Cocktail Bars in Miami
Miami's cocktail bars run from Cuban cantineros to Italian aperitivo. The best cocktail bars in Miami start in Little Havana at Café La Trova, Julio Cabrera's cantinero-style bar, placed 42nd in North America for 2026, where men must wear sleeves. Viceversa, Valentino Longo's aperitivo bar in the Elser Hotel lobby downtown, rose to 46th on the same list and took the 2026 Spirited Award for Best U.S. Hotel Bar. Bar Kaiju, on the mezzanine of The Citadel in Little River, builds its menu around monsters; Swizzle Rum Bar & Drinkery on Collins Avenue keeps more than 150 rums; and Champagne Bar at Four Seasons Surf Club takes no reservations. These are the sixteen we would start with.
★ TOP 1050 BESTCocktail BarCafé La Trova
Julio Cabrera, the Roku Industry Icon for North America's 50 Best in 2023, built this Calle Ocho bar on the cantinero tradition: handcrafted daiquiris, mojitos, and El Presidente cocktails served by bartenders in traditional attire who treat acrobatic bottle work as craft rather than showmanship. With a No. 82 placing on The World's 50 Best Bars extended list in 2025 and No. 13 on North America's ranking, Café La Trova channels authentic Cuban drinking culture through a collaboration with James Beard Award-winning chef Michelle Bernstein. Live music runs nightly. The retro nostalgia is real, not performed. The latest lists place it at No. 42 on North America's 50 Best Bars 2026.
971 SW 8th Street, Miami, FL 33130Sun-Thu 4pm-12am, Fri-Sat 4pm-2amFull profile
★ TOP 10SPIRITEDHotel BarViceversa
Valentino Longo, trained at Stravinskij Bar Rome, the Ritz London, and Corinthia London before winning Bombay Sapphire's Most Imaginative Bartender in 2019, opened this Italian aperitivo bar at The Elser Hotel in 2024. The Negroni Sbagliato leads sales, the Affogato Martini folds housemade pistachio gelato into an espresso martini framework, and the sixty-seat room blends Italian heritage with Miami's cosmopolitan energy. ViceVersa brings a European aperitivo discipline to a city that was overdue for one. It won Best U.S. Hotel Bar at the 2026 Tales of the Cocktail Spirited Awards.
398 NE 5th Street, Miami, FLMon-Sun 5pm-12amFull profile- Sweet Liberty★ TOP 1050 BESTCocktail Bar
Sweet Liberty
The late John Lermayer co-founded this Collins Park bar as a venue that could serve both industry professionals and tourists without compromising for either audience, and his legacy endures: the bar reached No. 21 on The World's 50 Best Bars 2018 and was No. 94 on the 51-100 list in 2022. Sweet Liberty's cocktail program operates with the technical rigour of a ranked bar and the accessibility of a neighborhood local. The creative American food program reinforces a philosophy that treats food and drink as co-equal rather than hierarchical. Tales of the Cocktail has nominated the team for American Bartender of the Year. The nomination understates the achievement.
237 20th St, Ste B, Miami Beach, FL 33139Daily 4pm-5amFull profile - The Broken Shaker★ TOP 1050 BESTHotel Bar
The Broken Shaker
The poolside bar at the Freehand Hotel earned two James Beard nominations and a Best American Hotel Bar award from Tales of the Cocktail by treating its garden as a cocktail ingredient. House-made elixirs, syrups, and infusions drawn from herbs grown steps from the bar top produce drinks with a freshness that imported ingredients cannot replicate. The tropical courtyard, disco ball, mismatched furniture, sparkling pool, sets a tone that dozens of Miami bars have attempted to copy. None have matched the original's combination of craft and chaos.
2727 Indian Creek Drive, Miami Beach, FL 33140Sun-Thu 5pm-12am, Fri-Sat 5pm-1amFull profile 
★ TOP 10NORTH AMERICA'S 50 BESTCocktail BarBar Kaiju
A monster and Asian cinema-themed cocktail bar on the second floor of The Citadel food hall, Bar Kaiju earned Bon Appétit's Best New Bars in the U.S. recognition alongside Miami New Times' Best Cocktails award in 2024. The graphic novel-style menu moves from light and refreshing to dark and spirit-forward, with the Groot, cask-aged roasted hazelnut bourbon, peach, Palo Cortado, dry vermouth, anchoring the heavier end. Industrial loft design and electric red lighting give the room a visual identity as distinctive as the drinks. Bar Kaiju surprises seasoned travelers because it should. The latest lists place it at No. 70 on the North America's 50 Best Bars 51-100 list in 2026.
