Mac's Club Deuce on 14th Street is Miami Beach's oldest bar, opened in 1926 and registered post-Prohibition in 1933, the South Beach dive where Anthony Bourdain held court and the cash register still rings 21 hours a day.
Tip: Cash only. Happy hour 08:00 to 17:00 runs two-for-one drinks; the pool table and jukebox keep going until 05:00.
Address: 222 14th Street, Miami Beach, FL 33139
Lost Weekend on Española Way is the South Beach dive-and-sports-bar hybrid since 1996, the kind of room with pool tables, vintage arcade cabinets, strong drinks and no pretense whatsoever.
Tip: Open until 04:00 every night with happy hour 16:00 to 20:00. Pool table free until 21:00 weekdays; the back arcade keeps quarters going.
Abbey Brewing on 16th Street is the longest-running craft brewpub in Miami Beach, an unpretentious dive of a room with the brewery's own Trappist-influenced beers on draught and a regular South Beach service-industry crowd.
Tip: Cash and card both work; the back patio is small and the indoor bar is dark but air-conditioned. Service-industry discount before 20:00.
STORY on Collins below 5th is the 27,000 square foot South Beach megaclub, the South Beach sister to LIV under the same Loud Live group with concert-scale lighting and headliner DJ slots.
Tip: Open Thursday to Saturday from 23:00 to 05:00. Walk-up entry rare on weekends; book a table or hit Discotech for guest list.
Lost Weekend on Española Way is the South Beach dive-and-sports-bar hybrid since 1996, the kind of room with pool tables, vintage arcade cabinets, strong drinks and no pretense whatsoever.
Tip: Open until 04:00 every night with happy hour 16:00 to 20:00. Pool table free until 21:00 weekdays; the back arcade keeps quarters going.
Abbey Brewing on 16th Street is the longest-running craft brewpub in Miami Beach, an unpretentious dive of a room with the brewery's own Trappist-influenced beers on draught and a regular South Beach service-industry crowd.
Tip: Cash and card both work; the back patio is small and the indoor bar is dark but air-conditioned. Service-industry discount before 20:00.
Sweet Caroline on SW 1st Avenue in Brickell is the late-night karaoke bar with private rooms and a main-stage open mic that runs until 04:00 most nights, a service-industry favorite after the kitchens close.
Tip: Happy hour 18:00 to 20:00 daily. Private karaoke rooms book ahead via Toast; the main floor takes walk-ins on a queue.
LIV at Fontainebleau is the 18,000 square foot megaclub on the bottom level of the Fontainebleau Miami Beach, the room David Grutman built and the one that still books the biggest hip-hop headliners in Miami.
Tip: Open Wednesday to Sunday from 23:00 to 05:00. Reserve a table by 22:30 or expect a long door line on weekends.
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.
STORY on Collins below 5th is the 27,000 square foot South Beach megaclub, the South Beach sister to LIV under the same Loud Live group with concert-scale lighting and headliner DJ slots.
Tip: Open Thursday to Saturday from 23:00 to 05:00. Walk-up entry rare on weekends; book a table or hit Discotech for guest list.