Astra on NW 2nd Avenue is the Wynwood rooftop that opened above the mural district, an open-air Mediterranean lounge with hookah, a long bar and skyline views across Midtown to the Edgewater high-rises.
Tip: Reserve via OpenTable for prime sunset windows. The hookah service is part of the experience; weekends enforce a smart-casual dress code.
Address: 2121 NW 2nd Avenue, Miami, FL 33127
Serena on the Moxy South Beach roof is the Mexican-Latin rooftop pool bar on Washington Avenue, bougainvillea climbing the walls of an open-air patio with palm shadows over the daybeds.
Tip: Reserve via OpenTable for daybed and pool access. Sunday brunch from 11:30 is the easier window than weekend nights.
The Living Room at Cipriani Downtown Miami is the lush terrace lounge above the ICON Brickell waterfront restaurant, a Bellini bar on a planted deck with Biscayne Bay running south past the windows.
Tip: Open Wednesday to Saturday 19:00 to 02:00. The bar is the easier walk-in; tables require the restaurant reservation downstairs.
Broken Shaker in the Freehand Miami Beach courtyard is the Bar Lab cocktail program that brought Spirited Awards hardware and World's 50 Best recognition to a tucked-away brick-lined patio off Indian Creek.
Tip: Open daily from 17:00; happy hour runs early evening. The garden patio is the seat; the indoor bar is the rainy-night fallback.
Sweet Liberty on 20th Street in Collins Park is the John Lermayer cocktail icon, a sprawling room of world-class drinks, creative American food and a kitchen that runs past 04:00 most nights.
Tip: Happy hour daily 16:00 to 20:00 is the easy entry. The room is big enough that walk-ins land seats outside weekend prime time.
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.
Kaona Room hides inside the Leinster Irish Pub on NE 1st Avenue, the Daniele Dalla Pola speaky-tiki of carved Polynesian wood, rare-rum cocktails and a 45-seat capacity that caps the room.
Tip: Reservations only via OpenTable; the seating slots run two hours. Tuesday to Saturday from 18:00; rare-rum flights are the move.