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    Red Phone Booth

    4.8 (86 reviews)
    Closed 4:00 pm - 1:00 am (Next day)

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    Morgan C.

    This was truly an experience! When we got access inside, we were greeted by such a nice woman. She introduced herself and gave us information about the place. Showed us to the bar and got our seats wiped down. The kitchen wasn't serving hot food since we came after 10pm, so we opted for hummus which was soo good! Our drinks were great, and my bf got a cigar which was a great experience. The man who was in that area, was knowledgeable and helped him choose the right one. This is a great place for a group night out and I can't wait to come back with my friends! The ambiance is like you're in a different time, very different and I loved every minute of it!

    Gin martini
    Maria C.

    Wanted to try something different to have an after dinner drink. Found this place since it sounded like a creative place . I'm Not crazy about cigar smell but the place was really interesting. Loved the red door to get in

    Whiskey sour
    Aurora G.

    Very cool experience, but I wish they committed to the speakeasy bit a little bit more. The drinks were good and we had a fun time coming in, but there's a giant projector playing all kinds of music that wasn't always the best. Still very very cool. The smoked old fashioned was out of this world. I know it's a cigar lounge but you would barely know it because of the ventilation.

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    Christopher B.

    This spot has such a cool concept and I love the speakeasy idea. My sister and I were fortunate enough to be able to crack the code on a Friday night and indulge in some top-tier cocktails. The menu is well crafted, and the menu design is fancy af. Our bartender was Nancy and she did a great at describing the concept and making some of the best cocktails I've had in some time. The ambience was welcoming and calm. I highly recommend this spot. They also had some great sliders as a small bite that were served with this tangy mustard that was to die for. Do yourself a favor by getting dressed up and phoning a friend to get you into this cigar/cocktail extraordinaire of a lounge.

    Jennifer G.

    I loveeeeeee the concept. Such a good concept. Truly speakeasy. Cant get in without the code. And the phone booth is just soooo cool. Inside I loved eith the section for cigars and the section for cocktails. Decorations felt exclusive and high end. I ordered a dirty martini and it was amazing. I usually measure a place by their dirty martini and this one def impressed me. Very smooth. High quality. The downsides - only two. One is that they have a dress code but no one really followed it. I saw kids (early 20s) in sneakers and women in casual jean shorts. I felt like it took away from thr exclusivity. The second was pricing. My one martini was close to 40 bucks. But I guess it's typical for Miami I would come back. I came for a girls night. Next time coming witj the husband.

    Angelo R.

    Don't call my cell phone. Call the phone booth! That's the only way you'll get into this speakeasy in Brickell Miami. @rpbbrickell is a hidden gem in a bustling city and not easy to find but once you figured it out, get ready for a good night out. It's a chill place serving well crafted cocktails and lite bites but also has a dedicated cigar lounge for the aficionados. The cocktails we tried were very good and we loved the dark lit space. It fit the speakeasy mood. To enter, you need to literally find the Red Phone Booth and dial the number. My tip is get the code from a member or apply for a membership. Bites we ordered: SHRIMP COCKTAIL BISTECCA SLIDERS TARTUFO Y FUNGHI PIZZA Cocktails we highly recommend: MARTINEZ The precursor to the modern martini, this smooth 1890s classic combines Old Tom Gin, sweet vermouth, Luxardo Maraschino, and bitters NEVER SAY NO Based on the Manhattan, this James Bond inspired, scotch-based drink features Cynar and Carpano Antica for a smooth, slightly herbal cocktail LEFT BANK MARTINI A floral martini variation blending gin, elderflower liqueur, and Sauvignon Blanc, offering a crisp, aromatic, and slightly fruity

    Jose R.

    Been wanting to try this place out for some time. Didn't know what to expect but it exceeded expectations. We waited for a little bit but were able to get in fairly quickly. Depending on size of party you may be seated with others since it's large couches seating. Place was very large and dimly lit with comfortable chairs. Being a cigar bar, they had a great selection but what impressed me the most was the air quality; no smoke! They do a great job of ventilation. The drinks and concept were very creative and cool. SO many drink options with extremely creative twists, hard to pick just one. Overall great spot for a cigar, drink and casual laid back conversation with friends and family. Will be back.

