Each week, we round up what’s worth your time right now—from new menus and pop-up moments to festivals, openings, and low-key excuses to go out on a weeknight. Consider this your curated snapshot of the city as it moves through the week ahead: where to eat, what to drink, and what’s quietly happening around town.
All Week
The Scapegoat Gets an ’80s-Inspired Refresh in South of Fifth
A South of Fifth cocktail den is getting a little ’80s makeover. After eight years, The Scapegoat has refreshed its interior, logo, and drink menu while keeping its cozy, no-fuss neighborhood-bar charm. Think hunter-green walls, glossy tile, dark wood, and a cocktail list pulling from early-2000s New York bar culture, with classics like the White Negroni, Penicillin, and Revolver alongside bartender Tom Lasher-Walker’s own creations like the Hidalgo, which brings together mezcal, pomegranate amaro, lime, and orgeat. The 30-seat spot is also staying open late—until 3 a.m.—with $12 happy hour cocktails from 5–8 p.m. daily.
The Scapegoat Miami is located at 100 Collins Ave. CU-4, Miami Beach, FL 33139. For more information, visit their official Instagram.
Paralía Welcomes Miami Chef John Iatrellis
Paralía at The Ritz-Carlton Key Biscayne has a new chef at the helm. Miami native John Iatrellis has joined the oceanfront restaurant as restaurant chef, bringing more than 25 years of experience and a Greek heritage that fits right in with the Aegean-inspired menu. Most recently having worked at Claudie, Iatrellis is keeping things ingredient-driven and rustic, with new dishes like farro salad with zucchini, feta, pomegranate, and dill, lahanodolmades with Anatolian pilaf, and paidakia with lamb chops, tzatziki, and za’atar. There’s also salt-crusted lavraki with fennel, tomato, and chermoula for the seafood crowd. With the Atlantic right outside, this is a solid excuse to make lunch or dinner a Key Biscayne affair.
Paralía is located at 455 Grand Bay Dr., Key Biscayne, FL 33149. For more information, visit their official website.
Monday, September 21
Sexy Fish Miami Puts a Tropical Spin on the Negroni
Sexy Fish Miami is getting tropical for Negroni Week with Our DNA, an $18 riff on the classic cocktail that swaps the usual pours for coconut-infused Havana Club, pineapple-infused Campari, and banana peel-infused sweet vermouth. The rum-forward number gets a flashy finish with a dehydrated red pineapple slice and a hit of aromatic coconut spray. A Negroni, but make it Miami. Available at Sexy Fish through September 27.
Sexy Fish is located at 1001 S. Miami Ave., Miami, FL 33130. For more information, visit their official website.
Negroni Week at LPM
LPM is shaking up Negroni Week with three cocktails that go well beyond the classic. Through September 27, the Brickell favorite will be serving its Buttered Mango Negroni with mango-infused gin, Campari, and amaretto, the smoky Negroni Provencal made with mezcal, Suze, and Italicus, and the 1796 Americano, a rum-based number with bitter bianco, spiced apple cider, and more. Every Negroni Week pour also supports Slow Food, the global sustainability movement behind the annual celebration.
LPM Restaurant and Bar is located at 1300 Brickell Bay Dr., Miami, FL 33131. For more information, visit their official website.
Thursday, September 24
North Italia Launches a New Happy Hour With Italian Bites, Spritzes, and DJ Sets
North Italia is giving the after-work crowd a new reason to clock out early. Its new happy hour runs Monday through Friday from 3 to 7 p.m. at the bar, with $10–$12 bites like grilled mortadella skewers, baked burrata alla diavola, white truffle garlic bread, and an HH-only double pepperoni flatbread. Drinks include $10 spritzes, $12 cocktails, $10 wine pours, $6.50 beers, and $8 zero-proof options, plus group-friendly bundles like the $15 Spritz & Snacks and $30 Sangria Social. Thursdays get a soundtrack, too, with DJ Zog spinning from 4–6 p.m. through October 15.
North Italia is located at 900 S. Miami Ave. #111, Miami, FL 33130. For more information, visit their official website.
Friday, September 25
Give Your Wellness Routine a Fall Reset at BODYWELLE
September is a good time to check in on more than your fall wardrobe. This week, make an appointment at BODYWELLE on Alton Road for a wellness reset, where the Miami Beach longevity clinic takes a science-first approach to everything from aesthetics and body sculpting to hormones and cellular health. Led by Dr. Alonso Martin, the practice offers treatments like EmSculpt NEO, Morpheus8, PRF, and IV therapy, all in a sleek space that feels anything but clinical. Even better, Dish readers can score a $300 wellness consultation free with code DISH. Consider it your fall reset, but make it Miami.
BODYWELLE is located at 1060 Alton Rd., Miami Beach, FL 33139. For more information, visit their official website.
Saturday, September 26
Tanuki River Landing Debuts a Japanese-Inspired Weekend Brunch
Japanese brunch is making its way to the Miami River. Tanuki River Landing has launched a new weekend brunch running Saturdays and Sundays from noon to 4 p.m., with dishes like tamago sando layered with Japanese egg salad and whipped cream cheese, panko French toast with yuzu maple butter and matcha, plus kimchi shakshouka, chicken karaage and waffles, short rib eggs Benedict, and steak and eggs. There’s also bottomless brunch with mimosas, bellinis, and wine, plus a Reserve tier featuring sake sangria, Aperol Spritzes, and Hugo Spritzes. With a waterfront setting, this is one brunch event worth planning the weekend around.
Sunday, September 27
Wet & Wild’N Out Pool Party at The Goodtime Hotel
If you’re going to spend a Sunday getting sunburnt, you might as well make it entertaining. The Goodtime Hotel is hosting a Wet & Wild’N Out pool party on September 27 from noon to sundown, bringing the Wild ’N Out crew to Miami Beach for an afternoon of poolside partying hosted by Nick Cannon and the cast. There’s also an open casting call for aspiring rappers, comedians, influencers, models, and streamers looking to get in on the action. Basically, bring your swimsuit—and your best audition material.
The Goodtime Hotel is located at 601 Washington Ave., Miami Beach, FL 33139. For more information, visit their official website.
That’s the week: a little Negroni math, a few new reasons to cross a bridge, and at least one Sunday plan that will not be quiet. If your itinerary starts turning into a full food crawl, keep our guides to the best restaurants in Brickell and the best restaurants in Miami Beach nearby.