Miami's Best New Bars of 2016 (So Far)

The entrepreneurial taproom owners of South Florida had some serious foresight . They somehow know this summer was going to be so blistering spicy that we ’d need more than one or two raw places to get a cold beer and dusty A / C : we ’d need all form of them . Be that a rooftop cocktail lair , a Bird Rd brewery , or a beer garden on the Intracoastal . No matter what kind of atmosphere you want to help you escape the blistering rays of that wretched Dominicus , somebody has opened a bar this year that ’ll avail you do it . And the follow are the honorable ones that opened in the first one-half of 2016 .

Baby Jane

You know what fathom great after a long solar day of speculative conversation about Brickell condos ? Cold beer and foie gras croquettes . Or at least that ’s what the guys behind Brickell ’s newest spot are banking on , with a menu of eats crafted by Chef Michael Beltran ( of Ariete ) that you wo n’t typically find in the bar scene . The squad from Sidebar is couple that imaginative menu with a rotating board of house - made clout , and in - mansion cocktails like the Jane and Juice : Bombay Sapphire cotton gin , cucumber bitter , lime juice , St.-Germain , and egg white . All swear out in a dark , mysterious corner spot tucked flop before the Brickell Ave Bridge .

Tap 42

Unlike so many multitude who hold up north of the county line of products , the guys who ’ve been running Broward ’s best brunch party for the last half - decennary are really dare to venture into the unknown that is Miami . And what a entry it ’s been . The Gables ’ newest hot spot does the Lauderdale original one better , taking the traditional card of 42 draft beers and putting it in an even larger space , with bottomless brunches on Saturday AND Sunday , along with a $ 3 - off happy hour every weekday . And they ’re not done in Dade . Come twilight , a new midtown location will open up in the space formerly occupy by Apeiro .

The Anderson

Remember that crazy pianoforte bar on 79th St you randomly end up at a twain years ago , where the piano player made fun of you as soon as you walked in ? Well it ’s The Anderson now . A creation of the Bar Lab team that ’s stocked with inventive cocktails and a menu curated by Vagabond ’s Alex Chang . The plaza is done up in ' LXXX nostalgia , from vintage cigarette advert on the wall to deglutition with names like “ Trapper Keeper ” and “ Too Old for this Sh*t . ” Out back it ’s get an urban beach set up with picnic table on sand leading out to “ the shack , ” a little beach bungalow that serves up a smaller menu .

Campton Yard

With a name that ’s clearly an court to Eazy - E and Dr. Dre ’s failed endeavour at building a retro baseball park , celebrity chef Spike Mendelsohn has institute South Beach its first legitimate beer garden . Out behind the Hall Hotel on Washington Ave , you’re able to sip on an impressive survival of the fittest of local craft beer while munch on the “ big piece of tail pretzel ” or one of their many strength hot weenie crown with everything from fry nut to mango . If drinking is n’t entertainment enough , the prevention ’s got Ping River - pong , cornhole , and even outsized Connect Four . And also a hebdomadal beer niff league , where your entrance fee also includes one free twirler .

Sugar

The three - year traffic nightmare that ’s been Brickell City Centre construction is almost over , and our first sense of taste of the expected payoff open up this May with Brickell ’s first true rooftop bar . The views are unparalleled from 40 tarradiddle up , with a clear line of peck to Miami Beach and Key Biscayne . Sugar is adorned to feel like an Asian garden , with tables neatly hidden under tropical foliage . The food and drinks have a far - east sense too , with thing like the Sesame Sling – a cotton gin drink that feel like the alcohol-dependent version of a sushi roll . And you ’ll need it to cool your clapper after trying the Korean spicy boneless chicken wings , all the playfulness of twice - fried wimp without the pesky bones .

Pawn Broker

Drinking in the bathing tub is a time - honored custom shared by everyone from stressed - out ma to strung - out rockstars . Drinking FROM a bathtub ? Usually reserved for St. Bernards . Unless that bathtub is hold Giggle Water , a lavender infused cocktail dish in a mini bathing tub at downtown ’s first rooftop streak . This swanky spot at the top of the Langford Hotel has a whole slew of other creative drinks , which you ’ll ask to chill off if you settle to have an after - employment beverage on their outdoor patio with a 360 - degree view of the metropolis .

The ' 80s and ' 90 nostalgia is strong in 2016 ’s harvest of new bars . That becomes painfully evident the moment you take the air into this new SoFi drinking den and are greeted by a jumbo neon cocktail sign – a protection to the 1988 Tom Cruise classicCocktail . The epithet on the boozing menu shout out to more late twentieth - century pop polish , with cocktail named Swedish Chef , Salute Your Shorts , and NWA ( Negroni with Attitude ) . It ’s a club in the sense you ’ll find a dance story and a live disc jockey , but the table are more for sipping drinks than enjoin bottles . And on weekend nighttime , the view here is every act as beautiful as you ’ll find in places with $ 50 cover .

Portico

Do you know The Diplomat , that giant teal - and - glass construction along Hollywood Beach ? It ’s getting a major face lifting , and the first big variety is this raw legal community at Diplomat Landing . The waterside beer garden has a ill-scented outdoor vibe over with an old VW bus and waiting room death chair along the intracoastal . The menu is designed to try a short of a pot , offering 7 oz pours of wine and beer along with pizza , cheese boards , and salads . All of it is food twinkle enough for hot weather , but savory enough that you ’ll want to take advantage of the telling drink menu .

1306

In the past , a barroom that ’s only signage was a flick violent neon light that take “ Bar ” would be the kind of berth you ’d find guys whose approximation of breakfast was an eggs white cocktail . But in retro - unhinged 2016 , a sign like that credibly means the bar is a dark - wooded drinkery with craft cocktails , an talkative garden , and plush leather furniture . Such is the case with 1306 , the new 5 am bar that ’s pose a card crafted by a Broken Shaker alumnus and keeps the crapulence classy and comfortable . Once the weather gets coolheaded , patron can even head out back to the bar ’s impressive garden space – which is currently usable to rent for private effect .

Lincoln’s Beard

This burgeoning picture gallery and boutique space just get its very own brewery and taproom , for all those who bed craft beer , but not traffic , in Wynwood . The guy wire who once offer to buy AB InBev for $ 26,000 just got their feet off the dry land as brewers , and are serving up diminished quantities of their own stuff on Wednesdays , Fridays , and Saturdays until yield ramps up . But you could still grab pints of an variety of beer if you want to go and tope now .

Caviar Russe

In the city that has the gamy rate of people under 35 living with their parent , the most logical business to open is a caviare bar , right ? Right . Because if last with your parent does n’t countenance you live like a billionaire on the weekend , then what ’s even the degree ? So go ahead , mom - dweller , and hit this over - the - top spot at the Four Seasons that boasts 10 different caviar and 20 different bubbly , all served under meth bubbles on Calacatta marble table , and gold Bernardaud plate .

The Deck at Island Gardens

If there ’s one matter that was holding Miami back , it was our serious dearth of fancy waterfront bars for the super - rich . So our brave civic drawing card remove military action , and leased this prime piece of public waterfront land to a developer who ’s give the city what we so urgently needed . This new spot by the Miami Children ’s Museum has stunning views of Biscayne Bay the the Downtown horizon , which can be enjoyed from any number of private tables as you mind to house music and sip grow . Sign up herefor our casual Miami electronic mail and be the first to get all the food / drink / playfulness in townspeople .

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