With warm, sunny weather and miles of waterfront views, Greater Miami & Miami Beach is the perfect place to enjoy a tropical cocktail at a local tiki bar. While tiki may have Hawaiian and Polynesian roots, many of Miami’s best tiki bars put a Latin or Caribbean spin on the playful, stiff and sweet libations they serve. From classic rum-based tiki drinks to outdoor tiki vibes with waterfront views, you’ll find plenty of tiki bars in Miami ready to transport you to paradise.

Broken Shaker

Broken Shaker upped the ante on what a fresh, tropical cocktail can be. Set in the courtyard of a historic guesthouse turned Freehand Miami hostel and hotel in Mid Beach, the bar’s hip tiki setting adds to its allure. The menu changes seasonally, and you can customize your own large-format punch bowl or pitcher made with your choice of spirits, flavors and tropical fruit garnishes. Other drink options include Cool Runnings, a tropical, Jamaican-inspired cocktail made with Santa Teresa 1796 rum, velvet falernum, Giffard banana, pineapple, banana-cinnamon orgeat, and lime, which should satisfy any tiki cravings.

Delirio Tiki Bar by Swizzle

A speakeasy-style offshoot of mixologist Danilo Bozovic’s Swizzle Rum Bar & Drinkery, Delirio Tiki Bar by Swizzle is his answer to serious tiki drinks in a playful poolside setting. Tucked away in a historic Art Deco building on Collins Avenue in South Beach, Delirio draws inspiration from Latin America for its creative concoctions, such as the Clarified Pisco Mascarpone Punch, made with the Peruvian brandy, dark chocolate-infused rum, anise mascarpone cream, black tea, lime juice and more.

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Kaona Room at Esotico Miami

A bar within a bar, Kaona Room at Esotico Miami doubles down on the tropical tiki vibes. Conceived by drink connoisseur and tiki expert Daniele Dalla Pola, Esotico is a destination for exotic drinks and tropical cuisine in an escapist atmosphere. Inside, you’ll find Kaona, the secret tiki room, a hideaway for exotic libations, rum flights and other potions made with a theatrical flare. Take, for example, the Mokopuni Tiki Bowl for two, made with Flor de Caña rum, passion fruit and blue agave nectar set aflame.

The Cleat Mia

For a tropical tiki bar experience just 10 miles from Downtown Miami, make your way to The Cleat Mia on Key Biscayne. Perched on a beach at No Name Harbor in Bill Baggs Cape Florida State Park near Boater’s Grill, a palapa-shaded central bar anchors picnic benches and ample grounds to enjoy a piña colada with your toes in the sand as the sun sets over serene Biscayne Bay.

Casa Tiki

Situated on Calle Ocho (Southwest 8th Street) in the heart of Little Havana, Casa Tiki puts a Latin spin on traditional Polynesian tiki culture. With rum as the central ingredient to most tiki drinks, this cultural fusion makes perfect sense. A neon-masked hula girl marks the spot for a tropical escape where you’re just as likely to stumble upon salsa lessons as you are a hula demonstration. You’ll find playful drinkware associated with tiki, like a ceramic surfer girl highball for the Surfer at a House Party cocktail, made with mezcal, gin, Jägermeister, pineapple juice, rhubarb bitters and more.

Monty’s Raw Bar

There are two Monty’s waterfront restaurants in Miami: Monty’s Sunset in South Beach and Monty’s Raw Bar, the iconic location in Coconut Grove that’s been a classic outdoor tiki bar since 1969. Grab a picnic table beneath a palapa overlooking the marina and take your pick from frozen drinks, including piña coladas and rum runners, or mixed tiki classics, such as a mai tai or a Pain Remover. Savor a menu of fresh seafood, such as a mahi-mahi sandwich, conch fritters or seasonal Florida stone crabs.

The Anderson

A hip bar off the beaten path near the Little Haiti neighborhood, The Anderson features a tiki-style outdoor breezeway bar that connects to an indoor tiki bar on one side and a bar with a dance floor and DJ on the other side. Choosing from the encyclopedic cocktail menu that veers toward Mexican creations, you’ll get a taste of tiki in a classic mai tai or try some creative originals, like the Ave Maria, made with Uruapan Charanda rum, coconut, pineapple, lime, orange and nutmeg.

Miami Mojito Company

You’ll find Miami Mojito Company tucked away in a breezeway beneath tropical foliage in Wynwood. You’ll enjoy the tiki-like setting and tropical vibes as well as an extensive list of mojito flavors made with fresh juices, including raspberry, blackberry, tamarind, passion fruit, pineapple, coconut, strawberry and grapefruit.

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