Welcome to Miami
Food scene
Versailles Restaurant Cuban Cuisine
3555 SW 8th StGood Cuban Food
Sanguich De Miami
2057 SW 8th StGood Cuban Sandwiches
El Pub Restaurant
1548 SW 8th StLocal Cuban Restaurant in Little Havana
Pinolandia
119 NW 12th AveNicaraguan Food near by
Hijole Taqueria
2164 Northwest 7th StreetMexican Food near by
Miami River II Mexican Cuisine
1881 Northwest 7th StreetGood Mexican food near by
Antigua Guatemala Restaurant
2741 W Flagler StGuatemalan Food
El Santo Taqueria embodies the colorful revelry of Lucha Libre culture and the distinct pleasure of Mexican food in its ideal form.
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El Santo Taqueria
1620 SW 8th StEl Santo Taqueria embodies the colorful revelry of Lucha Libre culture and the distinct pleasure of Mexican food in its ideal form.
Opened in 2020 and designed by francois frossard, joia beach has been hailed by condé nast traveler as one of "the best beaches in miami." Described as one of the best places in miami beach for "those craving a slick beach scene away from miami beach’s masses," joia beach is miami's ultimate hidden oasis.
Perfect for sunset cocktails, waterfront dinners, and weekend festivities, joia beach has quickly become renowned as one of the best miami beach clubs and restaurants in the magic city.
European inspired bites and platters designed for sharing, handcrafted cocktails, and live djs and entertainment redefine south beach dining and transport you to a place of pure joia.
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Isla de la Jungla
1111 Parrot Jungle TrailOpened in 2020 and designed by francois frossard, joia beach has been hailed by condé nast traveler as one of "the best beaches in miami." Described as one of the best places in miami beach for "those craving a slick beach scene away from miami beach’s masses," joia beach is miami's ultimate hidden oasis.
Perfect for sunset cocktails, waterfront dinners, and weekend festivities, joia beach has quickly become renowned as one of the best miami beach clubs and restaurants in the magic city.
European inspired bites and platters designed for sharing, handcrafted cocktails, and live djs and entertainment redefine south beach dining and transport you to a place of pure joia.
Sightseeing
Artsy - Wynwood is known for being an entertainment district, with artwork, restaurants, breweries, clothing stores, dance venues, among other retail options. Formerly an industrial district, the area is now known for the murals that cover the walls of many of the buildings and much of the sidewalks. It is north of Downtown Miami and Overtown, and adjacent to Edgewater. Wynwood has two major sub-districts, the Wynwood Art District in northern Wynwood, and the Wynwood Fashion District along West 5th Avenue. Wynwood roughly is divided by North 20th Street to the south, I-195 to the north, I-95 to the west and the Florida East Coast Railway to the east.
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Wynwood
Artsy - Wynwood is known for being an entertainment district, with artwork, restaurants, breweries, clothing stores, dance venues, among other retail options. Formerly an industrial district, the area is now known for the murals that cover the walls of many of the buildings and much of the sidewalks. It is north of Downtown Miami and Overtown, and adjacent to Edgewater. Wynwood has two major sub-districts, the Wynwood Art District in northern Wynwood, and the Wynwood Fashion District along West 5th Avenue. Wynwood roughly is divided by North 20th Street to the south, I-195 to the north, I-95 to the west and the Florida East Coast Railway to the east.
The park is the largest tropical wilderness in the United States and the largest wilderness of any kind east of the Mississippi River. An average of one million people visit the park each year. Everglades is the third-largest national park in the contiguous United States after Death Valley and Yellowstone. UNESCO declared the Everglades & Dry Tortugas Biosphere Reserve in 1976 and listed the park as a World Heritage Site in 1979, and the Ramsar Convention included the park on its list of Wetlands of International Importance in 1987. Everglades is one of only three locations in the world to appear on all three lists.
Most national parks preserve unique geographic features; Everglades National Park was the first created to protect a fragile ecosystem. The Everglades are a network of wetlands and forests fed by a river flowing 0.25 miles (0.40 km) per day out of Lake Okeechobee, southwest into Florida Bay. The park is the most significant breeding ground for tropical wading birds in North America and contains the largest mangrove ecosystem in the Western Hemisphere. Thirty-six threatened or protected species inhabit the park, including the Florida panther, the American crocodile, and the West Indian manatee, along with 350 species of birds, 300 species of fresh and saltwater fish, 40 species of mammals, and 50 species of reptiles. The majority of South Florida's fresh water, which is stored in the Biscayne Aquifer, is recharged in the park.
