Office towers, Bayside Marketplace and the Brickell-adjacent Miami River. La Mar, Garcia's Seafood and the All Day cafe crowd at the start of the day.
Garcia's Seafood Grille in downtown Miami is the half-century-old Miami River fish house at 398 NW North River Drive, with a takeaway market attached.
Signature: Whole fried snapper, Conch fritters, Stone crab claws in season
Order: Whole fried snapper with a side of yellow rice and beans.
Tip: Sit on the river deck and watch the working boats unload. Cash and card both work; reservations accepted.
E11EVEN in Downtown Miami runs as a 24-hour ultraclub, the rare American room open around the clock with circus performers, aerialists and headline DJs working the floor every night of the week.
Tip: Cover hits hard on weekend peaks; sunrise sets after 04:00 are the cheaper entry and quieter dance floor. ID and 21+ enforced.
Floyd sits next door to its E11EVEN sibling on NE 11th Street, the small Downtown room that runs deep house, techno and disco for the dancers who skip the megaclubs across the street.
Tip: Open Friday to Sunday 23:00-05:00. Lines move quick on weekends and the Funktion-One rig sounds best from the back wall.
The Olympia Theater on East Flagler is the 1926 Vaudeville and silent-film palace that now runs as a 1,567-seat concert and performing arts room in the heart of Downtown Miami.
Tip: Sightlines are best from the center mezzanine. Parking is easier at the InterContinental garage two blocks east toward Biscayne.
Mama Tried on NE 1st Street is the 1970s-styled Downtown Miami cocktail room that opens until 05:00 every night, a low-lit bar of handcrafted drinks where the office crowd hands off to the late-night dancers.
Tip: Happy hour from open until 20:00. Live DJ sets land Thursdays through Saturdays; the back room hosts smaller sets midweek.
Lost Boy Dry Goods on East Flagler hides behind a faux dry-goods storefront in the Alfred I Dupont Building, the Downtown bar that plays its 1930s general-store fit-out straight and pours classics on tap.
Tip: Happy hour weekdays 16:00-19:00 with half-off cocktails. Open until 02:00 most nights; the front-window seats fill first.