North Beach Guide
- October 13, 2026
Head into North Beach and the architecture gets more interesting, the beach gets quieter and the pace slows. This part of Miami Beach, from 61st Street to 87th Street, offers a real neighborhood feel, right on the ocean. Its streets are lined with post-war architecture that predates the Art Deco revival, and its restaurants have regulars who've been coming for decades.
The Parks
North Beach Oceanside Park, spanning from 78th to 87th streets, is one of the largest and most versatile parks in Miami Beach. The stretch of sand is wide and quiet, with dunes. Three pavilions are available to rent, equipped with barbecue grills, electricity and restrooms. They are great for a friendly get-together or a full-day cookout. There is also a playground, a shaded fitness challenge course, water refill stations and two dog run areas at the north end — one for small dogs, one for larger ones.
Skaters have their own space at the North Beach Public Skate Park, a free, open-air concrete facility that draws a steady mix of locals and visitors.
The newest park is Ocean Terrace Park, between 73rd and 75th streets. Landscape architect Raymond Jungles transformed a block of beachfront asphalt into 5 acres of shaded lawns, small reflecting pools and plenty of places to sit and watch the ocean. It connects to an upgraded stretch of the Beachwalk and sits steps from the Miami Beach Bandshell.
The Beachwalk runs along the shoreline and connects North Beach with Mid Beach and South Beach. It is flat, paved and accessible, making it easy to move between neighborhoods on foot or by bike.
Notable Architecture
While South Beach has Art Deco, North Beach has MiMo, Miami Modernism, the postwar architectural style that became popular here in the 1950s. You can see it in the angled rooflines, curved walls and pipe columns on buildings along Collins Avenue between 63rd and 77th streets. The neighborhood's North Shore Historic District is listed on the National Register of Historic Places, recognizing this stretch of some of the most complete mid-century resort architecture in the area.
Live Music
The Miami Beach Bandshell has been a neighborhood staple since 1961. On any given night it might host a touring act from overseas or a free salsa dance party on the lawn. The Rhythm Foundation runs the Bandshell’s calendar, which stays busy year-round with events like the North Beach Social, a free community music series every third Thursday. The park surrounding it is worth a visit on its own. It has domino pavilions. And embedded in the ground is a glass tile mandala by artist Kevin Arrow marking the 50th anniversary of the Beatles' performance at the old Deauville Hotel.
Where to Eat
The team behind Roberta's in New York chose North Beach for its first Miami restaurant. Ezio's has become the neighborhood's most talked-about eatery. The menu leans into a custom dry-aging process for beef and lamb, with house-made pasta and a raw bar.
Taquiza is a MICHELIN Guide recognized taqueria best known for its blue corn tortillas, that are stone-ground in-house daily from certified organic, non-GMO corn. The menu covers tacos with fillings like slow-cooked lengua and fried mahi, alongside house-made totopos and salsas.
What keeps people coming back to Mi Colombia after 30 years is not complicated. It is a family-owned Colombian cafeteria where the bandeja paisa, loaded with steak, rice, red beans, chicharron, sweet plantains and a fried egg, arrives fast and costs little. Pandebono and coffee make it an equally good breakfast stop.
Marc's Artisanal Pizzeria takes its dough seriously, letting it ferment for 48 to 72 hours before it goes near heat. The pizza comes in two distinct forms: a round pie with a chewy, charred crust and a square Sicilian cut with more height and crunch. It has quietly built a following.
Where to Stay
Built in 1951 as the Allison Hotel, the Hilton Cabana Miami Beach Resort is a living piece of the neighborhood's MiMo history. The 231-room property sits on 119 feet of private beachfront, with two ocean-facing pools, shaded daybeds, complimentary paddleboard and bike rentals and Allison Restaurant & Bar serving Latin-influenced seafood with views of the Atlantic.
Carillon Miami Wellness Resort sits on 750 feet of private Atlantic beachfront. The 93 apartment-style suites come with full kitchens and floor-to-ceiling ocean or skyline views. The spa complex spans 70,000 square feet and includes a thermal hydrotherapy circuit, cryotherapy, infrared saunas and a full weekly schedule of fitness classes.