Following in Little River’s spirit of playful, spontaneous and often fleeting invention, ZeyZey looks like it could be a friend’s bohemian bungalow—if your friend had their own natural wine gazebo, custom sound system and vinyl listening room, shipping container cocktail bar and mainstage for live performances. The 15,000 square-foot pop-up music venue and culinary hub comes courtesy of Grassfed Hospitality (the team behind Coconut Grove's Michelin-starred Mexican spot Los Félix and natural wine market and restaurant Krüs) and local tastemaker Tigre Sounds.
Running counter to Miami’s recent crop of members-only clubs and overpriced offerings, ZeyZey hosts community-driven programming and outdoor performances on Friday and Saturday nights, vinyl DJs and electronic dance parties inside, plus monthly residencies featuring Miami mainstays and DJ collectives from around the world. Building off the vinyl programming at Los Félix, ZeyZey’s sound is rooted in Afro-Cuban funk, Brazilian disco, salsa, boogaloo, cumbia and Afrobeat music.
On the food and beverage side, the cocktail menu is helmed by Esther Merino, a globally recognized beverage personality and recipe developer, while the culinary program, curated by partner and executive chef Sebastian Vargas, features a rotating selection of Miami’s rising hospitality stars. With affordability in mind, menus emphasize small plates and at least one sharable dish from each vendor. The space is currently open Thursday through Satruday from 7pm to 2am.
“ZeyZey is our love letter to Miami,” says co-founder and creative director Pili Restrepo Hackler. “It’s a space where all these little different atmospheres and sensations collide with one another.”
Boogie on down to ZeyZey for a glitter-fueled fete inspired by disco and all things 1970s. Vinyl legend Carlos Willengton will take over the decks on Friday, November 1, with his infectious energy and curated selects of house and disco classics. Get into the groove with your best ’70s-inspired costume and dance the night away like a boogie man would.
Helado Negro is in a lane of his own. The South Florida native and multi-instrumentalist is also a producer, a sound engineer, creative director, and mesmerizing singer with a degree in computer art and animation. On December 4, the prolific artist returns to his hometown for a live performance at ZeyZey, drawing from his ninth studio album, PHASOR, and a catalog of dreamy, atmospheric music layered with synths and bilingual lyrics that nod to a newfound sense of freedom.
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