LOCAL GUIDE TO SOUTH BEACH’S BEST HOTEL BARS
For those of you who don’t know, Miami has some of the most luxurious hotels in the world. Why not take a day and escape to one of these fabulous hotel bars chosen from the Thrillest.
Check them out!
The Drawing Room: The Shelborne Wyndham Grand
When to go: “Prescription Hour,” weekdays from 5-7 pm, when drinks are $10 and appetizers are 50% off.
What you need to know: Choose a “house medicine” from their rolling cocktail cart, or head up to the lobby bar and get a Stress Reliever, Pain Killer, or Aphrodisiac — all are made with special elixirs and Japanese botanicals, and come with a handwritten prescription from the “pharmacist”… aka your bartender.
1930s House: Thompson Miami Beach
When to go: Anytime except Monday and Tuesday, but only because they’re closed.
What you need to know: This bar is an apartment that was built in the 1930s. Go on the weekends for live music and people-watching, and do as the pretty people do: drink Anejo old fashioneds around the pool and head inside for chorizo and chocolate tapas from Chef Michelle Bernstein’s Sra Martinez.
Rose Bar: Delano South Beach
When to go: Weekends.
What you need to know: This is one of Miami’s most iconic hotels. This intimate South Beach bar was designed by Ian Schrager and is exuberant.
Living Room: W South Beach
When to go: Friday and Saturday nights — it’s open ’til 2am.
What you need to know: This is one of Miami’s sexiest hangouts. Made to look like an apothecary, its $16 cocktails are divided into categories like “Infundo” (infused) and “Laboratorium” (molecular mixology).
You can read about even more great hotel bars here.