6 June 18–24, 2026 miaminewtimes.com | browardpalmbeach.com NEW TIMES N E D I T O R I A L NEWS EDITOR Natasha Yee FOOD EDITOR Nicole Lopez-Alvar CULTURE EDITOR Celia Almeida MUSIC EDITOR Flor Franceschetti SOCIAL MEDIA EDITOR Edysmar Diaz-Cruz STAFF WRITERS Alex DeLuca, B. 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Well, it’s the solar return of Miami New Times’ Best Of edition, which means we’ve called upon our seers (writers) to divine (highlight) the brightest stars of the city across the four ancient pillars of culture and community: Arts & Entertainment, Sports & Recreation, Shopping & Services, and Eat & Drink. It’s not a bunch of brujaja. South Florida is a rising star on the national scene, and it’s our duty as scenesters and shamans to guide transplants and tourists to the best this city has to of er. Even the most local among us can discover something magical within these hallowed blurbs. Maybe Kendall is in your Fourth House of Home and Family, and your 10th House of Career takes you to Brickell every day. It’s easy to get stuck in a ritual rut, eating and drinking and playing in the same circles day in and night out. Think of this Best Of issue as your star chart to the Miami sky. The prognosis is good! Las Rosas, Churchill’s and Pizza Tropical have emerged from their retrograde; Betty Osceola, Mel De Miami and Eileen Higgins formed a stellium in the streets for positive change; and while pickleball and padel are still in a square, UM’s basketball team really turned things around. You don’t need to know what time you were born to get the most out of this reading. Con mucho, mucho amor… Cºver, sect ºn Openers, & spºt il ustra iºns by Alvaro Diaz-Rubio JUNE 18–24, 2026 | VOL. 41 | NO. 15 Best of Miami® 2026 was written by Juliana Accioly, Grant Albert, Celia Almeida, Frank Alvarado, Kristin Björnsen, Elisabeth Campbell, Alex DeLuca, Carolina del Busto, Edy Diaz-Cruz, Asha Elias, Osvaldo Espino, Flor Frances, Carlos Omar Gardinet, Shanae Hardy, Jane LaCroix, Samuel Loetscher, Nicole Lopez-Alvar, Shawn Macomber, Genna Mark, Doug Markowitz, Isabel Maza, Scott McLendon, Sophia Medina, Yuval Ofi r, Mario Rodriguez, David Rolland, Jesse Scott, Katie Sipes, Victoria Stanzione, Michelle Solomon, Liz Tracy, Caroline Val, Kearra Weiting, and Isabel Wilder. Art direction and design by Kristin Björnsen. 11 54 57 65 77 110 113 Arts & Ent rtªinme t Reªders’ Chºice Spºrts & Recre t ºn Shºpping & Services Eªt & Drink Nigh & Dªy Music alvarodraws.com Kªt Bein Best ºf Miami ® edi ºr N E D I T O R I A L Natasha Yee Nicole Lopez-Alvar Celia Almeida Flor Franceschetti Edysmar Diaz-Cruz Alex DeLuca, B. Scott McLendon, Naomi Feinstein Ashley-Anna Aboreden, Grant Albert, Francisco Alvarado, Rachel Costa, Carolina del Busto, Trae DeLellis, Asha Elias, Osvaldo Espino, Nile Fortner, Mary Gibson, Luis Gomez, Shanae Hardy, Theo Karantsalis, Douglas Markowitz, Sophia Medina, Michelle Muslera, Mario Rodriguez, David Rolland, Jesse Scott, Jess Swanson, Catherine Toruño, Liz Tracy, Yessy Urbina, Caroline Val, Elena Vivas, Ryan Yousefi A R T JUNE 18–24, 2026 | V The Stories Your Friends Are Sharing FOLLOW US
