If you're dining on an expense account, if someone else is paying or if you're just plain rich, Azul is the place to splurge. The priceless water views of the city set the...

Dressed up like a kitsch tiki hut and serving gluttonous portions of barbecued Southern food (even the drinks come in Mason jars), this is American excess at its finest. The...

The Bass is the centrepiece of Miami Beach's 'cultural campus'. The core of the building is the old Miami Beach public library built in 1930, but after an $8m renovation it now...

The name says it all: a laid-back atmosphere and fresh seafood in a hut beside the bay. It is, however, hard to find - take the road that parallels the old Marine Stadium and...

The spiffy Oceanfront Resort is a cheerful low-rise in swanky Bal Harbour. Its three 1952 buiding sport lemon walls adorned with stuffed swordfish, tropical shrubbery, two...

Designed by Norman Giller, the Best Western Thunderbird is spectacularly tacky, from the Native American motifs outside to the flamboyant lobby, complete with vintage T-bird...

A Miami Beach mainstay, this big square room is studded with big TV screens tuned to sport and big pink menus of all-American favourites such as sandwiches, burgers, pasta,...

A majestic monument to the Gables of the Florida boom years, the Biltmore boasts a landmark 300ft bell tower modelled after the Giralda in Seville, as well as the largest pool...

With Philippe Starck responsible for the stunning white and billowy surroundings and culinary guru Claude Troisgros in charge in the kitchen, the eyes are as well fed as the...

South Beach just can't get enough of sushi, which explains why the trendier-than-thou Delano hotel turned its Starck-designed, eat-in lobby kitchen into a sushi bar serving...

The latest Design District hotspot, Brosia is casual and chic, with high ceilings, stone floors and rich gold walls. But the best decor is outside: the terrace is backed by a...

On a sleepy backstreet, this low-rise 1930s hotel is an undiscovered gem. Its claim to fame is that Clark Gable stayed here (in Room 225) during World War II, when he was...

It's changed hands more than Posh changes outfits, but this renovated deco movie theatre is a premier venue for superstar DJs. In addition to the impressive aural assets, Cameo...

Don't be put off by the earnest name: rotating exhibitions at this respected gallery feature prints and photographs from seminal US artists such as Jasper Johns, Barnett Newman...