Sugar Best view
Brickell · $$$
Photo: Sugar Rooftop
Why it made the list: Forty floors up atop the EAST Miami hotel in Brickell, Sugar is a lush, Balinese-inspired rooftop garden with the best panoramic view in the city, downtown, Biscayne Bay and the ocean beyond. It's the polished one, drawing a stylish after-work-and-beyond crowd.
Serena Best energy
Wynwood · $$$
Photo: Serena
Why it made the list: A bright, lush, Mexican-inspired rooftop in Wynwood, colorful, plant-filled, and built for a fun group night with strong margaritas and a party energy. It's the liveliest of the five and the most Wynwood: loud, colorful, and made for photos.
Rosa Sky Sleek
Brickell · $$$
Photo: Rosa Sky
Why it made the list: A sleek, contemporary rooftop in Brickell with a pool, skyline views and a laid-back-lounge-into-DJ-party arc as the night goes on. It's the see-and-be-seen weekend spot, more of a scene than a quiet drink.
Juvia South Beach
South Beach · $$$$
Photo: Juvia
Why it made the list: A striking rooftop restaurant-and-bar with a living green wall, perched above Lincoln Road in South Beach, polished, design-forward, and looking out over the rooftops to the ocean and bay. The upscale South Beach option, as much a dinner destination as a bar.
Watr at the Rooftop Ocean view
South Beach · $$$$
Photo: Watr at the 1 Rooftop
Why it made the list: Atop the eco-chic 1 Hotel South Beach, Watr looks straight out over the Atlantic, the rare Miami rooftop with a true ocean view rather than a skyline one. Natural, breezy, and beautiful, with a rooftop pool and a Peruvian-Japanese menu.
⭐ Bonus Pick: Skyline or Ocean, Pick Your Side
Miami's rooftop trick: the west-facing Brickell rooftops (Sugar, Rosa Sky) give you the skyline and the sunset over Biscayne Bay, while the ocean-facing Beach rooftops (Watr) give you the open Atlantic. Decide which view you want before you pick, and reserve ahead either way, sunset slots go first, especially in season.
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