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.
Kaona Room ★ 4.6
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Edgewater / MimoTue-Thu 18:00-01:00, Fri-Sat 18:00-02:00. Closed Mon/Sun.
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.
TipReservations only via OpenTable; the seating slots run two hours. Tuesday to Saturday from 18:00; rare-rum flights are the move.
Spanglish ★ 4.4
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WynwoodTue-Thu 17:00-00:00, Fri-Sat 17:00-01:00, Sun 17:00-00:00. Closed Mon.
Spanglish on North Miami Avenue is the Wynwood speakeasy behind a golden cocktail shaker out front, an intimate room of craft cocktails, Spanish-American small plates and art from Tatiana Suarez and Tiago Magro.
TipNo marked sign; the shaker is the door. Capacity is tight, so reserve via the website for Friday and Saturday slots.