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Things to do in Miami

The new rules of the hotel pool

How to navigate a delicate ecosystem, according to Miami’s waterside maestros. Warning: failure to adhere to this guidance may attract serious side-eye

Eating and drinking in Miami

A taste of Latin-American Miami with chef Michelle Bernstein

Where the celebrity chef and restaurateur heads in her hometown for Cuban, Central and South American cuisine

Things to do in Miami

Outside the box: public art in Miami

From giant pieces of fruit peel to a wonky ‘lighthouse’ and a marble slide, the city’s outdoor artworks offer exuberant, idiosyncratic delights — and a powerful memorial

Travel

Claws for celebration: it’s Florida stone crab season

It’s the tastiest time of the year for seafood lovers, as a succulent local delicacy returns to Miami’s restaurants

Things to do in Miami

Miami, showcase of the starchitects

Look beyond the Art Deco and MiMo. In recent years, the world’s leading architects have made their mark on the Magic City — to spectacular effect

Things to do in Miami

What’s happening in Miami: FT Globetrotter’s month-by-month guide to 2024

The best arts, sports and festivals in the Magic City this year

Things to do in Miami

Tips from the Top: exploring Miami Beach’s cultural scene with curator Silvia Karman Cubiñá

The executive director and chief curator of The Bass Museum of Art describes her perfect day in the city, taking in its public art and most exciting eateries

Eating and drinking in Miami

A taste of Brickell, Miami’s happening finance hub

Four eateries in one of the Magic City’s hottest neighbourhoods that reflect its deliciously diverse cuisine

Things to do in Miami

Celebrity chef/restaurateur Jeremy Ford’s personal guide to Miami

The US Top Chef winner — and recipient of one of Florida’s first Michelin stars — shares his favourite spots for food, golf and spearfishing

Eating and drinking in Miami

Higher ground: a taste of the coffee revolution brewing in Miami Beach

Apart from its traditional Cuban coffee shops, the Magic City used to have little to tempt true java connoisseurs. Until now . . . 

Things to do in Miami

Miami Beach: an insider guide

From the pastel- and neon-soaked delights of Art Deco SoBe to the more tranquil charms of the island’s northern stretch, here’s the lowdown on The Beach’s many attractions

Things to do in Miami

Museum director Franklin Sirmans’ perfect day in Miami

‘Manatee safaris’, the culture and cuisine of Little Haiti, kicking back with a cocktail: the man at the helm of the Pérez Art Museum Miami — one of the city’s top art spaces — shares his local delights

Eating and drinking in Miami

The best Latin American food in Miami

Venezuelan for breakfast, Honduran at lunchtime, maybe Cuban in the evening (with coffee stops in Little Havana en route)? Let the city take you on a culinary tour of Latin America

Eating and drinking in Miami

Miami after dark: four of the most happening cocktail spots

The city lights are sparkling, the moon rising over the water — time to explore what this party town has to offer, from chilled poolside scenes to wild nights on the tiles

Things to do in Miami

Treasure troves: Miami’s top private art museums

The city has become a leading modern-art destination — especially thanks to its world-class collections, open to the public in dramatic architectural settings

Things to do in Miami

Hotelier and financier Lesley Goldwasser’s guide to Miami Beach

The co-owner of South Beach’s The Betsy channels the ‘electric energy’ of her neighbourhood via its world-class culture and cuisine

Things to do in Miami

A guide to the best of Miami Modernism

The city is known for Art Deco, but it also developed its own version of modernism — MiMo — a unique architectural style that defined a certain kind of mid-century aspiration

Fitness in Miami

Laps of honour: four of Miami’s most beautiful hotel pools

Pools in Miami are more a stage set for posing, drinking and relaxing than places for clocking up lengths. Not for this Miami-loving globetrotter, however, who finds he is often the only one in the water

Eating and drinking in Miami

Hot spots: Miami’s best places for power dining

Three eateries that embody the inimitable buzz of the Magic City — complete with such ultra-Miami touches as a trippy tunnel, fluffy lapdogs and attention-grabbing dishes

Things to do in Miami

Florida flicks: the best films set in Miami

As part of our new series, the FT’s film critic takes us on a journey of the movies that most transport him to the Magic City, from ‘Scarface’ to ‘Moonlight’ via ‘Some Like It Hot’

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Your city secrets

Things to do in Miami
FT readers: where to have fun in Miami

We asked you how you like to whoop it up in the Magic City. Here’s what you told us

Talking points

  1. Eating and drinking in Miami

    Memo from Miami: the most dynamic culinary destination in the US

    Thanks to the energy, creativity and diversity of its dining scene, Miami is now one of the leading food cities in the country — as a four-day mega-festival demonstrates

  2. Restaurants

    Meet Miami’s most exciting chefs

    The trailblazers making the Magic City a go-to culinary destination and whose restaurants are the new greats

  3. Miami

    How Miami became the most important city in America

    Once a refuge for the divorced, bankrupt and unemployed, Miami has evolved into a paradise of freedom

  4. FT Globetrotter

    Explainer: how Miami became a great Latin American city

    Hard to believe, but this global meeting point of the Americas used to be a sedate Southern resort — before morphing at speed into a multicultural metropolis where Spanish is the lingua franca

  5. Collecting

    Mega-collectors Mera and Don Rubell: ‘It’s a walking history of our life!’

    The Rubells — known for spotting promising artists early — are opening a private museum in Miami

  6. Collecting

    Teresita Fernández: the Miami-born artist taking her hometown by storm

    ‘Beauty is one of the most powerful ways that we have to talk about justice’

  7. North America holidays

    Fashion, art and Dior cappuccinos in Miami’s Design District

    A once rundown area has evolved into the perfect riposte to ecommerce

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