Humans have lived for thousands of years in or around the Everglades. Plans arose in 1882 to drain the wetlands and develop the land for agricultural and residential use. As the 20th century progressed, water flow from Lake Okeechobee was increasingly controlled and diverted to enable explosive growth of the South Florida metropolitan area. The park was established in 1934, to protect the quickly vanishing Everglades, and dedicated in 1947, as major canal-building projects were initiated across South Florida. The ecosystems in Everglades National Park have suffered significantly from human activity, and restoration of the Everglades is a politically charged issue in South Florida.
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Everglades National Park
305 Lincoln RdThe park is the largest tropical wilderness in the United States and the largest wilderness of any kind east of the Mississippi River. An average of one million people visit the park each year. Everglades is the third-largest national park in the contiguous United States after Death Valley and Yellowstone. UNESCO declared the Everglades & Dry Tortugas Biosphere Reserve in 1976 and listed the park as a World Heritage Site in 1979, and the Ramsar Convention included the park on its list of Wetlands of International Importance in 1987. Everglades is one of only three locations in the world to appear on all three lists.
Most national parks preserve unique geographic features; Everglades National Park was the first created to protect a fragile ecosystem. The Everglades are a network of wetlands and forests fed by a river flowing 0.25 miles (0.40 km) per day out of Lake Okeechobee, southwest into Florida Bay. The park is the most significant breeding ground for tropical wading birds in North America and contains the largest mangrove ecosystem in the Western Hemisphere. Thirty-six threatened or protected species inhabit the park, including the Florida panther, the American crocodile, and the West Indian manatee, along with 350 species of birds, 300 species of fresh and saltwater fish, 40 species of mammals, and 50 species of reptiles. The majority of South Florida's fresh water, which is stored in the Biscayne Aquifer, is recharged in the park.
Humans have lived for thousands of years in or around the Everglades. Plans arose in 1882 to drain the wetlands and develop the land for agricultural and residential use. As the 20th century progressed, water flow from Lake Okeechobee was increasingly controlled and diverted to enable explosive growth of the South Florida metropolitan area. The park was established in 1934, to protect the quickly vanishing Everglades, and dedicated in 1947, as major canal-building projects were initiated across South Florida. The ecosystems in Everglades National Park have suffered significantly from human activity, and restoration of the Everglades is a politically charged issue in South Florida.
Key Biscayne is an island town in Miami-Dade County, Florida, United States. The population was 12,344 at the 2010 census(on July 1, 2019 population was estimated as 12,846).
Key Biscayne lies south of Miami Beach and east of Miami. The village is connected to Miami via the Rickenbacker Causeway, originally built in 1947. Because of its low elevation and direct exposure to the Atlantic Ocean, it is usually among the first Miami areas to be evacuated before an oncoming hurricane.
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Key Biscayne
Key Biscayne is an island town in Miami-Dade County, Florida, United States. The population was 12,344 at the 2010 census(on July 1, 2019 population was estimated as 12,846).
Key Biscayne lies south of Miami Beach and east of Miami. The village is connected to Miami via the Rickenbacker Causeway, originally built in 1947. Because of its low elevation and direct exposure to the Atlantic Ocean, it is usually among the first Miami areas to be evacuated before an oncoming hurricane.
LoanDepot Park (formerly Marlins Park and officially stylized as loanDepot park) is a retractable roof stadium located in Miami, Florida. It is the home of Major League Baseball's Miami Marlins. It is located on 17 acres (6.9 ha) of the former Miami Orange Bowl site in Little Havana, about 2 miles (3 km) west of Downtown. Construction was completed in March 2012 for the 2012 season.
LoanDepot Park was LEED certified as the greenest MLB park in 2012.The building is the sixth MLB stadium to have a retractable roof. With a seating capacity of 37,442, it is the third-smallest stadium in Major League Baseball by official capacity, and the smallest by actual capacity. The facility hosted a second-round pool of the 2013 World Baseball Classic, a first-round pool of the 2017 World Baseball Classic, and hosted the 2017 Major League Baseball All-Star Game. The park also hosts soccer matches, fundraising galas, and other events during the winter. It also hosted the Miami Beach Bowl from 2014 through 2016.
