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The 24/7 ultraclub in downtown's Park West that turned Miami into a dawn-til-dawn town — circus-style aerial performers, Grammy headliners and a legendary fleet of VIP tables. Notoriously one of the first large U.S. nightclubs to publicly accept Bitcoin and a host of other cryptocurrencies, with its own E11EVEN token and a condo tower carrying its name.
David Grutman's Fontainebleau-anchored megaclub has been the loudest room in Miami for over a decade — a two-story dome of LED, confetti cannons and celebrity drop-ins where residencies and pop-ins from Drake, Travis Scott and the Weeknd are the norm. VIP tables run into the five figures on peak weekends; concierge booking is effectively mandatory.
LIV's louder, EDM-leaning sibling in the heart of South Beach — a 26,000-square-foot production house with a monster sound system, Vegas-grade lighting and residencies from top-tier electronic artists. The go-to Saturday-night room for the Collins Avenue circuit, heavy on bottle service and models.
The Cannes-import garden dinner-club on Collins Ave, where a long-table Pan-Asian menu gives way after midnight to champagne parades and house DJs — the preferred scene for Europeans in South Beach.
The Miami Beach EDITION's underground playground: ice-skating rink, four-lane bowling and a smoked-glass nightclub — a Schrager-era answer to 'what if the afterparty was a full sensory venue?'
A small-format South Beach late-night that functions like a private members' room — DJs until sunrise, table-hop culture, and the kind of list energy that made Miami nightlife famous.
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Send a quiet word →The Miami office of the London-headquartered global superyacht house — Burgess' charter fleet concentrates at the top of the market (40m+), with crewed week-charters across the Bahamas, Caribbean and beyond. Used by family offices and HNW clients for discretion, technical management and a fleet that includes some of the world's most recognized yachts.
A four-generation Florida yachting house and one of the largest U.S. yacht brokerages, with a flagship Miami office at Island Gardens Deep Harbour. Full-service sales, charter and management for yachts from 24 metres to over 100 metres — the first call for Bahamas day trips, Art Basel week charters and Miami-to-Caribbean repositionings.
America's largest yacht brokerage by transaction volume, headquartered in Fort Lauderdale with a Miami team handling Ocean Alexander, Azimut and Viking yachts up to 200ft for sales, charter and crew placement worldwide.
Monaco-born superyacht brokerage with a Miami office handling charter, sales and crew placement for yachts 30m+ — the default concierge for Art Basel and Miami Boat Show week itineraries.
Luciana Giangrandi and Alex Meyer's Michelin-starred Little River sleeper: a 30-seat strip-mall Italian with handmade pastas, one of the city's best wine lists by the glass, and a counter that books out a month in advance. Unpolished room, world-class cooking — the Miami chef community's favorite night off.
The Miami Beach outpost of Major Food Group's red-sauce phenomenon, where the spicy rigatoni vodka and tableside veal parmigiana are treated like heirlooms. Tuxedoed captains, vintage Sinatra on the system and a reservation book that fills the minute it opens — this is where South Beach's power crowd, athletes and founders hold court.
Simon Kim's Michelin-starred Korean steakhouse, the Miami sister to his NYC original, runs USDA Prime and Japanese Wagyu over smokeless tabletop grills while sommelier-led pairings swing from Burgundy to soju. The Butcher's Feast is the house ritual; the Design District room is clubby, loud, and impossible to get into on a Friday without planning ahead.
Since 1913 — the Miami Beach institution where stone-crab claws, mustard sauce and hash browns built an empire. No reservations for the main room; the line is the show, and everyone from presidents to pop stars has waited it.
David Grutman's three-story Southeast Asian fantasy in Brickell — upstairs the crowd turns into a nightclub at midnight, downstairs the crispy rice and dim sum feed a who's who of NBA, Formula 1 and finance Miami.
The only two-Michelin-star restaurant in Florida, Robuchon's signature red-and-black counter brings his Paris-Tokyo-Vegas template to the Design District. Expect the legendary pomme purée, quail stuffed with foie gras, and tasting menus orchestrated with Swiss-watch precision. La Table de Joël Robuchon next door holds an additional Michelin star for the full tasting-menu format.
One-Michelin-star vegetable-forward French dining in the Design District under chef Alain Verzeroli, with a glass-walled garden room, a stellar wine program and the quiet, polished service that Paris insiders recognise immediately.
David Grutman and Groot Hospitality's flashy South Beach steakhouse where the $1,000 Beef Case — a paraded A5 Wagyu tomahawk — is now a Miami meme. Expect sports-and-entertainment A-listers, hip-hop at club volume, and a wine list that matches. One of the few Miami restaurants publicly reported to accept crypto payments.
Top Chef winner Jeremy Ford's Michelin-starred flagship in South of Fifth runs a tight, chef-driven tasting menu: precise plating, Japanese technique on Florida product, and an open kitchen you'll want to sit at. Quieter and more serious than the South Beach party rooms — it's where chefs send chefs.
