Word on the street
What locals are saying
Little Palm earned its Esquire 'best bars in America' nod legitimately — a retro Miami swim club grafted onto The Ryder Hotel's second-floor courtyard, where frozen cocktails and a shrimp roll share the menu with genuinely ingredient-driven dinner plates. The crowd is a fair cross-section: bachelorette parties and hotel guests dominate the pool loungers, but industry workers and locals still gravitate here for the fresh, sessionable drinks and the bartenders — often cited by name — who know what they're doing. Service can buckle under the weight of large groups, and the sightlines from the main bar face FIG across Meeting Street rather than anything scenic, but The Backyard patio and poolside scene more than compensate on atmosphere.
Esquire best-bar recognition, still earnedretro Miami poolside energy at The Ryderfrozen cocktails and shrimp roll as anchorsbartender-driven service qualitylarge-group service can wobblebachelorette circuit staple with real local crossover
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