Top Bars in Miami

The honest version: 58 places in the city put you on a roof. Only some are bars in the strict sense — the rest are restaurants whose terrace has a bar and a view, which is what most people mean anyway. South Beach and Brickell have the density; Wynwood has the ones without a dress code. Go early for sunset or late for the skyline, and skip the middle.

• 4.40 Live Rooftop · Design District,
• Adrift Mare · Brickell,
• Amal Miami · Coconut Grove,
• Amazónico · Brickell,
• Area 31 · Brickell,
• ART Wynwood (Arlo Roof Top) · Wynwood,
• Astra Miami Rooftop · Wynwood,
• Bahia · Brickell,
• Blue Water Cafe · Downtown,
• Brooklyn Chop House Steakhouse Miami · Wynwood,
• Carnaval Rooftop · South Beach,
• Catch · South Beach,
• CC Rooftop Social Club · Wynwood,
• Cebada Rooftop · Coral Gables,
• Cielo Restaurant & Lounge · Aventura,
• cloudM Rooftop Bar · Brickell,
• cloudM Rooftop Pool & Bar · Downtown,
• Dior Cafe · Design District,
• Dolores But You Can Call Me Lolita · Brickell,
• Edgewater Rooftop + Bar · Edgewater,
• El Patio South Beach · South Beach,
• Elevar Rooftop · Wynwood,
• Elevar Wynwood · Edgewater,
• Habitat at 1 Hotel · South Beach,
• HIGHBAR Pool + Bar + Sky · South Beach,
• Higher Ground · Wynwood,
• Hotel Colonnade's Aragon Café · Coral Gables,
• INTIMAR Peruvian Restaurant · Sunny Isles Beach,
• Julia & Henry's · Downtown,
• Klaw Miami · Edgewater,
• Komodo · Brickell,
• La Ferneteria (Rooftop Miami) · Wynwood,
• Las' Lap Miami · South Beach,
• Level 6 Rooftop · Coconut Grove,
• Maíz y Agave · Coral Gables,
• Mila · South Beach,
• Ocean View on Nine · Sunny Isles Beach,
• Puttshack · Brickell,
• Room 55 Speakeasy & Rooftop Cocktail Bar · South Beach,
• Rosa Sky · Brickell,
• SALVAJE · Midtown,
• Seia · Brickell,
• Sipsip · Coconut Grove,
• Sky Bar · Bal Harbour,
• Strawberry Moon · South Beach,
• Sugar · Brickell,
• Tap 42 Craft Kitchen + Bar · Aventura,
• Terras Rooftop · Little Havana,
• That's Amore · South Beach,
• The Citadel · Little River,
• The Roof at Esme Hotel · South Beach,
• The Twisted Tonic · South Beach,
• TULUM Rooftop Bar & Restaurant · Brickell,
• Vilebrequin La Plage · South Beach,
• Vista Rooftop Bar & Lounge · Brickell,
• Watr at the 1 Rooftop · Mid-Beach,
• Whynot Wynwood · Wynwood,
• Yamashiro Miami · Downtown

Miami's bar scene is broad and diverse yet small enough that the same names recur: North America's 50 Best Bars, the Spirited Awards, the Pinnacle Guide. Worth knowing these are industry-voted, not crowd-voted, so they reward technique and consistency over volume.

• Bar Kaiju · Little River,
• Barcelona Wine Bar · Wynwood,
• Broken Shaker · South Beach,
• Champagne Bar at The Surf Club · Bal Harbour,
• Churchill's Pub · MiMo,
• Dante's HiFi · Wynwood,
• El Carajo International Tapas & Wine · Little Havana,
• Grails Miami · Wynwood,
• Lagniappe · Midtown,
• Magie Little River · Little River,
• Palace Bar · South Beach,
• Panamericano · Brickell,
• Sweet Liberty · South Beach,
• Swizzle Rum Bar & Drinkery · South Beach,
• WATER LION Wine + Alchemy · South Beach,
• Zuma · Downtown

The genre has been done to death nationally, and plenty of these are a curtain and a password rather than a real second room. The ones on this list have an actual hidden space and a bar program worth the theatre.

