offers some of the hottest nightlife in America.
Bars close around 0100 and nightclubs around 0600. The minimum age for admission to all clubs in Miami Beach (including South Beach) is 21 years, the minimum drinking age in Florida. It is advisable to carry ID and dress codes often require chic attire. Check out the New Times (website: www.miaminewtimes.com) or the Friday section of the Miami Herald for listings.
Bars: The local scene changes frequently but the following are some of the South Beach bars that are currently 'in.' BED, 929 Washington Avenue, is named from the abbreviation for beverages, entertainment and dining, but also offers pillow-covered king-size beds in place of tables and chairs. The super-stylish Pearl, 1 Ocean Drive, appeals to the well-off and the well-dressed. Rose Bar at the Delano serves up fancy cocktails off the airy lobby of the glamorous Delano Hotel, 1685 Collins Avenue. Sensual Tantra, 1445 Pennsylvania Avenue, sparked a genre of Miami resto-lounges, proffering a top-notch meal in an exotic setting (grass flooring and Turkish tobacco hookahs) that transforms into a nightclub (the DJ spins Middle Eastern fusion). South Beach's sexy Touch, at 910 Lincoln Road, also morphs from a restaurant into a late night lounge for the party crowd. For a real change of pace, try The Laundry Bar, whose motto is ‘where your clothes get washed while you get sloshed,' offering full bar and dance floor as well as wash/dry/fold and dry-cleaning services!
Larios on the Beach, 820 Ocean Drive, is owned by Gloria Estefan, and serves lethal mojitos (fresh mint, sugar and rum cocktails) alongside nightly funky Cuban music. Metro Kitchen+Bar at Hotel Astor, 956 Washington Avenue, is renowned for its martinis. The Clevelander Hotel's legendary outdoor bar and dance club, 1020 Ocean Drive, is a hotspot among the 20-somethings. The News Café, 800 Ocean Drive, one of the Beach's coolest hangouts (open 24 hours), was the venue for Gianni Versace's last drink.
Clubs: Snatch Rock 'n' Roll Bar and Lounge, 1437 Washington Avenue (website: www.snatchmiami.com), is a Skynard-style nightclub, where exposed navels and micro-mini skirts blend with jungle-toned décor. Nikki Beach Club, 1 Ocean Drive (website: www.nikkibeach.com), is right on the beach and has an indoor/outdoor dance floor and a young, supermodel crowd. The gay-friendly Crobar, 1445 Washington Avenue (website: www.crobar.com), has angels on bungee cords above the packed dance floor. Usher and Paris Hilton have been spotted in Mansion, 1235 Washington Avenue, an old movie house and now a massive clubbing venue reminiscent of New York's Studio 54, while the Opium Garden, 136 Collins Avenue (Mansion and Opium Garden) (website: www.theopiumgroup.com), is a house and hip-hop dance club in an Eastern temple setting. Big spenders and celebrities come to enjoy this open-air amphitheatre venue, including Enrique Iglesias and Missy Elliot. In Coconut Grove, try Oxygen Lounge for a subterranean experience, Streets of Mayfair Mall, 2911 Grand Avenue (website: www.oxygenlounge.biz), one of a handful of dance clubs in the area.
Live Music: For the latest Latin rhythms, try Kaffe Krystal, 10855 SW 72nd Street, Miami (website: www.kaffekrystal.net), which has a large dancefloor and hosts live bands and DJs playing authentic salsa music. La Covacha, 10730 NW 25th Street, is one of the hottest places in Miami for salsa, merengue and Latin hip hop, while the hugely popular Mango's Tropical Café, 900 Ocean Drive (website: www.mangostropicalcafe.com), has flamboyant South Beach salsa with dancing on the tables and in the street. At Miami Beach, the laid-back Van Dyke Café, 846 Lincoln Road, and the more upmarket jazz club Jazid (website: www.jazid.net), 1342 Washington Avenue, both have live jazz and blues nightly.
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