Major Food Group's invitation-only members' club in the Design District, where a six-figure initiation fee buys access to a Japanese-Italian menu overseen by chefs trained at the Carbone and Sadelle's stable. Private dining rooms, a cocktail lounge and a cigar terrace make it the single most exclusive table in the city — you don't walk in, you're sponsored in.
A hushed 20-seat omakase-and-sushi counter in Wynwood from the Shingo team, with precise Edomae technique, aged fish and a wine-and-sake list that rivals any Tokyo back-street bar.
A rooftop 'Mediterrasian' fantasy on Lincoln Road with a garden of olive trees, nigiri bar, and a sushi-meets-Côte-d'Azur menu by chef Michael Michaelidis — one of South Beach's most booked tables since opening.
Pharrell Williams and David Grutman's pink-marble Mediterranean restaurant in the Design District, with a garden, Bar Bevy upstairs, and a modern grill menu that lands exactly where South Florida's fashion-and-music set want to be seen.
The original Surfside favorite for the South Florida kosher crowd — a polished dairy-and-fish kitchen crossing Japanese omakase with Mediterranean small plates. Under Kosher Miami (KM) supervision, with a second location in Aventura; consistently ranked among the top kosher restaurants in the United States.
Sunny Isles' go-to glatt-kosher steakhouse for the Bal Harbour and Aventura crowd — dry-aged prime cuts, Wagyu flights, a proper wine list, and a dining room styled like a New York chophouse. Under Kosher Miami (KM) supervision, shomer Shabbat, with a wood-panelled bar and private room for celebrations.
An upscale glatt-kosher steakhouse in the Aventura / Bal Harbour corridor pulling from the same playbook as New York's kosher chophouses — dry-aged cuts, truffle sides, full bar, and a shomer-Shabbat dining room under Kosher Miami (KM) supervision. A core option for observant travelers coming for Shabbat weekends in Miami Beach.
Eco-luxury flagship on 600 feet of South Beach sand — reclaimed-wood suites, four pools including a rooftop, Watr sushi, and a calm, design-forward attitude that draws the LA-NY-Miami creative class.
A Forbes Five-Star Mediterranean-style resort on 4.5 oceanfront acres in Sunny Isles, with three pools, the acclaimed Il Mulino New York and the Acqualina Spa by ESPA — consistently ranked among the top resort hotels in the United States.
Alan Faena's oceanfront theater-of-a-hotel on Mid-Beach — red carpets, a Damien Hirst gilded mammoth in the garden, a gold-leafed cabaret, and a staff in Philippe Starck–designed uniforms. The Tierra Santa spa, Los Fuegos by Francis Mallmann and a members-and-guests-only Faena Rose program make it the cultural anchor of the Faena District.
Richard Meier's white cabana towers wrap the 1930 Russell Pancoast–designed Surf Club in Surfside, where Churchill once took suites. A Forbes Five-Star Four Seasons with just 77 rooms, two Thomas Keller restaurants (The Surf Club Restaurant and Le Sirenuse outpost), four pools, and a quiet-money clientele that slips over from Bal Harbour Shops.
Brickell's financial-district Four Seasons — a 70-story tower with a 2-acre pool deck, Edge Steak & Bar, and the Spa at Four Seasons; the default choice of visiting bankers, dealmakers and LatAm HNW families.
An island retreat on Brickell Key with skyline-and-bay views on three sides, a private white-sand beach club, Forbes Four-Star spa, and La Mar by Gastón Acurio's signature Peruvian dining — quiet glamour two minutes from downtown.
A Japanese-minimalist hotel-within-a-hotel on the Eden Roc's oceanfront, with David Rockwell interiors, the flagship Nobu Miami restaurant on property and dedicated Nobu concierge — the Asia-Pacific-adjacent elite's South Florida home.
Ian Schrager's Mid-Beach theater: a 1955 Seville-era hotel reimagined with an ice-skating rink, basement bowling alley, Matador Room by Jean-Georges, and the Art Deco gardens that made it Instagram's favorite Miami lobby.
A serene, Asian-inspired palace hotel in South Beach with teak floors, three tiered oceanfront pools at different temperatures, and suites that have anchored Art Basel for two decades. The Setai Grill and Jaya deliver the fine-dining, while the discreet, residence-style service keeps it a favorite of founders and royalty looking to avoid the Collins Avenue noise.
Miami's highest-profile exotic self-drive rental: Rolls-Royce Cullinan and Spectre, Ferrari 296 and Roma, Lamborghini Urus and Huracán, Aston Martin DBX, plus Brabus G-Wagen builds delivered to your hotel or residence. A regular backdrop for music videos and Grand Prix week arrivals.
Miami's largest exotic-car rental fleet with Lamborghini Urus, Rolls-Royce Cullinan, Ferrari SF90, Porsche 911 Turbo S and Bentley Bentayga — white-glove doorstep delivery to any South Beach hotel or Star Island villa.
A long-running U.S. exotic rental house with a serious Miami fleet: Ferrari SF90, Lamborghini Revuelto, Aston Martin DB12, McLaren GT, Rolls-Royce Dawn and Cullinan. Better-suited for corporate clients and event programs than the flashier influencer-shops, with transparent pricing and airport delivery.
