6 speakeasies in Miami, editor-picked by TableJourney. All Miami nightlife.
Sweet Liberty Drinks & Supply Co ★ 4.7
South Beach · 237 20th Street, Miami Beach, FL 33139
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 ★ 4.5
Downtown Miami · 207 NE 1st Street, Miami, FL 33132
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 ★ 4.6
Edgewater / MiMo · 1600 NE 1st Avenue, Miami, FL 33132
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.
Spanglish ★ 4.4
Wynwood · 2808 North Miami Avenue, Miami, FL 33127
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.
Tip: No marked sign; the shaker is the door. Capacity is tight, so reserve via the website for Friday and Saturday slots.
Lost Boy Dry Goods ★ 4.5
Downtown Miami · 157 East Flagler Street, Miami, FL 33131
Lost Boy Dry Goods on East Flagler hides behind a faux dry-goods storefront in the Alfred I Dupont Building, the Downtown bar that plays its 1930s general-store fit-out straight and pours classics on tap.
Tip: Happy hour weekdays 16:00 to 19:00 with half-off cocktails. Open until 02:00 most nights; the front-window seats fill first.
The Sylvester ★ 4.4
Wynwood · 3456 North Miami Avenue, Miami, FL 33127
The Sylvester on North Miami Avenue is the Wynwood neighborhood cocktail bar with a tight room, midcentury bench seating and a drinks list that runs deep on agave and amaro.
Tip: Closed Sunday and Monday. Tuesday to Saturday from 17:00; reserve via Tock for the bench banquettes against the back wall.