The stadium is designed in a neomodern form of baseball architecture.
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Marlins Park
501 Marlins WayLoanDepot Park (formerly Marlins Park and officially stylized as loanDepot park) is a retractable roof stadium located in Miami, Florida. It is the home of Major League Baseball's Miami Marlins. It is located on 17 acres (6.9 ha) of the former Miami Orange Bowl site in Little Havana, about 2 miles (3 km) west of Downtown. Construction was completed in March 2012 for the 2012 season.
LoanDepot Park was LEED certified as the greenest MLB park in 2012.The building is the sixth MLB stadium to have a retractable roof. With a seating capacity of 37,442, it is the third-smallest stadium in Major League Baseball by official capacity, and the smallest by actual capacity. The facility hosted a second-round pool of the 2013 World Baseball Classic, a first-round pool of the 2017 World Baseball Classic, and hosted the 2017 Major League Baseball All-Star Game. The park also hosts soccer matches, fundraising galas, and other events during the winter. It also hosted the Miami Beach Bowl from 2014 through 2016.
The stadium is designed in a neomodern form of baseball architecture.
Bayside Marketplace is a two-story open air shopping center located in the downtown Miami, Florida. The banks of Biscayne Bay wrap around the property with the City of Miami marina at its side. It is recognized by the Greater Miami Convention & Visitor's Bureau as the number one most visited attraction in Miami. Different from typical shopping malls, Bayside offers an entertainment experience with live music daily, restaurants, bars, open-container policy, family events, and the picturesque settings that come with a waterfront property. Tenancy at the Bayside Marketplace consist of 140 inline spaces, in addition to over 50 carts and kiosks located in and around the center.
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Bayside Marketplace
401 Biscayne BlvdBayside Marketplace is a two-story open air shopping center located in the downtown Miami, Florida. The banks of Biscayne Bay wrap around the property with the City of Miami marina at its side. It is recognized by the Greater Miami Convention & Visitor's Bureau as the number one most visited attraction in Miami. Different from typical shopping malls, Bayside offers an entertainment experience with live music daily, restaurants, bars, open-container policy, family events, and the picturesque settings that come with a waterfront property. Tenancy at the Bayside Marketplace consist of 140 inline spaces, in addition to over 50 carts and kiosks located in and around the center.
The Miami Design District is a neighborhood in Miami, Florida, United States and a shopping, dining and cultural destination. The Design District was redeveloped in the early 2000s under the direction of developer Craig Robins, president and CEO of Dacra, and L Real Estate with investment from General Growth Properties. It is home to over 130 art galleries, showrooms, creative services, architecture firms, luxury fashion stores, antiques dealers, eateries and bars.
Historically a part of Buena Vista, the Design District is located south of Lemon City (Little Haiti). It is roughly bound by North 36 St (US 27) to the south, North 43rd Street to the north, West First Avenue to the west and Biscayne Boulevard to the east.
The Design District is in the crossroads of many prominent Miami neighborhoods, with the artsy Wynwood neighborhood to the south, Lemon City (Little Haiti) and the historic 1920s Buena Vista neighborhood to the north, and the wealthy Upper East Side neighborhoods to the east. After decades of falling into disrepair, the Design District has been restored as a destination for the arts, design, and fashion.
High-end brands like Louis Vuitton, Dior, Prada, Saint Laurent and Hermes are located in the Design District as well as two Michelin Guide listed restaurants by Joël Robuchon, other eateries by award-winning chefs like Michael Schwartz and celebrities like Gloria and Emilio Estefan; a public art collection with works from Buckminster Fuller, Marc Newsom and Urs Fischer as well as museums and galleries like the Institute for Contemporary Art, Miami, The de la Cruz Collection of Contemporary Art and Locust Projects.
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Miami Design District
The Miami Design District is a neighborhood in Miami, Florida, United States and a shopping, dining and cultural destination. The Design District was redeveloped in the early 2000s under the direction of developer Craig Robins, president and CEO of Dacra, and L Real Estate with investment from General Growth Properties. It is home to over 130 art galleries, showrooms, creative services, architecture firms, luxury fashion stores, antiques dealers, eateries and bars.
