2 June 27-July 3, 2024 miaminewtimes.com | browardpalmbeach.com New Times b e s T o f m i a m i ® 2 0 2 4 N E D I T O R I A L EDITOR-IN-CHIEF Tom Finkel ASSOCIATE EDITOR Jose D. 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We’re not experts, we’re just a bunch of inquisitive souls whose outdated laptops burn our thighs, surviving off well liquor at bars and meals at no-tablecloth restaurants when we scrape together enough to dine out. But we cover this town so much that the blood in our veins runs neon. We know a thing, maybe two, about where to eat, swim, and stroll in this Magic City. Our staffers and freelancers furiously debated the merits of 300 of the tri-county area’s finest features, from bagels to drag queens to swimming pools to memes and more. And today, we hand them over to you, along with the results of our annual Readers’ Poll. One thing we know for certain: You are our “best” readers. We love you. And we love Miami, our wild and disastrous slab of swamp. Cheers to you and another weird year in the subtropics. — Liz Tracy, Editor, Best of Miami 2024 7 Arts & Entertainment 40 Readers’ Choice 43 Sports & Recreation 55 Shopping & Services 83 Eat & Drink 128 Night & Day Best of Miami ® 2024 was written by: Grant Albert, Amber Love Bond, Carolina del Busto, Trae DeLellis, Alex DeLuca, Jose D. Duran, Osvaldo Espino, Naomi Feinstein, Cindy Ferreiro, Tom Finkel, Shanae Hardy, Izzy Kapnick, Theo Karantsalis, Lindsey Koggan, Sean Levisman, Nicole Lopez-Alvar, Anna Magluta, Douglas Markowitz, Sophia Medina, Erin Michelle Newberg, David Rolland, Adriana Santos, Jesse Scott, Michelle F. Solomon, Karen Tedesco, Todd Toler, Liz Tracy, Caroline Val, and Ryan Yousefi. Design & illustration: Tom Carlson
