5am
Mary ’s Coin Laundry & CafeteriaCoconut GroveStart your day like any Miamian : with your first cup of Cuban coffee . This place is nothing more than a laundromat with a food for thought window and some tables and chairs , but it ’s undecided 24 hours a daylight , is a hub for night - sack cops and 20 - somethings doing washing at unearthly hours , and bluster some of the most veritable Cuban food around .
6am
Watch the sunriseMiami BeachSince you ’re awake and probably just stumbled out of E11even , you might as well watch the sunrise . reach the hill at South Point Park at the southerly tip of South Beach .
7am
start out tanning earlyMiami BeachJust short of hellhole , there is nothing as hot as a Miami beach day . But it ’s still something you should do – and the earlier the better . Head there before the bunch , park in the public lot at 21st and Collins Avenue , and attempt a tan like an actual Miamian .
8am
Get coffee at French BakeryPalmetto BayTypically , a strip show shopping center right off US1 in the center of Palmetto Bay would n’t call “ PARIS , ” but in this case , it does . Go for your morning coffee and “ pain Astronomical Unit chocolat , ” as the Gallic multitude who work there and like to pretend they ’re not in Miami call it , and be prepared to wait in line . The locals love to begin their morning at French Bakery .
9am
Go kayaking at Oleta River State ParkNorth Miami BeachIn Miami , we do n’t just have yacht . Some of us have kayak . At this home commons , you’re able to rent one and paddle out on Oleta River and Biscayne Bay , where you ’ll see heap of wildlife , really big bird , a gargantuan sandbar , and people who do own yachts .
10am
Take a behind - the - tantrum term of enlistment of Jungle IslandMacArthur CausewayIf you ’ve ever had a really firm desire to get up close and personal with some lemur ( and tortoises and kangaroo and giant , scary reptilian ) , now ’s the time to do it . A individual template goes with you to feed you selective information and also verify you do n’t get attack . Then you get to go home and say all your friend you spent the morning play with lemur .
11am
Get a smoothy at Under The Mango TreeSouth BeachSet yourself up for the day at this tiny juice , smoothie , and acai bowlful joint . Depending on how serious you are , you’re able to also become a steady and partake in a cleanse . For $ 53 a daytime , you get a curated five - serving mix of juice and smoothies . After all , bikini bod time of year iseveryseason here .
Noon
Eat dejeuner at Lemoni CafeBuena VistaFor Miami with a clearly Mediterranean flavor , head to Lemoni Cafe and grade the Hellenic plate with homemade humous , toasted pocket bread , olives , and feta . That ’s the intelligent itinerary . Or you could do the Nutella sandwich . We say , why choose ?
1pm
Have a picnic at VizcayaCoconut GroveSomething send for “ rules ” says you ca n’t actually bring your own nutrient and wine , but the café that ’s there can altogether make you a boxed lunch for two . All you have to do is contribute the mantle , the Pavarotti CD , an iPad that streamsThe Notebook , your handwritten poems and whatever else you need to reenactLady And The Tramp .
2pm
Go kiteboarding at Crandon ParkKey BiscayneCrandon Park is where you go for everything . It has golfing , tennis , nature trail , Rhizophora mangle , butterfly garden , BBQ spots , educational facility , and yes , kiteboarding . You do n’t have to be a pro , either , as you may get a dual lesson with a acquaintance or family fellow member for $ 75 per hour . Then go out on the Atlantic and try not to get suffer .
3pm
Go to Hades on Hell ’s BayHomesteadOriginally name because someone said it was “ hell on earth to get into , hell to get out of , ” this canoe track lets you paddle through mangroves , small pool , bay , campsites , and the gargantuan swampland that is Everglades National Park . If you want to go the whole way , admonish your girlfriend ahead of time . It call for six hours to paddle through the whole affair .
4pm
Drink high tea at Cauley SquareCauley SquareWanna be classy ? Drink tea . And do it at Cauley Square Tea Room , which has been transporting Miamians to the British countryside since 1974 . Try the hazelnut earthnut grim tea with your finger’s breadth sandwiches ( fancy ) .
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5pm
Go to Schnebly Redland ’s Winery & BreweryRedlandPick up some croquetas ( because in Miami , they go with everything ) , drive reeeeally far south to Redland , and look for the thatch - roof construction in the center of nowhere , B.F.E. Congrats , you ’ve find South Florida ’s only wine maker . This is also the part of Miami where citizenry farm thing , so it habituate the region ’s exotic fruit to make beer and vino : like mango , guava , coconut , autumn pumpkin , and our personal favorite , lychee .
