Guide
Where to Eat in South Beach Without Getting Scammed
Featured
A listed price in South Beach is roughly 30 per cent short of what you pay, before you tip. Here is every line that gets added, and the rules that protect you.
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Dominique Saint-Clair
Nightlife & Dining Editor
Beat: Nightlife, Things to Do, Best Time to Visit
Dominique covers the island after dark and the island at brunch, which on these twenty-three blocks turn out to be the same subject. She writes Washington Avenue door policies, hotel bars, and the automatic service charge that lands on an Ocean Drive bill before you have added a tip. She eats one street back, and tells you where.
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Long-form
Guides by Dominique Saint-Clair
Reported guides to South Beach, each with its own publication and last-updated date.
Guide
South Beach Nightlife: Which Street, What It Costs, When It Closes
Four parallel streets, four completely different nights. The promoter on Ocean Drive and the door on Washington are not selling you the same evening.
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Guide
Spring Break in South Beach: What the City Actually Does in March
Miami Beach publicly broke up with spring break in 2024 and meant it. Here is what that looks like on the ground, and how to plan a March trip around it.
7 min read
News desk
News under Dominique Saint-Clair's byline
Shorter, dated pieces about what is changing in South Beach.
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Festival
Miami Beach Pride Runs Its Parade Down Ocean Drive Each April
FeaturedA parade with the Atlantic on one side and eighty years of deco on the other. April, free to watch, and one of the biggest weekends of the year here.
Travel alert
The City Publishes Its March Traffic and Parking Measures Each February
FeaturedOcean Drive access restricted to one entry and one exit, garages on flat rates, towing at double. The details change every year and are published in February.
Event
Winter Party Festival Fills South Beach in Early March
A long-running LGBTQ+ benefit festival built around a beach party, and one of about three weeks a year when every room on this island is taken.