Historically a part of Buena Vista, the Design District is located south of Lemon City (Little Haiti). It is roughly bound by North 36 St (US 27) to the south, North 43rd Street to the north, West First Avenue to the west and Biscayne Boulevard to the east.
The Design District is in the crossroads of many prominent Miami neighborhoods, with the artsy Wynwood neighborhood to the south, Lemon City (Little Haiti) and the historic 1920s Buena Vista neighborhood to the north, and the wealthy Upper East Side neighborhoods to the east. After decades of falling into disrepair, the Design District has been restored as a destination for the arts, design, and fashion.
High-end brands like Louis Vuitton, Dior, Prada, Saint Laurent and Hermes are located in the Design District as well as two Michelin Guide listed restaurants by Joël Robuchon, other eateries by award-winning chefs like Michael Schwartz and celebrities like Gloria and Emilio Estefan; a public art collection with works from Buckminster Fuller, Marc Newsom and Urs Fischer as well as museums and galleries like the Institute for Contemporary Art, Miami, The de la Cruz Collection of Contemporary Art and Locust Projects.
Brickell City Centre is a large mixed-use complex consisting of two residential high-rise towers, two office buildings, a high-rise hotel, and an interconnected five-story shopping mall and lifestyle center covering 9 acres (36,000 m2) located in the Brickell district of Downtown Miami, Florida.[1] Situated at the junction of Miami Avenue and Eighth Street, it spans up to five blocks to the west of Brickell Avenue and to the south of the Miami River. Contrary to the name, the development is not in the traditional downtown Miami city centre, but in the more recently redeveloped financial district of Brickell. The retail shopping and lifestyle center is operated by Simon Malls.
Brickell City Centre, which cost an estimated $1.05 billion, was completed in 2016. It was first proposed during the real estate bubble of the 2000s, but then cancelled during the economic downturn following the Great Recession. It was revived in 2012 with enough acreage to qualify for Special Area Plan (SAP) zoning with construction beginning by year's end. The hotel and residential towers, as well as some office space, opened in 2016. Phased retail openings started in November 2016.
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Brickell City Center
701 S Miami AveBrickell City Centre is a large mixed-use complex consisting of two residential high-rise towers, two office buildings, a high-rise hotel, and an interconnected five-story shopping mall and lifestyle center covering 9 acres (36,000 m2) located in the Brickell district of Downtown Miami, Florida.[1] Situated at the junction of Miami Avenue and Eighth Street, it spans up to five blocks to the west of Brickell Avenue and to the south of the Miami River. Contrary to the name, the development is not in the traditional downtown Miami city centre, but in the more recently redeveloped financial district of Brickell. The retail shopping and lifestyle center is operated by Simon Malls.
Brickell City Centre, which cost an estimated $1.05 billion, was completed in 2016. It was first proposed during the real estate bubble of the 2000s, but then cancelled during the economic downturn following the Great Recession. It was revived in 2012 with enough acreage to qualify for Special Area Plan (SAP) zoning with construction beginning by year's end. The hotel and residential towers, as well as some office space, opened in 2016. Phased retail openings started in November 2016.
City/town information
The City Beautiful - The city is a Mediterranean-themed planned community known for its historic and affluent character reinforced by its strict zoning, popular landmarks, and tourist sights.
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Coral Gables
The City Beautiful - The city is a Mediterranean-themed planned community known for its historic and affluent character reinforced by its strict zoning, popular landmarks, and tourist sights.
South Beach, also nicknamed colloquially as SoBe, is a neighborhood in the city of Miami Beach, Florida, United States, located due east of Miami city proper between Biscayne Bay and the Atlantic Ocean. The area encompasses Miami Beach south of Dade Boulevard.
This area was the first section of Miami Beach to be developed, starting in the 1910s, due to the development efforts of Carl G. Fisher, the Lummus Brothers, and John S. Collins, the latter of whose construction of the Collins Bridge provided the first vital land link between mainland Miami and the beaches.