Turnberry's 2.8-million-sq-ft luxury mall pairing Gucci, Fendi and Dior with Cartier, Louis Vuitton and Balenciaga, plus a dedicated VIP suite, valet concierge and the Art Aventura commissioned installations by Daniel Arsham and KAWS.
The highest-grossing luxury mall per square foot in the United States — a koi-pond, palm-lined open-air enclave of Hermès, Chanel, Dior, Saint Laurent, Cartier, Rolex, Goyard and a Saks-Neiman Marcus flanking. The on-site concierge arranges after-hours private viewings, in-hotel deliveries and VIP tailoring, and hosts resort-season trunk shows.
The Miami Design District flagship of Gucci is one of the group's global showcase stores, with private salons for VIC clients and a made-to-order service. Part of Kering's 2022 rollout that made Gucci one of the first major fashion houses to publicly accept cryptocurrency payments in several U.S. flagships, including this one.
The Miami franchise of Carey International, the long-standing global chauffeured ground-transport network used by Fortune 500 travel desks, private banks and embassies. Fleet of Mercedes S-Class, Sprinter VIP and SUV lead/follow options, with airport meet-and-greet at MIA, Opa-Locka and Fort Lauderdale Executive.
Berlin-born Blacklane's Miami fleet is the default app-booked chauffeur service for international travelers arriving at MIA and Opa-Locka — fixed rates, professionally trained drivers in Mercedes E-Class, S-Class and Sprinters, plus Chauffeur Hailing and multi-day city service booked in the same app used in 50+ countries.
Family-run Miami chauffeur fleet of Mercedes S-Class, Cadillac Escalade, Sprinter and stretch limos, available for Art Basel transfers, Key Biscayne wedding convoys and multi-day private-jet wrap-around service.
An oceanfront wellness resort on Mid-Beach with a 70,000-square-foot spa and a full medical wing — DNA testing, hormone panels, IV drips, cryo, hyperbaric chambers, Halotherapy salt caves, and a thermal circuit of more than a dozen specialty showers and saunas. One of the few true U.S. destination spas with a medical team on site.
A 70,000 sqft medical-wellness resort in North Beach with thermal circuits, cryotherapy, IV lounge, in-house physicians and a longevity program that anchors a week-long stay.
A 40,000 sqft Mediterranean-inspired spa inside the Fontainebleau, with a mineral hammam, signature blue-agate grotto and full-day wellness programming — Miami Beach's biggest five-star spa complex.
Faena's 22,000-square-foot 'Healing House' marries Latin American shamanic rituals (Andean copal ceremonies, Amazonian plant rituals) with medical-grade treatments — cryo, IV, hyperbaric oxygen, Watsu pool — in a dramatic, plant-filled space. One of the most distinctive hotel spas in the United States, and a frequent Forbes 5-Star honoree.
The annual Formula 1 Miami Grand Prix at Hard Rock Stadium brings the Paddock Club, Team Suites and the Hard Rock Beach Club overlay to Miami Gardens every May. Official F1 Experiences is the licensed VIP operator — pit lane walks, driver Q&As, grid walks, top-tier views over Turn 17 and the S-curve, and access to the team paddock.
The Masters 1000 tennis fortnight in late March at Hard Rock Stadium, Miami Gardens — 12 days of ATP/WTA tennis with private suites, Grey Goose Courtside and Eden Roc rooftop cabanas for full VIP hospitality.
A South Florida private-aviation operator at Fort Lauderdale Executive offering helicopter charters over Biscayne Bay, Star Island, Key Biscayne and Stiltsville, plus same-day private-jet day trips to Bimini, Nassau and the Exumas. Frequently used for Art Basel, Grand Prix and Bahamas yacht-to-villa transfers.
Miami Beach private helicopter charter flying Robinson R66 turbines for 15–60 minute South Beach, Key Biscayne and Bimini day-trip experiences — wheels-up departures from Opa-Locka Executive.
Fort Lauderdale-based helicopter sightseeing operator flying private Robinson R44 charters over South Beach, Downtown, Star Island and the Biscayne Bay yacht row — available same-day for birthday surprises and Art Basel arrivals.
The Miami affiliate of Sotheby's International Realty specializes in long-lease and seasonal rentals of Star Island, Indian Creek, La Gorce and Fisher Island estates — the waterfront compounds where A-listers and founders base Art Basel and Grand Prix weeks. A single point of contact for trophy homes that never hit public listings.
Gianni Versace's former Ocean Drive mansion — 10 suites, a 24-carat gold-tiled pool and a private dining room where Versace himself once held court, now bookable as a boutique hotel and for full buyouts.
Staffed mega-estates on Star Island and La Gorce with private chef, dock and full villa-hotel service from Villazzo — the Miami address when a hotel suite is not enough.
Founded in Miami Beach, Villazzo pioneered the 'VillaHotel' concept: luxury oceanfront and Venetian-Island homes staffed like a five-star hotel, with butler, chef, housekeeping and concierge on call. Favored by family offices and celebrity clients who want a private Miami Beach compound with hotel-grade delivery, Art Basel and Grand Prix weeks included.