Live music
Live music in Miami
Room oriented around a stage.
Example nights
Real Miami venues, put together by our planner. Refreshed Jul 20.
Games at Midline Miami in Wynwood, then dinner at The Dirty Rabbit Wynwood.
- 01Midline MiamiWynwood · $$$
- 02The Dirty Rabbit WynwoodWynwood · $$
Games at Miami Beach Bandshell in North Beach, then dinner at New Campo Argentino Steakhouse.
- 01Miami Beach BandshellNorth Beach · $$
- 02New Campo Argentino SteakhouseNorth Beach · $$
Games at The Fillmore Miami Beach in City Center, then dinner at Kanoli - Italian Restaurant in Miami Beach in South Beach.
- 01The Fillmore Miami BeachCity Center · $$$
- 02Kanoli - Italian Restaurant in Miami BeachSouth Beach · $$$
Top 12 venues
01
Armstrong Jazz House
Coral Gables · $$
Live jazz most nights — classy, intimate, food and cocktails worth the trip. Bring a date or go solo and stay for the whole set.
02
BALL & CHAIN
Little Havana · $$
Live Cuban bands, famous mojitos, patio garden — Calle Ocho's old-school nightclub where day drinks and late nights blur together.
03
Miami Beach Bandshell
North Beach · $$
Open-air concerts under a big umbrella. Close enough to meet the band after. Sound system doesn't disappoint, parking's across the street.
04
Midline Miami
Wynwood · $$$
Wynwood's proper live music venue — tight room, great sound, the artists you actually want to see without a DJ booth in between.
05
Cafe La Trova
Little Havana · $$
Calle Ocho cornerstone: rum drinks built by hand, live Trova, packed tables, bartenders jumping in with instruments. Packed.
06
Bougainvillea's Old Florida Tavern
South Miami · $$
Dark-wood dive in a Florida house — live bands weekends, strong drinks, patio out back, no food. Local regular spot.
07
Churchill's Pub
Little Haiti · $
Forty-five years of local bands, pool tables, ribs — the CBGB's of Miami, not the South Beach version.
08
Neme Gastro Bar
Coral Way · $$
Elevated New American dishes & cocktails in a low-lit, intimate space with nightly live jazz music.
09
High Note Jazz Club at Cuba Ocho
Little Havana · $$$
Live Cuban orchestra, mojitos, moderately priced drinks — feels like a museum crossed with a dance floor. Staff actually cares.
10
Understory
Little Haiti · $$
Garden venue with live music, rotating food vendors, drinks from Jaguar Sun folks — packed, diverse, hard to leave.
11
Porterhouse Music bar & Restaurant
Sunny Isles Beach · $$$
Live music, then house DJ — fresh food, strong drinks, a real bartender. Outdoor seats, lively crowd, worth the repeat visit.
12
BackRoom Live Miami
Coral Gables · $$
Local musicians every night—$5 cover, crab cakes, jazz Wednesdays, blues Thursdays. Check Facebook for the lineup.