City directory · USA · 2026
Best bars in Miami
Explore 7 current listings in our 2026 awards-led global corpus. Café La Trova ranks #1 in Miami and #9 globally.
- Current
- 7
- Best global rank
- 9
- Closed
- 0
2026 city ranking
Miami ranking
City rank is each venue's position among the 7 current listings shown here. Global rank is its position in the worldwide Kinda Decent ranking. Profiles with unverified operating status are labeled.
How to read the signal scores
Signal charts show scores out of 100 before weighting. Open a venue for sources.
Est. = proxy estimate · None = checked, none found · Out = outside the scoring window · — = unavailable.
- 1City
Global #9
A Little Havana bar in Miami where Julio Cabrera's cantineros mix Cuban classics to live music, with food by Michelle Bernstein.
Little Havana · Cuban cocktail and dining bar · site · IG
74.0
/ 100
Signal score / 100- Guest ratings
- 77 out of 100 from qualifying evidence
- World's 50 Best
- 56 out of 100 from qualifying evidence
- Top 500 Bars
- 85 out of 100 from qualifying evidence
- Spirited Awards
- 75 out of 100 from qualifying evidence
- Regional Recognition
- 94 out of 100 from qualifying evidence
- Serious press
- 38 out of 100 from qualifying evidence
- Social Vibes
- 75 out of 100 from qualifying evidence
Seven signal scores
- 2City
Global #110
Downtown Miami's Italian aperitivo bar in the Elser Hotel, named Best U.S. Hotel Bar at the 2026 Spirited Awards.
Downtown · Italian aperitivo cocktail bar · site · IG
54.7
/ 100
Signal score / 100- Guest ratings
- 71 out of 100 from qualifying evidence
- World's 50 Best
- checked, with no qualifying signal found; contributes zero
- Top 500 Bars
- 75 out of 100 from qualifying evidence
- Spirited Awards
- 67 out of 100 from qualifying evidence
- Regional Recognition
- 58 out of 100 from qualifying evidence
- Serious press
- 12 out of 100 from qualifying evidence
- Social Vibes
- 74 out of 100 from qualifying evidence
Seven signal scores
- 3City
Global #212
Miami, USAA buzzing South Beach cocktail bar and American restaurant, once No. 14 on North America's 50 Best Bars and loved by locals and visitors alike.
South Beach · Cocktail bar and American restaurant · site · IG
46.7
/ 100
Signal score / 100- Guest ratings
- 80 out of 100 from qualifying evidence
- World's 50 Best
- 7 out of 100 from qualifying evidence
- Top 500 Bars
- 34 out of 100 from qualifying evidence
- Spirited Awards
- checked, with no qualifying signal found; contributes zero
- Regional Recognition
- 56 out of 100 from qualifying evidence
- Serious press
- 21 out of 100 from qualifying evidence
- Social Vibes
- 79 out of 100 from qualifying evidence
Seven signal scores
- 4City
Global #283
Miami, USAA neon, monster-themed cocktail bar above Miami's Citadel food hall, ranked on North America's 50 Best Bars in 2025 and 2026.
The Citadel · Monster-themed cocktail bar · site · IG
44.8
/ 100
Signal score / 100- Guest ratings
- 69 out of 100 from qualifying evidence
- World's 50 Best
- checked, with no qualifying signal found; contributes zero
- Top 500 Bars
- 58 out of 100 from qualifying evidence
- Spirited Awards
- checked, with no qualifying signal found; contributes zero
- Regional Recognition
- 43 out of 100 from qualifying evidence
- Serious press
- 29 out of 100 from qualifying evidence
- Social Vibes
- 82 out of 100 from qualifying evidence
Seven signal scores
- 5City
Global #321
Champagne Bar at The Surf Club
Miami, USAA Surfside Champagne and cocktail bar at The Surf Club, prized for engineered martini riffs, a deep Champagne list and white-jacketed service.
Surfside · Palm-fringed luxury Champagne and cocktail bar · site · IG
43.4
/ 100
Signal score / 100- Guest ratings
- 53 out of 100 from qualifying evidence
- World's 50 Best
- checked, with no qualifying signal found; contributes zero
- Top 500 Bars
- 53 out of 100 from qualifying evidence
- Spirited Awards
- checked, with no qualifying signal found; contributes zero
- Regional Recognition
- 69 out of 100 from qualifying evidence
- Serious press
- 23 out of 100 from qualifying evidence
- Social Vibes
- 75 out of 100 from qualifying evidence
Seven signal scores
- 6City
Global #420
Miami, USASwizzle pours from more than 150 rums in South Beach, and has placed in both North America's 50 Best Bars and the Top 500 Bars.
South Beach / Miami Beach · Rum-focused speakeasy cocktail bar · site · IG
40.8
/ 100
Signal score / 100- Guest ratings
- 91 out of 100 from qualifying evidence
- World's 50 Best
- checked, with no qualifying signal found; contributes zero
- Top 500 Bars
- 28 out of 100 from qualifying evidence
- Spirited Awards
- checked, with no qualifying signal found; contributes zero
- Regional Recognition
- 24 out of 100 from qualifying evidence
- Serious press
- evidence exists outside the scoring window; contributes zero
- Social Vibes
- 86 out of 100 from qualifying evidence
Seven signal scores
- 7City
Global #795
Miami, USAThe Freehand's garden courtyard bar in Miami Beach, pouring the tropical, easygoing cocktails that set the tone for casual drinking in the city.
Miami Beach · Tropical garden cocktail bar · site · IG
34.8
/ 100
Signal score / 100- Guest ratings
- 75 out of 100 from qualifying evidence
- World's 50 Best
- checked, with no qualifying signal found; contributes zero
- Top 500 Bars
- checked, with no qualifying signal found; contributes zero
- Spirited Awards
- checked, with no qualifying signal found; contributes zero
- Regional Recognition
- 33 out of 100 from qualifying evidence
- Serious press
- checked, with no qualifying signal found; contributes zero
- Social Vibes
- 78 out of 100 from qualifying evidence
Seven signal scores
Evidence key: — unavailable · Est. proxy estimate · None checked with no qualifying signal · Out outside the scoring window. Unavailable, none and outside-window signals contribute zero; estimates use their disclosed proxy score. The published weights stay fixed.
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