My favorite spot in Miami. I love visiting solo or taking out-of-town visitors. I’ve enjoyed every live band I’ve heard here from jazz to blue grass.

As busy as the place gets, the team is very efficient at moving the process and lines willing very fast. In the wine bar, I’ve witnessed each team member helps guest get served quickly and I witnessed them stop to take the time to guide guests who needed a little extra directional help. Excellent level of service by all. From recent trips, I’ve noted the level of hospitality offered by Daniel stands out as the perfect ambassador for the business.

You can enjoy the interior room upfront with the wine bar and cozy seating where bands usually setup and guests continually floor in, or you can find a table in the expansive garden out back where you cannot hear the band. The garden fills with tables chattering in conversation. Guests range from baby boomers to the eldest Gen Z’ers with greatest appeal in weekend evenings to younger millennials. Eventually, I’ll have to come in on a nice Saturday /Sunday afternoon.

Wine selection provides a nice array of wines at great value pricing, with a heavier concentration on “safe choices.” If you know wine well and are looking for something truly exceptional, there is absolutely an opportunity to find a nice 25 year old perfectly aged first growth Bordeaux and then some.

The beer garden features a wide variety of local and international craft beers plus some trusty options from around the globe. From the beer garden you can choose a beer bottle from the reach-in cooler, order a draft beer, or a wine by-the-glass. If you find a bottle you like inside, you’re welcome to enjoy it outside.

For food, you could build your own charcuterie boards with the individually wrapped artisanal meats and cheeses found in the reach-in cooler up front by the wine bar. The kitchen will plate for you for $5. You can also order hot food tapas from the beer garden like the Argentinian specialty Choripan.

The place fills up every night I’ve ever been, but delightful chatter and positive vibes only radiate through every corner from guests sharing tables in the beer garden or groups cozying up next to each other inside.

Nothing about Lagniappe (French /Creole expression referring to “something extra”) aligns with what a tourist would expect as typical Miami, but it is always a place for a great experience that has impressed every guest I’ve brought.

Kudos to the team that created this very special space.