The 12 best mojitos in Miami, a city rightfully obsessed with them

Cafe La Trova co-owner Julio Cabrera is a mentor to many of the best bartenders in Miami, so it makes sense that the mojito he serves at this Little Havana nightclub and restaurant is the gold standard. His Mojito Criollo is nothing fancy—Flor De Caña rum, lime juice, sugar, mint, soda water and bitters—which is what makes it so near perfect.

Chef Eileen Andrade is as much Miami as the Freedom Tower, which explains why her restaurant serves multiple mojitos, from the clarified to the fruity. But it’s the classic we seek out here, made with nothing more than Havana Club rum, lime, simple syrup and mint. 

The mojito at Wynwood’s Latin-inspired bar and restaurant gets a lot of love for its addition of coconut to the classic. That comes via coconut rum, coconut water and toasted coconut, added to fresh lime and mint for a drink that feels part mojito and part day on the beach.

The hotel restaurant by one of Miami’s best chefs, Brad Kilgore, takes on the mojito with a combo of Bacardi Coconut, coconut liqueur, aloe liqueur, lime juice and shrub. It’s sweet, tangy and coconut-forward, explaining why they call it the Un Año Mas.

This former roadside dive was resurrected by a couple of bartenders-turned-restaurateurs who kept the place divey and nostalgic. The self-described “darkest bar in Miami” serves a potent mojito that does not mess with the tried-and-true—simply Myer’s white rum, lime and mint—just like Fox’s itself.

Famed Miami chef Michael Schwartz’s bayfront restaurant has a Latin-ish theme that continues to its mojito. Here, it’s a frozen number—yes, a Frojito—with a bit of earthy sweetness injected from the addition of passionfruit.

The restaurant at The Setai, best visited for weekend brunch, serves a mojito with an option for an upgrade. To the standard recipe, add peach, strawberry, raspberry, mango, passion fruit or mixed berries to give your cocktail color and a hit of fruity-sweet. 

The restaurant on the roof of the E11even ultra-club adds strawberry to a traditional mojito recipe for the Kiss & Tell, a drink that hopefully doesn’t serve as a preview to the rest of your night downstairs.s

What might be Little Havana’s most quintessential bar has a mojito that’s right on theme. Here it’s made classic with Bacardi rum, fresh lime juice, sugar and mint sprigs—the ideal drink to take in the dark and nonstop roaring surroundings from the house band.

The poolside bar on top of citizenM Miami Worldcenter Hotel serves up the exact drink everybody wants lounging beside a body of water. Here, it’s kept simple with mint, lime, rum and lots of shaved ice in a glass nearly as tall as the skyscrapers dotting the view. 

The restaurant at the Ritz in trendy Coconut Grove adds a couple of surprising twists to the classic: a little extra sweetness from lychee puree and even more effervescence from sparkling wine.

This Midtown Miami restaurant has a bar that bleeds from inside to a charming courtyard. It’s an ideal spot to sip on a mojito made earthy and vitamin-infused with the addition of beet-infused Bacardi Superior.