• 400 Vinyl Room · Downtown,
• 8Street Brickell · Brickell,
• Amor Miami · Wynwood,
• Blind Tiger Experience Aventura · Aventura,
• Bodega Taqueria y Tequila Coconut Grove · Coconut Grove,
• Bodega Taqueria y Tequila Coral Gables · Coral Gables,
• Bodega Taqueria y Tequila South Beach · South Beach,
• Copper 29 Bar · Coral Gables,
• Coyo Taco Brickell · Brickell,
• Coyo Taco Wynwood · Wynwood,
• Double Knot Miami · Wynwood,
• El Laundry Room | Speakeasy · Doral,
• El Secreto Omakase · Mid-Beach,
• Floyd Miami · Downtown,
• Jolene Sound Room · Downtown,
• Kaona Room · Downtown,
• La Poubelle · North Beach,
• Little Torch · Mid-Beach,
• Mae's Room · Coconut Grove,
• Mezcalista · South Beach,
• MODE · Downtown,
• Panamericano · Brickell,
• Red Phone Booth · Brickell,
• Room 55 Speakeasy & Rooftop Cocktail Bar · South Beach,
• Rum Room · Mid-Beach,
• Si Papa · Coconut Grove,
• SottoVoce · Midtown,
• Sushi by Scratch Miami · Coconut Grove,
• Swizzle Rum Bar & Drinkery · South Beach,
• The Canvas Bar · Edgewater,
• The Den at Azabu Miami Beach · South Beach,
• The Lounge at Dua · Brickell,
• The Pink Room · Wynwood,
• The ScapeGoat · South Beach,
• The Tea Room · Brickell,
• The Tuck Room · North Miami Beach,
• The White Elephant Cocktail Bar · Wynwood,
• Wasska Lounge · Downtown,
• XINO · Aventura

Surprisingly rare for a city built on a bay. Most waterfront rooms here are restaurants first, so the bar-only list is short — but on a good evening these are the best seats in Miami.

• Bay View Bar · Brickell,
• Edgewater Rooftop + Bar · Edgewater,
• Fresco Beach Bar & Grill · Bal Harbour,
• Gramps Getaway · Key Biscayne,
• Ke-uH · Sunny Isles Beach,
• Opera House Miami · Edgewater,
• Regatta Grove · Coconut Grove,
• The Cleat · Key Biscayne,
• The Wetlab · Key Biscayne,
• Zuma · Downtown

Jazz, Latin, DJ sets and the occasional live band. Little Havana and Downtown carry more of this than South Beach does, which surprises visitors.

• 8Street Brickell · Brickell,
• ART Wynwood (Arlo Roof Top) · Wynwood,
• Bar Tulio's · Wynwood,
• Barracuda Taphouse & Grill · Coconut Grove,
• Bay 13 Brewery & Kitchen · Coral Gables,
• Blackbird Ordinary · Brickell,
• Blue Martini · Brickell,
• Bodega Taqueria y Tequila South Beach · South Beach,
• Broken Shaker · South Beach,
• Casa D Miami · Wynwood,
• Casa La Rubia · Wynwood,
• CC Rooftop Social Club · Wynwood,
• Cebada Rooftop · Coral Gables,
• Cervecería La Tropical · Wynwood,
• Churchill's Pub · MiMo,
• cloudM Rooftop Bar · Brickell,
• Conventillo · Little River,
• Copper 29 Bar · Coral Gables,
• Cru Wynwood · Midtown,
• D'Cata for VIP Wine Club · Doral,
• Dante's HiFi · Wynwood,
• Dojo Izakaya · Coral Gables,
• Double Knot Miami · Wynwood,
• Drift · Mid-Beach,
• Floyd Miami · Downtown,
• Fritz and Franz Bierhaus · Coral Gables,
• Grails Miami · Wynwood,
• HIGHBAR Pool + Bar + Sky · South Beach,
• Higher Ground · Wynwood,
• Hive · Wynwood,
• Jolene Sound Room · Downtown,
• Kava Kavern · MiMo,
• Lagniappe · Midtown,
• Living Room · Mid-Beach,
• Lost Boy Dry Goods · Downtown,
• Lunasol · Wynwood,
• Mae's Room · Coconut Grove,
• Magie Little River · Little River,
• Mary Lou's Miami · South Beach,
• Mezcalista · South Beach,
• Mickey Burkes · South Beach,
• MODE · Downtown,
• Muse Miami · Midtown,
• Over Under · Downtown,
• Palace Bar · South Beach,
• Privilege Cocktail Lounge · South Beach,
• PUB 52 Gastro + Kitchen · South Miami,
• Regatta Grove · Coconut Grove,
• Rosario · Brickell,
• Rumors · Doral,
• Sala de Despecho Brickell · Brickell,
• Sala de Despecho Wynwood (NW 2nd Ave) · Wynwood,
• Saloni Bar by Meraki · Downtown,
• Se7aS Bar · Coral Gables,
• Shots Miami · Wynwood,
• Spanglish Miami · Wynwood,
• Supernatural Haus · Little River,
• Sweet Caroline Karaoke Bar - Wynwood · Wynwood,
• Sweet Liberty · South Beach,
• Thank You Miami Cocina & Beer House · Little Havana,
• The Bar Coral Gables · Coral Gables,
• The Biltmore Bar · Coral Gables,
• The Canvas Bar · Edgewater,
• The Cleat · Key Biscayne,
• The Commodore · Coconut Grove,
• The Globe · Coral Gables,
• The Greystone Bar · Mid-Beach,
• The Lounge at Dua · Brickell,
• The St. Regis Bar · Bal Harbour,
• The Triangle · MiMo,
• The Twisted Tonic · South Beach,
• thedeck · Wynwood,
• Tipsy Flamingo · Downtown,
• Wiener Dog Brewery · Little River,
• Zuma · Downtown