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South Beach
South Beach, also nicknamed colloquially as SoBe, is a neighborhood in the city of Miami Beach, Florida, United States, located due east of Miami city proper between Biscayne Bay and the Atlantic Ocean. The area encompasses Miami Beach south of Dade Boulevard.
This area was the first section of Miami Beach to be developed, starting in the 1910s, due to the development efforts of Carl G. Fisher, the Lummus Brothers, and John S. Collins, the latter of whose construction of the Collins Bridge provided the first vital land link between mainland Miami and the beaches.
Neighborhoods
Coconut Grove, also known colloquially as The Grove, is the oldest continuously inhabited neighborhood of Miami in Miami-Dade County, Florida, United States. The neighborhood is roughly bound by North Prospect Drive to the south, LeJeune Road to the west, South Dixie Highway (US 1) and Rickenbacker Causeway to the north, and Biscayne Bay to the east. It is south of the neighborhoods of Brickell and The Roads and east of Coral Gables. The neighborhood's name has been sometimes spelled "Cocoanut Grove" but the definitive spelling "Coconut Grove" was established when the city was incorporated in 1919.
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Coconut Grove
Coconut Grove, also known colloquially as The Grove, is the oldest continuously inhabited neighborhood of Miami in Miami-Dade County, Florida, United States. The neighborhood is roughly bound by North Prospect Drive to the south, LeJeune Road to the west, South Dixie Highway (US 1) and Rickenbacker Causeway to the north, and Biscayne Bay to the east. It is south of the neighborhoods of Brickell and The Roads and east of Coral Gables. The neighborhood's name has been sometimes spelled "Cocoanut Grove" but the definitive spelling "Coconut Grove" was established when the city was incorporated in 1919.
Brickell was settled in the modern era in the mid-19th century by early pioneers, growing to become Miami's "Millionaire's Row" in the early 20th century after the construction of lavish mansions along Brickell Avenue by Mary Brickell; both the avenue and neighborhood were named for Mary and her husband, William Brickell.[3] By the 1970s, office towers, hotels and apartments began replacing the historic mansions. Brickell overtook the city's central business district to the north, as one of the largest financial districts in the United States. With a fast-growing residential population, Brickell is Miami's most dense neighborhood, with a 2010 population of about 31,000
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Brickell
Brickell was settled in the modern era in the mid-19th century by early pioneers, growing to become Miami's "Millionaire's Row" in the early 20th century after the construction of lavish mansions along Brickell Avenue by Mary Brickell; both the avenue and neighborhood were named for Mary and her husband, William Brickell.[3] By the 1970s, office towers, hotels and apartments began replacing the historic mansions. Brickell overtook the city's central business district to the north, as one of the largest financial districts in the United States. With a fast-growing residential population, Brickell is Miami's most dense neighborhood, with a 2010 population of about 31,000
Home to many Cuban exiles, as well as many immigrants from Central and South America, Little Havana is named after Havana, the capital and largest city in Cuba.
Little Havana is noted as a center of social, cultural, and political activity in Miami. Its festivals, including the Calle Ocho Festival, Viernes Culturales/Cultural Fridays, the Three Kings Parade and others, have been televised to millions of people every year on different continents. It is also known for its landmarks, including Calle Ocho (SW 8th Street/Tamiami Trail), and its Walk of Fame (for famous artists and Latin personalities, including Celia Cruz, Willy Chirino, and Gloria Estefan), the Cuban Memorial Boulevard, Plaza de la Cubanidad, Domino Park, the Tower Theater, José Martí Park, the Firestone/Walgreens Building, St. John Bosco Catholic Church, Municipio de Santiago de Cuba and others.
Little Havana is the best known Cuban exile neighborhood in the world. It is characterized by its street life, restaurants, music and other cultural activities, small business enterprises, political passion, and great warmth among its residents.
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Little Havana
Home to many Cuban exiles, as well as many immigrants from Central and South America, Little Havana is named after Havana, the capital and largest city in Cuba.
