Best Cocktail Bars in Florida

Florida's cocktail scene stretches from Little Havana to Tampa's Hyde Park. The best cocktail bars in Florida start with Café La Trova in Miami, which was No. 21 on The World's 50 Best Bars 2022. Sunny's Steakhouse in Little River offers 148 possible martini variations and made the 2026 Spirited Awards Top 4 for Best U.S. Restaurant Bar. South Beach's Macchialina was a U.S. East regional honoree in that category. Ball & Chain, established in 1935, sits on SW 8th Street in Little Havana. Tampa's Jekyll serves molecular cocktails, and The Copper Shaker Ybor pours in Ybor City. Ball & Chain recommends larger parties book a table in advance. These are the bars we would start with.