A recent and welcome arrival. Natural wine has taken hold in Little River and Coconut Grove in particular, usually with a short food menu that outperforms the room's size.

• Alloy Bistro Gourmet · Downtown,
• Bar Derriere Natural Wine · Mid-Beach,
• Barcelona Wine Bar · Wynwood,
• Chèvre · Coconut Grove,
• D'Cata for VIP Wine Club · Doral,
• El Carajo International Tapas & Wine · Little Havana,
• Happy Wine · Coconut Grove,
• Lagniappe · Midtown,
• Magie Coconut Grove · Coconut Grove,
• Magie Little River · Little River,
• Picoteo · Wynwood,
• Sixty Vines · Downtown,
• Sospiro Wine Bar & Cucina · Coral Gables,
• SottoVoce · Midtown,
• Vinya Wine & Market · Key Biscayne

For a World Cup host city, the sports-bar bench is deeper than the cocktail bench. Big screens, big rooms, and most of them will show whatever you ask for if you ask early.

• 305 Sports Bar · Brickell,
• Abbey Brewing Company · South Beach,
• American Social · Brickell,
• Batch Gastropub · Brickell,
• Bay 13 Brewery & Kitchen · Coral Gables,
• Black Market Miami · Downtown,
• Champions Bar & Grill · Doral,
• Clevelander · South Beach,
• Deli Lane Cafe & Sunset Tavern · South Miami,
• Doral Billiards & Sports Bar · Doral,
• Drexel's · South Beach,
• Duffy's Sports Grill · North Miami Beach,
• Finnegan's Way · South Beach,
• Five Iron Golf · Coral Gables,
• Flanigan's Seafood Bar and Grill Coconut Grove · Coconut Grove,
• Flanigan's Seafood Bar and Grill Pinecrest · Pinecrest,
• Golf View Sports Bar & Grill · Key Biscayne,
• Grails Miami · Wynwood,
• JOHNMARTIN's Restaurant & Bar · Coral Gables,
• Limonada Bar + Brunch · South Beach,
• Megachuzo · Sunny Isles Beach,
• Mickey Burkes · South Beach,
• Miller's Ale House · Doral,
• Norman's Tavern · North Beach,
• Opera House Miami · Edgewater,
• Parrillada Familiar Da Silva · Doral,
• PUB 52 Gastro + Kitchen · South Miami,
• Sand Bar + Kitchen · North Beach,
• Sandbar Sports Bar · Coconut Grove,
• SoBe Hookah at Clevelander Sports Bar · South Beach,
• Tap 42 Coral Gables · Coral Gables,
• The Auld Dubliner · Downtown,
• The Leinster · Downtown,
• The Taurus · Coconut Grove,
• Twin Peaks · Doral,
• Wynballs Billiards Bar & Grill Miami · Wynwood