Miami's
nightlife is still unsurpassed. Drinking tends to take second place to
eating and partying, but a number of friendly local bars double as very good
live music venues. Reggae is particularly strong; Miami has a sizable
Jamaican population, and local as well as flown-in acts appear regularly.
Miami's clubs - especially those specializing in salsa or merengue and
hosted by Spanish-speaking DJs - are among the hippest in the world, with most
of the action at South Beach. Door policies are notoriously obnoxious at current
in-spots; the places listed below include laid-back local haunts and some of the
hotter bars.
Friday's Miami
Herald carries full weekend entertainment listings ; the free
weekly New Times has reliable information on cafés and clubs,
while the free TWN ( The Weekly News ) is the key source
of gay and lesbian info.
If you want to try
out the local sports scene, the Marlins pro baseball
team, who won the World Series in 1997 in only their fourth season, and
the Dolphins , Miami's pro football team, play at the Pro
Player Stadium, sixteen miles northwest of downtown at 2269 Dan Marino
Boulevard (box office Mon-Fri 10am-6pm; phone 305/620-2578).
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