Clevelander

Clevelander review

The archetypal Miami Beach bar, the Clevelander offers a high concentration of tiki stylings, pink neon and booze - it claims to sell more Bud than any other bar in the nation - all served under open skies and illuminated palms. Though closed at the time this guide went to press, the Clevelander will unveil a slew of new bars in late 2008: like many of the models who participate in the wet T-shirt contests here, it has recently undergone costly cosmetic enhancements. Some things will likely stay the same: the nightly bands on the back stage that crank up the decibels to ensure that conversation is impossible, although the sickly sweet rum runners do a good job of that on their own. This is the stuff that Spring Breaks are made of: expect drunken goons to fall into one of the several shallow pools.