    Lila T.

    Amazing hidden gem in Brickell! The vibe is intimate and classy--perfect for date night. The charcuterie board and pizza were delicious, and the cocktails are top-notch. Great cigar selection, smooth music, and low lighting set the mood just right. Would love to see live jazz nights in the future--and please add a coffee machine! An espresso would be the cherry on top. Definitely coming back.

    Halloween specialty lemon drop martini
    Cortney J.

    We stumbled upon this somewhat by accident but so glad we did! Really great service, amazing cocktails, and a wonderful atmosphere. The craft cocktails are expertly mixed and the flavors are perfectly balanced. The lounge feels like a speakeasy and I love the comfortable seating. Nancy and John were so welcoming and attentive! Highly recommend for anyone looking for a top notch cocktail bar experience.

    Sharona M.

    You need to get a secret code to come here... lil speakeasy vibe! I highly recommend this place if you're in downtown Miami/brickell. So far it's been the best bar that we have been to in Miami. Once you get in, you are allowed to take a seat anywhere on the couches. They're very welcoming. The service was fantastic! They are very knowledgeable on their extremely large drinks menu. She recommended me a nice fruity gin drink (forgot the name) which I loved. Fiance went in to the humidor and picked himself a cigar. The cigar burned perfectly and he loved it. He even picked up another one to-go. We might come back here again in our trip. I highly recommend! Excited to visit again - they have a Nashville location (we're going to Nashville next month).

    Moscow mule, Old Fashion and cigars
    Sandra D.

    Wonderful hidden speakeasy with a fantastic cigar selection. Once you enter through the red phone booth, you are transported into a different time. Dress code is strictly enforced, which keeps the ambiance and vibe authentic. The servers and bartender were knowledgeable and attentive. We visited on a Thursday night and there were plenty of locals inside. They offer memberships if you are interested. We remained in the main area, but they have a separate members only area upstairs. We are adding the Red Phone Booth to our Brickell must try locations.

    Jasmine M.

    Soon as you get there they ask you for a code to come in, you can come in through the red phone booth which is very cute. I love the speakeasy vibe, it was dark and 1920 theme. They have a bar and lounge chairs which is nice to have both options. The drinks are a little pricy but it's a speakeasy so it's normal, the drink I got was a blackberry drink so delicious. They gave us recommendations on what we should have. The only complaint I have is that the tobacco smell is very strong so we left after one drink. Still a good time.

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    Marilyn O.

    I am so happy that Miami finally has their very own and REAL speakeasy! The cocktails were amazing! Bridget was a fantastic bartender guiding me through all of my drinks. She never missed! The vibe is so old school and underground which is perfect for the prohibition menu that they have.

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    The Red Phone Booth has great hospitality, great drinks, and great vibes. Highly recommend if you are looking for a chill but good time !!

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    Great little Out of the way place that has selection for everything. A good place to hang out after dinner.

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    Thus place Ambiance is great. Service too Drinks are tasty we'll be back hopefully soon

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    The vibe was great, and Matty the bartender was amazing! We loved it. Definitely coming back.

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    Ask the Community - Red Phone Booth

    Is there a non smoking area?

    Hello! We don’t have a non-smoking area, but slower days like Sunday-Tuesday, it is very easy to put you in an area unoccupied by people smoking if you request, it is a huge space and we pride ourselves on our ventilation system unlike any other… 

    What are the drink prices like?

    Good afternoon! Based on what my group and I were drinking--Old Fashioneds and craft tequila cocktails--the drink prices at Red Phone Booth Brickell ranged from $15 to $25. I hope this was helpful.

    What's the best place to go to find the code?

    Nice hotels in the area have it, as well as Sexy Fish, Dom's/DC Pie, Better Days, Casa Tiki, and making friends with a member, or catching someone outside of the place may be able to give you the code.

