China Grill

This SoBe pioneer is still bold, boisterous, big on a grand scale. Let’s use one dish to illustrate: Sake-marinated chicken was a half-bird crisply grilled and sliced into thick, moist wedges imbued with smoke and spice. A mound of vinegary napa cabbage salad countered with an acidic tang, as did a thin, dark sauce based […]

Colony Theatre

Located in the heart of South Beach, Lincoln Road, the Colony Theater has remained one of South Florida’s most popular entertainment venues since 1935. The Deco-Style Colony Theater hosts entertainment programs worth your time, including music, dance, opera, comedy, and film. As a completely refurbished venue, the Colony Theater now encompasses 430 seats with a […]

Delano Hotel

Ian Schrager’s gem is among the classiest establishments on South Beach, if not the continent. The elegant lobby bar is a long hall partitioned by linen drapes, leading outside to the poolside cabanas and beach bar. Missy Elliot became so enamored of the chic decor that she replicated the look in her own home.

Joe’s Stone Crab Restaurant

You know Joe’s by now. You know about the storied history, the gloriously sweet stone crabs, the notorious wait to get in. Often overlooked are its consistently good food, truly professional service, free parking, surprising affordability (excepting the crabs), and stately ambiance that only a restaurant large enough to seat 450 can provide. Tuxedoed waiters […]

La Marea

The Tides has really revived with the arrival of chef Gonzalo Rivera and his clean, uncomplicated Mediterranean fare. There is no getting around it: La Marea is expensive. But it’s worth the money. Seafood is the main catch, a smart selection including loup de mer, dorade, Florida yellowtail snapper, and wild salmon served grilled, roasted, […]

LIV

Located in the luxe Fontainebleau, LIV is upscale and known for its glamorous oomph. The VIP section is separated with velvet ropes and tight security. Balloon ceiling fixtures and lights displaying an array of trippy colors animate the large main space. The lower level houses a dance floor, and the upper level boasts a bar […]

Nemo Restaurant

Nemo has been serving its Asian-influenced, contemporary American fare to popular acclaim since 1995. Some menu items are the same as on opening day, such as an appetizer of garlic-and-ginger-cured salmon wrapped around alfalfa sprout and a grilled Indian-spiced pork chop with sticky black rice and papaya salsa. They still taste good, as do starters […]

Pizza Rustica South Beach

Pizza fanatics went wild when Miami’s Pizza Rustica opened an outpost in Lauderdale — this is designer Tuscan pizza, thinly crusted, topped with imaginative combos like spinach and blue cheese, porcini mushrooms, prosciutto, yellow squash, four cheese, and arugula-rosemary-potato. The “campagnola” features sweet sausage, roasted peppers, sweet onions, and plum tomato sauce; the “putanesca” is […]

Story Nightclub

Where did the Heat team celebrate their 2013 championship — and rack up a $100K tab, no less? Meet Story. That parable should say it all about this 27,000 square foot South Beach dance club’s prestige factor. Story is all about getting impressive names on-stage, from Avicii to Luciano to Seth Troxler. And here, people […]

Treehouse

This high-end venue with a cool treehouse theme and indoor outdoor areas is one of the hippest new clubs on South Beach. The club boasts cutting-edge bookings of internationally renowned electronic dance music DJs and live performers. But there are also more mainstream nights to keep pop-hungry tourists happy as well. The mix of locals, […]