NOV/DEC 2014 THE COMPLETE GUIDE TO GO® South Florida ® ART Dand INE Where to experience culture and enjoy meals during South Florida’s art season HOT DATES: WINTER EVENTS ORGANIC BITES AT ESSENSIA SHOP AT PALM BEACH OUTLETS wheretraveler.com MIAWM_141100_Cover.indd 2 10/13/14 9:53:04 AM South Florida whereThe area’s top dining, libation and art trends now CULTURE Basel Bites Art Basel arrives in Miami Dec. 4 to 7 and with it comes a selection of art fairs and events. Here’s our guide of where to spot unique art, indulge on bites and sip on cocktails while in the city. 10 WHERE CITY NAME I MONTH YEAR MIAWM_141100_WhereNow.indd 10 10/13/14 9:38:50 AM Yardbird Southern Art and Dine Table & Bar With December comes the kickoff to Miami’s social season: Art Basel, an annual celebration attracts where now artists who come from around the globe to show- case their work. The city shines a little brighter with pop-up fairs, including some of our favorites such as Red Dot and Spectrum in Midtown Miami plus Pulse, moving to Miami Beach for the first time. Here, there’s an explosion of sculpture, paint- ings, photography, mixed media and, of course, cocktails to enjoy while wandering the tents. While you’re in the city for this magical event, be sure to absorb all that Miami has to offer in the culinary and artistic scene with this guide below. WHERE TO SEE ART is an amalgamation of con- WHERE TO EAT for Belgian food beyond We mustn’t forget the stantly changing pieces, South Florida is a tough your typical Belgian waffles. places where Miami from the more commercial crowd and restaurants Who knew that steamed admires art all year round. Obey to unique tagging by seem to come and go as mussels with apples could The city is bursting with the 305’s best. If you can’t quickly as a fake tan fades. taste so good? Also, for museums and galleries, get enough, many stores However, there are some Mexican fare, Cantina La and the one-year-old Pérez sell coffee table books of classics that have courted Viente opened its doors Art Museum Miami (PAMM) the works that have been foodies and kept them this fall to rave reviews. in downtown Miami, next sprayed upon the walls in coming back for more. Mi- Looking forward, Michelle door to the Arsht Center the neighborhood. chael’s Genuine in the De- Bernstein who is the brains and the AmericanAirlines sign District is a great spot behind Crumb on Parch- Arena, where the building for lunch or dinner, then ment and other delicious is a work of art in itself. With walk through the neighbor- culinary endeavors, opens pieces donated by local hood for one-of-a-kind a new restaurant this winter developer Jorge Pérez, shopping. In South Beach, at the brand new Thomp- you’ll find the opening of Yardbird Southern Table & son Miami Beach. Another Mexican artist Mario Garcia Bar is the place to be for a culinary bigwig, Michael Torres’ exhibit two days heavy serving of comfort Mina, is also slapping his before Art Basel. Commis- food for brunch. Tell us if name on two more new sioned by the museum it- Wynwood Walls you’ve seen another Blood restaurants, STRIPSTEAK self, Garcia Torres presents Mary with more garnishes and Michael Mina 74, both obscure stories from art At the University of than theirs! Another classic at the iconic Fontainebleau history through a number Miami’s Lowe Art Museum, that has been a mainstay located in Miami Beach. of media. visitors explore the world in Miami since 1913 is Joe’s Not only does Miami with exhibits showcas- Stone Crab, which opened Joey’s boast fine art, but it’s ing traditional African art back up in October with also proudly the home in “Art in Real Life” and the start of the stone crab to a huge collection of works by Haitian artists in season. In Wynwood, both street art and graffiti. The “Transformative Visions,” Joey’s and Wynwood arty neighborhood of both opened in November. Kitchen & Bar are must-visit Wynwood consists of block In January, the focus is on spots for drinks and food, after block of walls covered Southeast Asia, with intri- and are perfectly located in in mesmerizing pieces by cate tapestries and batik the heart of the art district. area artists, and Wynwood pieces made in Indonesia, One of the new kids Walls is the heartbeat of it Malaysia, the Philippines on the block is BE Bistro in (opposite PAge) ©MARK ROSKAMS; (this PAGE, CLOCKWISE FROM Top) ©YARDBIRD; ©WYNWOOD WALLS; ©JOEY’S/MIA NUNEZ ©JOEY’S/MIA WALLS; ©WYNWOOD ©YARDBIRD; Top) FROM CLOCKWISE PAGE, (this ROSKAMS; ©MARK PAge) (opposite all. A maze of walls, the art and East Timor. downtown Miami, a place www.wheretraveler.com 11 MIAWM_141100_WhereNow.indd 11 10/13/14 9:39:11 AM WHERE NOW South Florida DINING Drink Up Perfectly refreshing for the fall is Yardbird’s Blackberry Bour- bon Lemonade. The cocktail features bourbon, fresh raspberries and tangy Sip at Yardbird lemon in a unique mix that will have you wish- WHERE TO SIP ing for seconds while The drinks will be flowing from champagne flutes at the art you dine there. tents, of course, but there is so 1600 Lenox Ave., Miami much more out there! Oak Tavern Beach, 305.538.5220. in Wynwood is named for the www.runchickenrun.com beautiful, towering tree in the backyard and a bar of both classics (a Moscow Mule) and new fangled drinks (Tavern Storm, with house- fermented ginger beer). Broken Shaker is known for its fresh herbs plucked straight from the garden on site to make the most decadent cocktails. At the Loews Hotel, res- taurant Lure Fishbar has a menu of drinks that will have you struggling to pick the best musically-inspired libation: Across the Universe, Figgy Smalls is the Illest, and Purple Rain, are some of the cocktail names fea- tured. Also at the hotel is newbie Rum Line, opening this winter. For a truly classic cocktail bar experience, watch the mixologists behind the bar at Regent Cocktail Club in South Beach. There, you’ll AVERN T swear the Rat Pack is hanging out AK O on the couches next to you. © ; D BIR OAK TAvern’s relaxed vibe Oak Tavern’s Sangria D ; ©YAR ; Located in Miami’s Design District, Oak Tavern lures visi- D BIR tors with its selection of pizzas, house-cured charcuterie D and large plate options mixed in with daily specials. 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