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    Highly recommend Nancy for above-and-beyond cocktails, and highly recommend Cody for a fun conversation!

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    The Lasseter - Lit and vibrant bar

    The Lasseter

    4.4(5 reviews)
    0.7 mi

    The Lasseter is one of (I think) two bars within Julia & Henry's, the new food hall in Miami…read more There are a ton of options that look great. I think they fit Miami well, and are slight twists in classic drink options. Our bartender was awesome. She was super knowledgeable and helpful in making recommendations as we decided what to order, and you can tell she really put effort into making sure the drinks were good. The drinks were really good! My only complaint is the price. Of course handcrafted cocktails are expensive, especially in Miami, but wow. The drinks were really small, and had so much ice that they ended up being not very many sips at all. They were definitely good, but the very small size for almost $20 a drink was kind of outrageous.

    Oooooo I'm the first to review and I WISH it could've been 5 stars! No pressure !! :(…read more With such an amazing and innovative decor, dazzling bar and great vibes, my sibling, husband and I knew this was the place to be to enjoy ourselves with some drinks! The bar was lit, poppin' and vibrant. We were waiting by the end of the counter where they checked out other patrons near the sitting area. We were overlooked many times... I locked eyes with one of the bartender and she completely looked away from me.. several times :( took about 15 minutes and we reached our arms out and flagged bartender Reilly. Her greeting and attention was genuine so I was happy to get her. Unfortunately, she got busy and we got the initial lady that ignored us. She was not kind, not attentive and didn't really want to help us - she was very fake. With that being said, we had to remind her of our drinks after 20 minutes of placing the order, in which she responded with an attitude "it's being made. We're busy" -_- -_- :( the attitude was not needed. We watched others that came in before us being served. :( I was completely annoyed and upset. She didn't even bring the drinks to us like the other bartenders were doing, she made us get it. Poor service from this one bartender while the others were happy and servicing their patrons. After our first drinks, I noticed she spoke to her colleague and he came over and asked if we wanted to close out.. . Wtf kicking us out? We said no and he opened a tab. When she noticed we were ordering more, she was a bit more attentive. So wrong. Luckily, the drinks were delicious. Perfect. We did end up coming back to the Lasseter and got a gentleman bartender that was so kind and attentive and made our drinks even better! The attention to detail and love he made in my drinks, so that is why I decided to make make this a 3 stars rather than two. He saved this place. The toilet sitting area is very warm, not very air conditioned properly so expect to be a little warm especially after a couple of sips. It's also the walkway to an actual big restrooms for the whole building. The drinks are VERY pricy but the setting is perfect and makes up for it. Unfortunately, the service was not up to par. Disney priced drinks without the Disney customer service. Do I want to come back? Yes. Am I going to be picky with the vibes coming from the bartender and chose who to go to? Also yes. Hopefully, I can increase the rating.

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    My drink on a toilet Ottoman lol

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    Super cool lounge area

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    Lost Boy Dry Goods - Old Fashioned

    Lost Boy Dry Goods

    4.2(240 reviews)
    0.7 miDowntown
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    Lost Boys is one of my favorite local bars. I have been coming here for years so long overdue…read morereview. I have been watching the World Cup games here and it has been very fun. I want to say the staff waiting the tables, bar, and kitchen have done an amazing job always friendly even when at times the bar was fully packed they were all troopers and gave amazing service. Our waitress Devon always has a smile on her face and is super tentative. Thank you Devon - me and Dianna love you!