Little Havana is noted as a center of social, cultural, and political activity in Miami. Its festivals, including the Calle Ocho Festival, Viernes Culturales/Cultural Fridays, the Three Kings Parade and others, have been televised to millions of people every year on different continents. It is also known for its landmarks, including Calle Ocho (SW 8th Street/Tamiami Trail), and its Walk of Fame (for famous artists and Latin personalities, including Celia Cruz, Willy Chirino, and Gloria Estefan), the Cuban Memorial Boulevard, Plaza de la Cubanidad, Domino Park, the Tower Theater, José Martí Park, the Firestone/Walgreens Building, St. John Bosco Catholic Church, Municipio de Santiago de Cuba and others.
Little Havana is the best known Cuban exile neighborhood in the world. It is characterized by its street life, restaurants, music and other cultural activities, small business enterprises, political passion, and great warmth among its residents.
Shopping
Dolphin Mall is a shopping mall in Sweetwater, Miami-Dade County, Florida, west of the city of Miami. Although it is not an outlet mall, it functions very similarly to one. There are over 240 retail outlets and name-brand discounters as anchors.
The mall opened in March 2001, the first of four Taubman Centers malls to open that year. (The others are: The Shops at Willow Bend north of Dallas, Texas, International Plaza and Bay Street in Tampa, and The Mall at Wellington Green in Wellington in Palm Beach County.)
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Dolphin Mall
11401 NW 12th StDolphin Mall is a shopping mall in Sweetwater, Miami-Dade County, Florida, west of the city of Miami. Although it is not an outlet mall, it functions very similarly to one. There are over 240 retail outlets and name-brand discounters as anchors.
The mall opened in March 2001, the first of four Taubman Centers malls to open that year. (The others are: The Shops at Willow Bend north of Dallas, Texas, International Plaza and Bay Street in Tampa, and The Mall at Wellington Green in Wellington in Palm Beach County.)
Sawgrass Mills is an outlet shopping mall in Sunrise, Florida within the Fort Lauderdale metropolitan area and it is one of the tourist destinations in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. With 2,370,610 square feet (220,237 m2) of retail selling space, it is the eleventh largest mall in the United States, the largest single story outlet mall in the U.S., the largest shopping mall in Broward County, the second largest mall in Florida and the Miami metropolitan area after the Aventura Mall, and the third largest shopping mall in the southeastern United States.
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Sawgrass Mills
12801 W Sunrise BlvdSawgrass Mills is an outlet shopping mall in Sunrise, Florida within the Fort Lauderdale metropolitan area and it is one of the tourist destinations in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. With 2,370,610 square feet (220,237 m2) of retail selling space, it is the eleventh largest mall in the United States, the largest single story outlet mall in the U.S., the largest shopping mall in Broward County, the second largest mall in Florida and the Miami metropolitan area after the Aventura Mall, and the third largest shopping mall in the southeastern United States.
Situated along the Miami River, River Landing has brought an urban renaissance to Miami's Health District with an array of national retailers, shops, restaurants and a waterfront linear park. The massive mixed-use complex features 345,000 square feet of retail/commercial space spread over 8.14 acres as well as 118,000 square ft of rooftop office space, 850 ft of public riverfront, 2,000+ parking spaces, 528 rental apartments and 28,000 square feet of riverfront dining.
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River Landing Miami
1400 NW N River DrSituated along the Miami River, River Landing has brought an urban renaissance to Miami's Health District with an array of national retailers, shops, restaurants and a waterfront linear park. The massive mixed-use complex features 345,000 square feet of retail/commercial space spread over 8.14 acres as well as 118,000 square ft of rooftop office space, 850 ft of public riverfront, 2,000+ parking spaces, 528 rental apartments and 28,000 square feet of riverfront dining.
Clubbing
E11EVEN Miami is a multilevel nightclub located in downtown Miami. The night club was opened February 5, 2014.
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E11EVEN Miami
29 NE 11th StE11EVEN Miami is a multilevel nightclub located in downtown Miami. The night club was opened February 5, 2014.
The year was 1935. The Great Depression was tailing off, Miami hosted the inaugural Orange Bowl, and Little Havana’s Ball & Chain opened its doors. For the next two decades, the club became among the Magic City’s most popular venues, a place where legends Billie Holiday and Chet Baker crooned the night away and jam sessions ran until 5 a.m. But there’s another side to the golden-era club — one populated with gangsters and highlighted by great feuds. Most colorful among the bar’s many owners were Henry Schechtman and Ray Miller, who bought the bar in the early ’50s. A businessman and “well-known burglar” — as noted by the Crime Commission of Greater Miami in a 1957 Miami News piece — Schechtman was also owner of the nearby Tower Hotel. The not-so-smooth criminal was arrested twice in two months, once for breaking and entering into a Lincoln Road bar and a second time for attempting to pry open the trunk of a jeweler’s car.
