For dinner, head south to NIU Kitchen’s beautiful nook for delicious Catalan fare. Read more.
For a cocktail (we recommend their Hurricane, complete with passion fruit shrub and pineapple) pop into The Corner, Diana Nawi’s “go-to bar.” Read more.
This stunning building, its facade covered in over one million tiles that resemble a verdant junglescape, houses patron Ella Fontanals-Cisneros’s comprehensive collection of Latin American art. Read more.
This stunning museum, which opened its Herzog & de Meuron-designed doors in 2013, recently brought star curator Franklin Sirmans on as director to helm its ambitious program. Read more.
For a drink among creative Miamians, try Gramps, “pretty much the only bar I got to,” says Emmett Moore. “It has a lot of the qualities of old Miami dive bars with some silly artsy stuff mixed in.” Read more.
For a caffeine boost, pass through the doors of a Barry McGee mural-swathed building to Panther Coffee. Read more.
Housed in a repurposed Wynwood warehouse, this must-see private collection belongs to Miamian Martin Z. Margulies. This year, don’t miss new exhibitions of work by Anselm Kiefer and Susan Philipsz. Read more.
Amassed by charismatic patrons Donald and Mera Rubell, this expansive collection is housed in a monumental 45,000-square-foot space that was once owned by the Drug Enforcement Agency. Read more.
Every year, new murals are added to the colorful cohort that includes street art’s most influential names—and some of its undisputed masterworks—from Aiko to Shepard Fairey to Futura to Os Gemeos. Read more.
Travel past Little Haiti Park and you’ll find Fiorito, a small Argentinian restaurant that’s “a good local spot for a low key dinner,” says Emmett Moore. “I have dreams about their grilled octopus.” Read more.
For heartier fare in an unhurried environment, grab a seat at Michael’s Genuine, opened by James Beard-honored Michael Schwartz. It’s one of Jorge Perez’s favorites. Read more.
For lunch or dinner, try one of Nina Johnson-Milewski’s favorites, Mandolin: “It’s such a lovely atmosphere, owned and operated by the nicest people.” Read more.
Since its founding in 1998, this artist-run nonprofit space has produced a steady stream of experimental projects. Read more.
This year, the group show “You’ve Got to Know the Rules...To Break Them” promises irreverent highlights from the couple’s encyclopedic holdings of today’s most influential work. Read more.
While its new Aranguren & Gallegos Arquitectos-designed building begins construction, the one-year-old ICA brings a strong assortment of contemporary exhibitions to its temporary home. Read more.
Visit Sandbar Lounge, a sand-covered dive bar for a drink and game of pool after a long day trekking up the beach. Read more.
Take a cab a few minutes north, and you’ll find satellite fairs Miami Project and Art on Paper, taking NADA’s place at the Deauville Beach Resort. Read more.
From mainstay galleries like Yancey Richardson to groundbreaking nonprofits like Visual AIDS and RxArt, most PULSE booths here mount focused presentations of works of two to three artists. Read more.
Making a move from the charmingly retro Deauville Beach Resort way uptown to the high-gloss Fontainebleau marks a big shift for the New Art Dealers Alliance (NADA) fair, focused on younger galleries. Read more.
Collector and hotelier Alan Faena’s newest complex fuses a freshly minted hotel with an ambitious art space called Faena Forum, designed by Rem Koolhaas’s OMA. Read more.
For a longer, more luxurious meal, try one of Jorge Perez’s favorites: Prime 112 for a nice big steak. Read more.
For a longer, more luxurious meal, try one of Jorge Perez’s favorites: Milo’s for fresh fish. Read more.
For a longer, more luxurious meal, try one of Jorge Perez’s favorites: Joe’s for stone crabs, a local delicacy (everyone wears bibs.) Read more.
This museum is one of the crown jewels of Miami curiosities. Founded by Miami philanthropist and passionate collector-wanderer Mitchell Wolfson in 1986 to house his ever-growing collection. Read more.
Miami’s oldest bar, Mac’s Club Deuce is also the city’s greatest dive, offering a swirl of whiskey and jukebox tunes to colorful regulars, pool sharks, and wobbling newbies alike. Read more.
For a much needed dose of sustenance after a long day, grab a stool at the counter, where you’ll likely devour one of their signature sandwiches—all available on a croissant in lieu of bread or bun. Read more.
This satellite fair on boasts booths by The Hole, Taymour Grahne, Steve Turner, and even Aperture Foundation. Throughout the week, performances move through the tent and its surrounding landscape. Read more.
Swing by this swank hotel, just off Miami Beach on Belle Isle, for a snack on its expansive deck, or pick up one of Miami-based artist Jim Drain’s limited-edition posters, released for fair week. Read more.
A shiny renovation of this hotel is accompanied by activations from “Greater New York” breakout artist Mira Dancy, Katherine Bernhardt, Eddie Peake, and other works throughout the compound. Read more.
The glowing neon sign is a part of Art Basel and the Bass’s five-year-running public art collaboration in Collins Park, which is adjacent to the museum. Read more.
After Art Basel expanded to Miami in 2002, settling into the Miami Beach Convention Center (between the beach and Botanical Garden), the city quickly became an annual stop for collectors and artists. Read more.
As you traverse the city, look out for Syms’s NITE LIFE—graphic prints, emblazoned with phrases like “Darling It Won’t Be The Same Always” plastered on city buses and bus stops. Read more.