    Overall, Lost Boys is a good neighborhood bar, and I don't think it deserves a bad review, so I'm…read moregiving it four stars. That being said, personally, I don't think I would come back. The biggest thing for me was the overall energy and engagement from the staff. I'm naturally a pretty social and engaged person, especially when I'm sitting at a bar, and I made an effort to interact with the bartenders. I just didn't really feel that same engagement coming back. Nobody was necessarily rude or disrespectful--it just felt disconnected, and the energy was a little strange to me. I also didn't realize until I tried to pay that the bar doesn't accept cash. Maybe that was posted somewhere and I missed it, and once they told me, it wasn't a big deal. But little things like that, combined with the overall interaction, affected the experience. Another thing I didn't realize until receiving my check was that gratuity was already included. I wasn't verbally told about it, and I personally didn't see it disclosed anywhere beforehand. From my understanding, an automatic gratuity or service charge is required to be disclosed to the guest before the purchase, not something they should only discover when they receive the check. Maybe there was a notice somewhere that I missed, so I'm not saying there wasn't one, but I definitely wasn't aware of it. I think that's an important thing for guests to know upfront, especially because someone could easily add another tip without realizing gratuity was already included. Ironically, the one person I genuinely connected with and had a good conversation with was another guest at the bar, not a member of the staff. That interaction actually helped make my time there more enjoyable. For me, hospitality is about more than serving a drink. Especially when someone is clearly open, friendly, and trying to engage, that's an easy opportunity to create a connection and turn a first-time guest into someone who wants to come back. I felt like I gave plenty of opportunities for that interaction, but it just never really happened. I still had a good time because I can have a good time pretty much anywhere, and nothing happened that would make me say Lost Boys is a bad bar. It just didn't feel like the staff cared much about enhancing the experience beyond serving the drinks. So four stars because I respect what the place is and can see why it works as a neighborhood bar. It just didn't give me a reason to come back, and personally, I don't think I would.

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    Mama Tried - Pool table

    Mama Tried

    4.1(295 reviews)
    0.8 miDowntown
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    This place is always a vibe!! The espresso martini is soo good, they add a lemon zest to it and…read moregrate some chocolate on top. Absolutely delicious! The mojito is also phenomenal, I love the fancy ice they add to the cocktail. It makes it 10x better. Parking can be a bit complicated. There is street parking and a lot or parking garage close by. Other than that, it's a great time. The service is quick. The music is great, it feels like it's 2016 and they also play some 80s music. It's an entire vibe! You've gotta check them out!

    Still one of my favorite bars in Downtown Miami. Good happy hour and the cocktails are amazing!…read moreThey recently added new concoctions to the menu just in time for the busy holiday season. Make sure to check them out. Drinks are not watered down but always well-balanced and potent. My go-to is their Old Fashioned, of course, but I have a new favorite called Urban Cowboy. It's made with Maple Bacon Infused Maker's Mark, vanilla cinnamon syrup, bitters and cedar smoke. So good! I also recently tried the Red Flag made with Cazadores Blanco, lime, agave, strawberry-infused Aperol, and topped with bubbles. So refreshing and tasty. You cant go wrong with any of their cocktails. The mixologist knows what they're doing and as a matter of fact, this place has won several competitions during SOBEWFF. It gets packed late at night, especially Friday and Saturday so get there at a decent hour so you grab a table or space by the bar. Will keep coming back!

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    Miami Sound Bar - Platinum Negroni & piggyback old fashioned

    Miami Sound Bar

    4.1(36 reviews)
    0.6 mi

    Like any Miami-ite, I'm always looking to soak up all the cultural accoutrements the Magic City has…read moreto offer: food trucks, eating halls, sports events, car meet-ups, that one art museum in downtown I forget its name. Anywayssss, when I caught the winds that there was a new sound bar in downtown, I NEEDED to be there. The concept of the sound bar is some type of Asian thing, I don't really know. But where in Asia there might be a few monks sitting around in silence listening to gongs or whatever, Miami goes BIG! Finding parking in downtown Miami on a Saturday is virtually impossible unless you bribe a valet servant with cash. So that's what I did. My ladyfriend and I arrived early to the sound bar, and there was already a hearty swarm of brodents and thots lined up to get in. Some crack head outside was shouting about IPA's. I told the door servant that I knew the DJ or something like that, and he let us right in. Once inside, the bar has that edgy big city, small hallway type of vibe. You could barely stand around in there, let alone get to the bar to order a drink. The mix of flapping gums and mixologists concocting cocktails made for a cacophonous distraction from the actual "music" we were there to "listen" to. My ladyfriend and I ducked out across the street to Black Market Miami Bar where the game was on and you could actually order a drink that didn't cost $50+. After a few libations, we headed back to Miami Sound Machine Bar (they need to put 'Miami' in every bar's name down here in case you forget where you are). There was a weird looking guy playing depressing vinyls with singing in different languages. I was more in the mood for something upbeat and groovy like salsa or merengue that I could dance to with my girls. Although I did hear the 12" Andrew Weatherall remix of Happy Mondays "Hallelujah" at some point, a staple at the Haçienda nightclub in Manchester - an institution that shook the music world and changed club culture forever. The head servant at the bar looked like Nirvana (yes, one man looking like a whole band). He was jaded and rude. I don't blame him! As the night wore on, the crowd got larger and more deplorable, and the room got smaller and smaller. I got stuck in an awkward conversation waiting to use the bathroom. I don't think sound bars are for me. Pros: The bar across the street had really fair drink prices, and the servants are polite and efficient. Cons: the ratchet yuppies that inhabit Miami's nightlife, always on the prowl to ruin a subculture with their tackiness.

