Astra ★ 4.2
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$20 cocktails, hookah from $50, smart casualWynwoodTue-Wed 18:00-02:00, Thu 18:00-03:00, Fri-Sat 18:00-04:00, Sun 18:00-02:00. Closed Mon.
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.
TipReserve via OpenTable for prime sunset windows. The hookah service is part of the experience; weekends enforce a smart-casual dress code.
Serena Rooftop ★ 4.2
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$20 cocktails, daybeds with minimum spend, casual chicSouth BeachMon-Wed 16:00-23:00, Thu 16:00-00:00, Fri 16:00-02:00, Sat 11:30-02:00, Sun 11:30-23:00.
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.
TipReserve via OpenTable for daybed and pool access. Sunday brunch from 11:30 is the easier window than weekend nights.
The Living Room at Cipriani ★ 4.3
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$25 cocktails, Bellinis from $20, smart elegant dressBrickellWed-Sat 19:00-02:00. Closed Mon-Tue/Sun.
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.
TipOpen Wednesday to Saturday 19:00-02:00. The bar is the easier walk-in; tables require the restaurant reservation downstairs.
Broken Shaker at Freehand Miami ★ 4.7
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$16 cocktails, casual dress, no coverMid BeachMon-Thu 17:00-00:00, Fri-Sat 17:00-01:00, Sun 17:00-00:00.
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.
TipOpen 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 Drinks & Supply Co ★ 4.7
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South BeachDaily 16:00-05:00.
Sweet Liberty on 20th Street in Collins Park is the John Lermayer cocktail icon, a sprawling room of Spec's Mixology Bar of the Year drinks, creative American food and a kitchen that runs past 04:00 most nights.
TipHappy hour daily 16:00-20:00 is the easy entry. The room is big enough that walk-ins land seats outside weekend prime time.
Mama Tried ★ 4.5
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Downtown MiamiDaily 16:00-05:00.
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.
TipHappy hour from open until 20:00. Live DJ sets land Thursdays through Saturdays; the back room hosts smaller sets midweek.