This Week in Miami: March 9-15

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 (or loudly) happening around town.

CASA NEOS Expands With a Riverfront Lounge and Rooftop

The next chapter of CASA NEOS has arrived on the Miami River. The waterfront destination has unveiled the new CASA NEOS Lounge along with a members-only rooftop, adding a late-night allure to the establishment’s already sprawling Mediterranean playground.

The third-floor lounge begins the evening with a full dinner service under chef Michaël Michaelidis before flowing into a DJ-led nightlife format with elevated bottle service. The cuisine is equally top shelf, with standouts like the spicy tuna brioche and Kaluga caviar pasta. One level up, the private CASA NEOS MM rooftop offers a quieter experience—an open-air terrace designed for members looking to slip above the action. Together the two spaces turn the venue into a stacked-up night out, where dinner, music, and cocktails flow from floor to floor.

CASA NEOS is located at 40 SW North River Dr., Miami, FL 33128. For more information, visit their official website.

Falafel Lands at Pura Vida via Abbalé Telavivian Kitchen

Two Miami favorites are crossing menus. Pura Vida Miami has teamed up with Abbalé Telavivian Kitchen to bring a new plant-based staple to the café’s all-day lineup: falafel, developed in collaboration with Abbalé’s culinary team led by Samuel Gorenstein. Known for its Tel Aviv–inspired cooking, Abbalé helped shape a version that fits neatly into Pura Vida’s clean philosophy.

The debut shows up in two formats: the herb falafel bowl, layered with quinoa, arugula, herbs, crisp vegetables, spiced pumpkin seeds, and green tahini, and the falafel crunch wrap, a handheld mix of falafel, avocado, hummus, and fresh greens finished with lemon oil and sumac. It’s a natural crossover, if you ask us—Mediterranean flavor meeting Pura Vida’s everyday wellness rhythm.

Pura Vida Miami has multiple locations across Miami. For more information, visit their official website.

Monday, March 9

National Crabmeat Day at CJ’s Crab Shack

If Monday needs an excuse for seafood, here it is. March 9 marks National Crabmeat Day, and few places lean into the spirit of the holiday quite like CJ’s Crab Shack. The longtime South Beach spot has built a following around its easygoing, family-style approach to coastal classics—especially its signature crab cakes, rooted in recipes passed down from the restaurant’s founding duo.

The menu runs deep with crustacean specialties: creamy crab dip with chips, snow crab clusters, and a wide range of crab dinner combos. Add a round of cold drafts or a cocktail, and you’ve got a breezy beachside setup that feels perfectly on brand for a Monday celebration.

Saturday, March 14

Wynwood Art Walk Returns With a Women-Led Spotlight

Miami’s favorite second-Saturday ritual is back. On March 14, the streets of Wynwood Arts District once again fill with galleries, music, pop-ups, and late-night wanderers as the monthly Wynwood Art Walk returns from noon through 11 p.m. This month leans into Women’s History Month, turning the neighborhood into a district-wide celebration of the artists, entrepreneurs, and creative voices shaping Wynwood today.

Highlights include the Women’s Day Bazaar at Museum of Graffiti, where local women artists set up shop alongside DJ sets and cocktails, plus a meet-the-artist moment with AR creator Romi Myers at Wynwood Kollective. Layer in gallery openings, neighborhood specials, and music drifting from storefronts, and you’ve got a full-day roam through the pulse that built Wynwood in the first place.

Wynwood Arts District, Miami, FL. For more information, visit their official website.

Baseball-Inspired Ice Cream Lands at Kith Treats

Kith Treats has teamed up with New Balance to roll out two limited-edition ice cream specials tied to this year’s international tournament celebrations. Leading the lineup is The Big Dumper, created with Cal Raleigh—a swirl of vanilla ice cream packed with Golden Grahams, Biscoff cookies, and shortbread, finished with caramel drizzle and a cookie-and-cake garnish. The second, The Anda, nods to Japanese ballpark snacks, blending chocolate-covered pretzels, Rice Krispies, and crushed Oreos into Kith’s signature vanilla base.

Both flavors will debut during a two-day baseball-themed takeover at Jungle Plaza on March 14–15, complete with batting cages and a mini field, before landing at Kith Treats locations in Miami for a limited run through March 22.

Kith Treats has several locations in Miami. For more information, visit their official website.

St. Patrick’s Weekend Takes Over The Leinster

This year, The Leinster in Edgewater is stretching the St. Patrick’s Day celebration across an entire long weekend. From March 14 through March 17, the neighborhood Irish pub is hosting a three-day St. Patrick’s Day run packed with live music, Irish dancers, and a lively round of the classic “Split the G” Guinness competition—where one lucky winner walks away with a pint a day for a year.

In between rounds, expect the kind of hearty comfort that anchors a proper pub gathering: the signature beef and lamb stew (recently dubbed Miami’s best by the Consulate General of Ireland, Miami), a traditional Sunday roast, and pints of the pub’s festive Green Leinster Lager.

The Leinster is located at 1600 NE First Ave., Miami, FL 33132. For more information, visit their official website.

A Little Beauty Reset at Ateena Beauty Lab

Not everything on the week’s radar revolves around dinner and night-outs. Over in South Beach, Ateena Beauty Lab offers a quieter kind of Miami indulgence—the kind that pairs just as well with a beach afternoon as it does with a night on the town.

The studio leans into a serene, design-forward atmosphere with soft lighting and calm interiors that immediately shift the tempo once you step inside. Here, skilled technicians focus on meticulous manicures and pedicures using clean, non-toxic products, delivering polished results. Consider it the kind of midweek reset that slips easily into a packed Miami schedule—a little pause before the next reservation, gallery stop, or late-night plan.