    Miami Sound Bar is one of those hidden gems that you almost want to keep to yourself. The vibe is…read morelow key and relaxed, making it a perfect place to start the night before heading out somewhere else. The music is always on point, and you can tell they really care about the sound and the atmosphere they create. It's the kind of place where you can actually enjoy the music while still being able to talk and hang out. The drinks are great, and the whole space has a cool, laid back energy that keeps us coming back. It's easily become one of our favorite spots to begin a night out in Miami. If you're looking for a chill place with great music, good drinks, and a unique atmosphere, this place is definitely worth checking out.

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    Kaona, The Hidden Tiki Room - The Aged Mai Tai and mystery fog

    Kaona, The Hidden Tiki Room

    4.6(77 reviews)
    1.8 miOmni

    I came to Miami in search of an alchemy shop, hoping to discover some rare ingredient capable of…read morecuring my dreadful allergies. Instead, I stumbled upon Koana Tiki Bar--a hidden little chamber of tropical enchantment tucked away from the ordinary world. As Miami's only tiki bar, Koana is surprisingly well themed. It is a smaller establishment, which explains why reservations are required, but the intimate setting only adds to the charm. Once inside, the outside world seems to disappear beneath warm lighting, exotic décor, and the unmistakable feeling that something mysterious is being prepared behind the bar. The food is available, but Koana truly shines through its drink menu. The team has clearly done its research and assembled some serious heavy hitters. My companions and I visit whenever we're in Miami, and we've sampled nearly every drink on the menu. I have yet to encounter a bad one. They are fairly priced for Miami, though their strength should not be underestimated. These are not casual refreshments--they are potent little potions disguised as tropical cocktails. The staff is always kind, attentive, and extremely knowledgeable. They're happy to explain the drinks and guide you toward something that suits your taste, whether you seek something sweet, sour, smoky, fruity, or powerful enough to summon your ancestors. During my visit, I combined several ingredients from the menu into a highly experimental concoction. After one sip, my allergies vanished completely. After the second, I could smell colors. By the third, I was convinced the palm trees were speaking to me in ancient tongues. I have no idea what was in that drink, but my sinuses were clear, my spirit was elevated, and I briefly achieved enlightenment beneath a decorative tiki mask. Reservations are essential, the drinks are strong, and the bar is small--but Koana is absolutely worth seeking out. Just be certain you're prepared for whatever spirits may answer when you raise your glass.

    Can't recall ever reviewing staff and patrons, but ya kinda have to in the case of Kaona. That's…read morebecause the guests here are almost as engaged in the operation as the staff. Guess the insight here is Kaona draws folks who so totally want to be there and participate in the nightly celebrations that it becomes contagious, spreading from table to table with smiles, laughter, and cameras. Oh yeah, and did I mention the cocktails? I feel the term 'artisan' is so overused nowadays that I avoid using it, so can we just go with the Bill & Ted description that Kaona's tiki drinks are "Most Excellent!" Will non Gen-Xers get that last reference???

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