Miami is an exciting and vibrant city, a melting pot of many different cultures, food, and art. From Downtown Miami, to the Ironside District, glamorous South Beach, to the barrier islands across the turquoise waters of Biscayne Bay, we’ve arranged our favorite places to eat, drink, smoke (Cuban cigars), and dance.
Thursday:
1:00pm– Check-in to the chicest, and most exclusive hotel in Miami, Soho Beach House. Formerly known as the historic Sovereign Hotel, this remodeled fashion-crowd favorite has been expanded to include a 16-story oceanfront tower exclusively for Soho House members. The House includes 50 rooms, a screening snug, 2 pools, a beach club, as well as an expansive Cowshed spa, and one of the best restaurants in town, Cecconi’s.
If you’re looking for a fresher and more modern approach to your stay, check yourself in to The Miami Beach EDITION, an new urban boutique hotel located between North and South Beach. Their Matador restaurant and pool area are incredible. *Tip: Their Mexican Mule cocktail is the best.
When traveling with family, stay at The St Regis Bal Habor, their family suites are like staying in your own private rented apartment with stunning ocean views. The hotel is traditional, but modern at the same time. The technology in the hotel is impressive. Elevators have no buttons and everything is ordered with a screen.
3:00pm– Check out the Miami Ironside District. Located on the upper east side of Miami, this former stretch of industrial warehouses is now an urban art and design district, home to 45 designer showrooms, art galleries, creative service, and trendy eateries.
8:30pm-Dinner at Casa Tua. This is by far my favorite restaurant in the city. Their truffle risotto is decadent. After a delicious dinner head upstairs to their private bar for members only. If you are not a member, but you look the part you might get lucky.
Another of my favorites is Cecconi’s.Their outdoor courtyard situated next the pool is scene-y and cute. Order the pappardelle duck ragu!
Lastly, if you want something more exciting try out Juvia. Located in the rooftop of a building, the view, the music and the scene is second to none.
12:00am– SET is the place to be on Thursdays. This club is set for the more mature crowd; the limit is exclusively set at 500 people. The night Derek Jeter retired, he partied the night away with his closest buds until the wee hours.
Friday:
9:30am- Breakfast at Greenstreet Cafe, there is something to be said about a place where you can do what leads to a hangover one night (Whiskey Wednesdays, anyone?) and cure said hangover the next morning… or, err, whenever you get up. Breakfast is served daily until 2:45pm for those late risers. Order: the nutella-filled french toast.
11:30am– If you’re too busy to take an actual flight to Cuba, get a little taste of Cuban cuisine and the lifestyle in Little Havana. Here, you’ll find many restaurants and shops that are replicas of the ones they’d left behind. Fragrant tobacco scents wafting from cigar stores and the hum of Latin music from record shops all help to make this feel like their home away from home. The Carnaval Miami float parade also ends here.
1:00pm– Head back to South Beach and treat yourself to one of the biggest staples in Miami restaurant history, Joe’s Stone Crab. The crab is so fresh and delicious that the restaurant attracts very long lines so be sure to get there before you’re even hungry.
3:30pm– Work off all that crab with my favorite type of cardio: shopping. If you’re a mall person, head to Lincoln Road Mall for all the good boutiques like H&M and cultural stores. If you’ve got money to burn, The Village of Merrick Park has Miami’s only Burberry, plus Diane von Furstenberg, Etro, Gucci, Jimmy Choo and Sonia Rykiel.
8:00pm– Dine at the newly-opened and very dark and romantic restaurant, BaZi. Expect lots of dumplings and even more duck on the menu, plus two different bars to sip on cocktails at this sleek newcomer inside the Marlin Hotel.
If you are not into Italian, try Spruce. Located in Laurel Heights, it is a great American spot on the expensive side, but well worth it.
11:30pm– South Beach can have some pretty cookie-cutter clubs, so check out Cameo, an art-deco lounge/movie theater that hosts some of the biggest superstar DJ’s of the world.
Saturday:
9:00am– Walk through the lobby of the iconic Fontainebleau Hotel to get to their scrumptious breakfast restaurant, Vida. The Deal: Made-to-order omelets, malt waffles, stone-oven pizza, a chicken and risotto sauté station, sushi and raw bar, plus limitless Bloody Marys & mimosas and free valet for $65.
10:00am– Miami is home to some of the most fit and beautiful people in the world, it’s like a melting pot for international models. So, get your fitness on like a model at Anatomy 1220. Anatomy, an exclusive, membership-only workout club/post-party recovery hangout featuring chandeliers, red carpets and state-of-the-art machines.
If that’s not your kind of workout style, take a paddle board class at Paddle Boarding at The Standard for a workout that you can also get while tanning.
12:00pm– Have an early lunch at the light-filled and chic Mediterranean-inspired eatery, Byblos. It features an eclectic menu filled with sophisticated dishes from the entire region. Make sure to wash your meal back with one of their tea cocktails, presented tableside in a silver teapot.
1:30pm– Hire a car and drive to Key Biscayne, known to locals as “The Key”. Spend your day picnicking at the beach and rent some snorkel gear. With little nightlife or shopping, the lure for visitors is nature: there are pristine beaches, two waterfront parks, a cycling path and gorgeous views of Miami.
9:00pm– Dinner at Marion, this brand new glamours Mediterranean eatery. This restaurant slash bistro slash cafe features cuisine by Michelin-pedigreed chef Jean Paul Lourdes and a cocktail by none other than the Bar Lab guys themselves in a swanky Parisian setting.
If you dinner + nightlife kind of place, head to Bagatelle, the french-inspired eatery that is famous in New York City. Not great if you want a quiet conversation, but if you want a show with your dinner, this is the place to go. DJs spin, Supergirl delivers champagne, and the bartenders serve cocktails in glasses that change color.
Sunday:
10:00am– Have a goodbye-to-miami boozy brunch at Seaspice Restaurant. This Miami River hot spot now sports a new name and executive chef, ushering in Angel León (ex Sugarcane) to helm a high-end, globally inspired seafood menu featuring a raw bar and dishes ranging from wood-fired casseroles to Dover sole and branzino. Best part is that theres a dock to park your yacht.
12:00pm- Take your private rented yacht and jet around the coast of Miami for a few hours. Opt for a picnic lunch on Star Island or stop by one of the infamous sand bar parties.