8300 NE 2nd Ave, Miami, FL 33138Tue-Thu 6pm-1am, Fri-Sat 7pm-2am, Sun 6pm-1am, Mon closedFull profile- Champagne Bar at Four Seasons Surf Club★ TOP 10PINNACLECocktail Bar
Champagne Bar at Four Seasons Surf Club
Head of Mixology Leo Varona and Bar Director Jonathan Gabbay pair an extensive champagne selection with innovative cocktails in a setting that channels the storied Surf Club's palm-fringed legacy. A Top 4 finalist for Best U.S. Hotel Bar at the Tales of the Cocktail Spirited Awards in consecutive years, most recently 2026, this Surfside address delivers timeless luxury without the stuffiness that luxury hotel bars often default to. Gabbay's Champagne Bar on Tour takes the concept to Singapore and Paris, extending Miami's influence internationally.
9011 Collins Avenue, Surfside, FL 33154Mon-Wed 3pm-12am, Thu-Sat 3pm-1am, Sun 3pm-12amFull profile - Sunny's Steakhouse★ TOP 10Cocktail Bar
Sunny's Steakhouse
Sunny's is the Little River steakhouse from the team behind Jaguar Sun, opened in its permanent form in October 2024 with half its seats outdoors and an indoor bar and terrace kept entirely for walk-ins. Cocktails sit at the front of the offer, classics alongside no-ABV options and large-format drinks, and the restaurant's own site cites Robb Report's Best New Restaurant in America.
7357 NW Miami Ct, Miami, FL 33150Daily 5:30pm-11pmFull profile 
★ TOP 10Cocktail BarMacchialina
Macchialina is the Alton Road taverna of chef Michael Pirolo and sommelier Jacqueline Pirolo, whose wine work won the Michelin Guide Florida Sommelier Award in 2025, and its bar keeps a negroni on draft of Wabasso gin, Gran Classico and Berto Rosso. The cocktail list is split into to start, shaken and complex, and stirred and direct, with a Midnight in Sicily of double-oaked bourbon, cacao-infused Macchia Rosso and Averna among the stirred.
810 Alton Rd, Miami Beach, FL 33139Mon-Thu 6pm-10pm; Fri-Sun 5pm-11pmFull profile- LPM Miami★ TOP 10Cocktail Bar
LPM Miami
LPM Restaurant & Bar brings the French Riviera to Brickell Bay Drive, with signature cocktails served at a zinc bar in a room of French shutters and Mediterranean art. The bar menu is divided into classics, ephemeral seasonal drinks, a sans alcool section and recipes for friends, and includes an 1889 Americano of Martini Ambrato and Suze with toasted pineapple and a shared absinthe fountain called Room 22.
1300 Brickell Bay Dr, Miami, FL 33131Mon-Fri 12pm-3pm, 5pm-11pm; Sat-Sun 12pm-3pm, 6pm-11pmFull profile 
★ TOP 10NORTH AMERICA'S 50 BESTHotel BarSwizzle Rum Bar & Drinkery
Named Best Cocktail Bar in Florida for 2025 and ranked No. 78 on the North America's 50 Best Bars 51-100 list in 2025, this Collins Avenue rum bar at The Stiles Hotel builds its program around the Caribbean's defining spirit with a depth that casual tiki bars cannot approach. Regional Top 10 Honoree at the 2025 Spirited Awards for Best U.S. Hotel Bar (East), Swizzle operates late enough to catch the post-midnight crowd and seriously enough to hold its own against daytime scrutiny. The rum collection alone justifies a dedicated visit.
