Score on Washington Avenue is the South Beach video bar and dance club, formerly on Lincoln Road, now relocated to Washington with two floors, drag shows nightly and a Sunday tea dance.
Tip: Open every day from 15:00 to 05:00, happy hour weekdays until 21:00. Sunday tea dance from 17:00 is the locals afternoon.
Address: 1437 Washington Avenue, Miami Beach, FL 33139
Bar Gaythering on Lincoln Road runs as the ground-floor bar of Hôtel Gaythering, the queer hotel bar with Karaoke Mondays, Trivia Wednesdays and a low-key crowd that skews local more than tourist.
Tip: Free entry every night; the karaoke Monday and bingo Thursday calendars are the easier walk-ins. Hotel guests get a separate lounge upstairs.
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.
Bar Gaythering on Lincoln Road runs as the ground-floor bar of Hôtel Gaythering, the queer hotel bar with Karaoke Mondays, Trivia Wednesdays and a low-key crowd that skews local more than tourist.
Tip: Free entry every night; the karaoke Monday and bingo Thursday calendars are the easier walk-ins. Hotel guests get a separate lounge upstairs.
Dante's HiFi on NW 26th in Wynwood is the city's first vinyl listening bar, an intimate analog room built by Walshy Fire with Rich Medina spinning his 8,000-record collection through a custom hi-fi system.
Tip: No reservations and capacity is tight; doors open Tuesday through Saturday from 21:00. Phones away inside and the back banquettes are the seat.
Kaori on South Miami Avenue is the Brickell pan-Asian dining room whose downstairs listening bar runs vinyl-only DJ sets Thursday through Saturday with a hi-fi rig and a 200-bottle natural wine list.
Tip: Listening bar opens at 17:00 Monday through Saturday. Ask the host for the pin program to queue your own record from the collection.
Lagniappe House on NE 2nd Avenue is the New Orleans-styled wine and live-jazz bar with a back garden, a 200-bottle list weighted to natural and biodynamic producers and a stage that runs every night.
Tip: Live music every night with no cover; tip the band. The back garden is the seat; the bar takes walk-ins for shorter waits.
1-800-Lucky on NW 23rd Street is the 10,000 square foot Asian food hall with an on-site vinyl record shop and a small DJ stage where house, Latin and hip-hop selectors run open-format sets.
Tip: Open from morning into late night with free entry. House and techno bookings land Mondays and Sundays; weekend nights run open format.
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.