6pm
Take a bike ride over Rickenbacker CausewayKey BiscayneThis is Miami ’s gateway to the Keys . It ’s a petty more than five miles long , function right over the water , is edge by a beach , and has amazing views of the Downtown Miami skyline . End at Rusty Pelican for happy minute , and even non - gymnastic man will realize the immenseness of this activeness .
7pm
Do dinner party at spigot 42Coral GablesThis newly open Ft . Lauderdale transplant bring “ gastropub ” up several glam notches – thisisMiami after all . Try the bacon & corn guacamole and “ inhibition ” Warren Burger – then agenda repeat visit so you may sample the more than 50 craft beer on tap .
8pm
Get a glass of wine at Le KokeLittle HavanaWhen Calle Ocho tries to get swish , it open up a wine and tappa bark bar that very few people know about ( in all likelihood because it ’s a posh wine cake on Calle Ocho ) , but everyone should . When you get there , demand for Laura . She ’s one of the co - owner and be intimate everything about the century of wine bottles along the wall .
9pm
Listen to experience music at Black Point Ocean GrillCutler BayOnly the locals know about this place , part because it ’s a restaurant in the equivalent of a back - alley marina , but mainly because it ’s sooo far south that you ’d really have no other ground to even determine it . Because of that , though , it has its enshroud appeal , one of them being that you could usually look on cheap drinks and a decent cover isthmus .
10pm
impose The Butcher ShopWynwoodThis no - falderol , German - style beer garden will make you enquire if you are still in Miami – until you commend that you still do n’t need a perspirer . The German pretzel with bechamel sauce and various blimp platter are the biggest hits , and of course of action there ’s the beer menu ’s 14 draft copy , 19 bottles , and regular specials .
11pm
Midnight
Join the late - night crowds at Batch GastropubBrickellBatch is beneficial at anytime of solar day . Literally . It has a reasonably - priced volaille - and - waffle brunch , high - end pothouse food like lobster fritters and dry - rubbed hanger steak skewer , and at this time of night , Brickell ’s fine partiers toast cocktails on rap , slay on each other and eating gnocchi mac n ’ cheese with gruyere and “ Dorito rubble ” until 4 am .
1am
hold off in line at Casola ’s Pizzeria & Sub ShopCoral WayCasola ’s pizza is a mainstay in Miami , and your friends are always envious when you ’ve gone without them . It ’s open really late , so go at 1 am with the UM Thomas Kid who have probably just stumbled out of Blackbird Ordinary , and be inclined to stand in line . This cheesy , dripping , bigger - than - your - brain slice of pizza is always worth the wait .
2am
wipe out tacos , booze tequila at Bodega Taqueria y TequilaSouth BeachThose masses who say “ nothing safe bechance after 2 am ” have clearly never been to this wetback shop and speakeasy . Or Miami . At Bodega , you could set about with Chimichurri steak tacos for two or a roasted pork barrel tostada for just $ 8 at the indoor “ taco hand truck , ” and then cabbage through the beat up port - a - potty door and discover yourself in a swanky tequila waiting room .
3am
Hangout with TedSoFiThis spot is for everyone . It ’s an absolutely no - frills place that ’s usually packed with regulars who we are n’t sure have job , waitresses who just got off work , and anyone who want a cheap workmanship cocktail and a good late - dark story on a weekday .
4am
Stuff your face at enceinte PinkSoFiRegardless of the fact that Big Pink has an all - day ( and night ) breakfast card with Oreo hot cake and “ Burger Bennies , ” which is fundamentally a burger topped with egg - over - easy and Canadian bacon , the primary reason you go is because it ’s open all nighttime long and has portions big enough to fulfil any severity of the munchies . Plus , at this hour , the people keep an eye on is fantastic – you might even flow into the same people you just see at Bodega or Ted ’s .
Continue partying at Club SpaceDowntown MiamiAt Club Space , the company never stops . Literally . Your next day will be all unworthy , but if you ’re up at this 60 minutes , Space is where it ’s at . Stay longer and you might even captivate the sunrise – find out it from the rooftop of this EDM party palace is usually a foretoken of a good night .
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