1120 Collins Ave, Miami Beach, FL 33139, United StatesMon-Thu 7pm-3am, Fri-Sat 7pm-4am, Sun 7pm-3amFull profile- Panamericano BarPINNACLECocktail Bar
Panamericano Bar
Panamericano Bar sits behind Novecento in Brickell, through a hidden entrance with a buzzer, and celebrates the spirits of the Americas. Only spirits from the Americas stand on the back bar, the room takes its cue from Charles H. Baker's library, and a custom bar puts guests at eye level with the bartenders. It opened in 2024, and Miami New Times called it a temple of mixology. The menu offers two takes on the Remember the Maine and a series of Cocktail Ceremonies, including a zero-proof Water Divination served to blindfolded guests. It is open Tuesday to Saturday from 5pm, and tables can be booked on OpenTable. The Pinnacle Guide gives it 1 Pin.
900 S Miami Ave #260 (2nd floor, inside Novecento), Miami, FL 33130Tue-Thu 5pm-12am, Fri-Sat 5pm-2am, Sun-Mon closedFull profile 
Cocktail Bar1986 Steak House
Opened in May 2026 at Mayfair in the Grove, 1986 Steak House is Grupo Orfano's Argentine steak house in Coconut Grove, and the reason it belongs in a bar directory is who built the drinks. The cocktail program was designed from scratch by Tres Monos, the Buenos Aires bar ranked among the world's best, with Tres Monos bar manager Agostina Gerling relocating to Miami to run it. The menu of ten signature cocktails brings Argentine flavors to Miami, from the Chimi Highball to the Matetini, poured at a bar of warm leather stools beneath a tier-lit wall of wine bottles.
2911 Grand Avenue, Suite 111, Coconut Grove, Miami, FL 33133Sun-Thu 12pm-10pm; Fri-Sat 12pm-11pmFull profile
Hotel BarMiniBar Miami
MiniBar is a small cocktail bar in the Urbanica hotel on Meridian Avenue in South of Fifth, a few blocks from South Pointe Park. The room has a short counter under a planted canopy and a mural, with extra seats in a courtyard outside. The list covers house cocktails, martinis and whiskey, with a daily happy hour from 4pm to 8pm and a themed night from Monday to Thursday.
Urbanica The Meridian Hotel, 418 Meridian Ave, Miami Beach, FL 33139, United StatesOpen Daily 4PM-2AMFull profile- Brother's KeeperCocktail Bar
Brother's Keeper
Brother's Keeper is a neighborhood bar on Alton Road from Chris Hudnall and Randy Alonso of Lost Boy & Co., with chef Josh Elliott and Ellie Groden of QP Tapas running the kitchen. The room takes its cue from Miami Vice, whose first episode gave the bar its name, with neon, mirrored walls, a fish tank, a pool table and darts. The drinks list leans on martinis and house cocktails, including a dirty Bread Service Martini made with house brine and served with a croissant, and there is a daily happy hour.
1710 Alton Rd, Miami Beach, FL 33139, United StatesDaily 4pm-2amFull profile - Monterrey BarHotel Bar
Monterrey Bar
Monterrey Bar is the lobby cocktail bar of The Standard Spa on Belle Isle, named after the Monterrey Motel that Norman Giller designed on the site in 1953. The small room is built around a T-shaped bar topped in Amazonite stone, with Afromosia wood panelling, a Murano glass chandelier and a set of 1980s pop art prints by Geoffrey Rose on the shelves. The list is mostly stirred drinks and twists on classics, with a Japanese and Chinese leaning bar menu, a weekday aperitivo hour and vinyl sets on weekends.
The Standard Spa, Miami Beach, 40 Island Ave, Miami Beach, FL 33139, United StatesDaily 5pm-12amFull profile - VecinosHotel Bar
Vecinos
Vecinos is the bar of Hotel Trouvail, an Art Deco hotel on Indian Creek in Mid-Beach, with seats in the lobby and on a patio under striped umbrellas facing the creek. The cocktail list comes from the team behind Medium Cool with bartender Christine Wiseman, and runs from martinis made with avocado oil washed gin to a plantain Campari Negroni built on tequila. Food is by the Caracas Bakery team, with Venezuelan and Spanish small plates, bread and a burger.
Hotel Trouvail, 3101 Indian Creek Dr, Miami Beach, FL 33140, United StatesWed-Fri 4pm-12am, Sat-Sun 12pm-12am, closed Mon and TueFull profile
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