Miller, Schechtman’s business partner, was a Teamsters Local 320 union organizer who, according to the Crime Commission, “attempted to organize doormen and car parkers in Miami Beach” and was tied to several acts of vandalism, including slashing 70 car tires.
Back at the bar, Schechtman and crew were rumored to be selling stolen liquor and bootleg cigarettes. “Schechtman had a jail record and was involved in a lot of things,” says Paul George, a historian with HistoryMiami. “The name Ball & Chain really evokes the image of a prisoner, which is very coincidental, because the name was there before the guys bought it.”
Schechtman and Miller’s shady ways finally caught up with them in 1957, when legendary band leader Count Basie sued the pair for $5,000 after not getting paid the $13,000 he was promised to play the Ball & Chain.
“[The club] went broke after Basie pulled in only $5,100 in gross business,” Miller told the Miami Newsback in 1957.
Of course, the club was also known for some more-positive history. “The Ball & Chain had black entertainers post-World War II, which was amazing,” George says. “Even though the community was predominantly Jewish, it was still a Deep South city. It was an unusual place.” Schechtman, being a street-savvy wise guy, would sneak in regulars like Billie Holiday and Count Basie through a hidden door in his nearby Tower Hotel and allow them to stay at his property. Louis Armstrong and Nat King Cole were said to have performed there as well, but George says there’s no documentation of their shows.
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Ball & Chain
1513 SW 8th StThe year was 1935. The Great Depression was tailing off, Miami hosted the inaugural Orange Bowl, and Little Havana’s Ball & Chain opened its doors. For the next two decades, the club became among the Magic City’s most popular venues, a place where legends Billie Holiday and Chet Baker crooned the night away and jam sessions ran until 5 a.m. But there’s another side to the golden-era club — one populated with gangsters and highlighted by great feuds. Most colorful among the bar’s many owners were Henry Schechtman and Ray Miller, who bought the bar in the early ’50s. A businessman and “well-known burglar” — as noted by the Crime Commission of Greater Miami in a 1957 Miami News piece — Schechtman was also owner of the nearby Tower Hotel. The not-so-smooth criminal was arrested twice in two months, once for breaking and entering into a Lincoln Road bar and a second time for attempting to pry open the trunk of a jeweler’s car.
Miller, Schechtman’s business partner, was a Teamsters Local 320 union organizer who, according to the Crime Commission, “attempted to organize doormen and car parkers in Miami Beach” and was tied to several acts of vandalism, including slashing 70 car tires.
Back at the bar, Schechtman and crew were rumored to be selling stolen liquor and bootleg cigarettes. “Schechtman had a jail record and was involved in a lot of things,” says Paul George, a historian with HistoryMiami. “The name Ball & Chain really evokes the image of a prisoner, which is very coincidental, because the name was there before the guys bought it.”
Schechtman and Miller’s shady ways finally caught up with them in 1957, when legendary band leader Count Basie sued the pair for $5,000 after not getting paid the $13,000 he was promised to play the Ball & Chain.
“[The club] went broke after Basie pulled in only $5,100 in gross business,” Miller told the Miami Newsback in 1957.
Of course, the club was also known for some more-positive history. “The Ball & Chain had black entertainers post-World War II, which was amazing,” George says. “Even though the community was predominantly Jewish, it was still a Deep South city. It was an unusual place.” Schechtman, being a street-savvy wise guy, would sneak in regulars like Billie Holiday and Count Basie through a hidden door in his nearby Tower Hotel and allow them to stay at his property. Louis Armstrong and Nat King Cole were said to have performed there as well, but George says there’s no documentation of their shows.
Los Altos is an unexpected mezcal and tequila filled speakeasy in Little Havana, Miami, hidden above Taquerias el Mexicano.
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Los Altos Miami
521 SW 8th StLos Altos is an unexpected mezcal and tequila filled speakeasy in Little Havana, Miami, hidden above Taquerias el Mexicano.