This Mediterranean restaurant and bar is a local favorite, which features a solid range of dishes like grilled lamb meatballs and moussaka along with an extensive wine list and well-balanced cocktails. Friday and Saturday nights feature Spanish music and flamenco guitar that draw a lively crowd. Aim to get there before the entertainment starts at 7:30 p.m. to grab a seat at the bar or an outdoor table. 

Every Friday evening guests of Lorena Garcia’s Chica can expect lively musical performances against the background of the restaurant’s bright and artsy decor. The experience is enhanced by dishes like corvina ceviche, beef empanada pabellon, and Venezuelan braised short rib. Grab a house cocktail such as Call Me In The Morning, a coconut-infused Bacardí Silver rum drink spiked with spiced pineapple syrup and lime and enjoy the show. 

Kuba Cabana in CityPlace Doral hosts a bevy of entertainment every Thursday to Monday including a blues, jazz, and Caribbean band, along with a DJ set accompanied by live saxophone and drum beats. Mojitos are the perfect pairing for a menu of croquetas, empanadas, burrata and papaya salad, whole fried snapper, and pollo barbacoa. The restaurant even hosts a “Cocktails & Cabaret” performance every last Thursday of every month featuring burlesque performers, a seven-piece band, DJ, with an open bar and a prix fixe menu.

Tucked just off North Miami Avenue in Wynwood this new 35,000-square-foot outdoor venue offers a lively atmosphere and a rotating lineup of performers from local names to headline making acts. Bands take the stage to perform everything from hip hop to classic rock and reggae every Friday through Sunday, while the outdoor food hall lineup is just as eclectic ranging from dumplings, to pizza, to Mediterranean bites. 

An elegant modern-day Mexican restaurant inside the 1 Hotel South Beach, Habitat kicks off its Thursday through Sunday evenings with live musical performances that runs the gamut from bossa nova to Latin pop and rock. Grab a seat at the center bar or at the earth-tone filled dining room to enjoy a menu of classic Mexican dishes with a twist such as cauliflower elote, ceviche mixto, tuna tostada, and cochinita, among others.

For those who like to combine drinking, dining, and dancing, this charming Brazilian restaurant at the Village Restaurant & Shops is the place to go. The outdoor patio thunders into life every Friday night when samba-pagode parties take centerstage and fleet-footed locals shake their impressive stuff after enjoying a menu of coxinha (Brazilian croquetas), churrasco, and stroganoff. Sip on a couple of caipirinhas and build up the bravado to join them on the dance floor. 

Seven nights a week Julio Cabrera and his team of cantineros (classically trained Cuban bartenders) bring to life the retro Cuban atmosphere with well-executed cocktails served to the sultry beats played on the restaurant’s centerpiece stage. Michelle Bernstein’s contemporary take on Cuban dishes rounds up the vibrant atmosphere with favorites like calabaza and steak empanadas, Serrano ham croquetas with fig jam, crispy whole snapper, and skirt steak ropa vieja.

Latin jazz filled evenings under twinkling lights and oak trees in the heart of Coconut Grove are a huge draw at Glass & Vine. Offered every Wednesday through Saturday evening with a rotating list of local artists, the menu offers items such as charred cauliflower, tuna tartare, and chicken and black truffle gnocchi. Bonus points for its location inside the lush, tree-lined Peacock Park.