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The Anderson

neighborhood·$$·Upper East Side
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A MiMo-district cocktail bar that functions as the neighbourhood's living room, run by the Bar Lab team (Broken Shaker) with the same philosophy applied to a quieter context. The building is a mid-century gem on the 79th Street Causeway corridor, and the bar inside — low-lit, vinyl on the turntable, cocktails made with care but without theater — serves a neighbourhood that was waiting for exactly this. No velvet rope, no dress code, no attitude. Just good drinks in a room that wants you to stay.

$$Neighborhood BarUpper East Side

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709 NE 79th St
Upper East Side, Miami
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Insider Intel

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The rotating cocktail menu is short and seasonal, built around what is fresh and what the bartenders are excited about. The frozen drinks are a specialty — the frozen negroni and the frozen daiquiri rotate in format but maintain the standard. Beer and a shot if you want to drink at the bar's tempo rather than its ambition.

Best Time

Weekday evenings from 7pm to 10pm when the neighbourhood regulars fill the room and the bartenders have time for conversation. Friday and Saturday nights from 9pm when the energy rises but the crowd stays local. This is a neighbourhood bar — the best time is whenever you want a drink without an agenda.

Know Before You Go

Located on NE 79th Street in the MiMo (Miami Modern) Historic District, north of the Design District. This is not a walk-in-from-the-street neighbourhood — you are coming here on purpose, by car or ride-share. Street parking is easy. The building's mid-century architecture is worth appreciating from outside before entering. The bar is smaller than it looks online. The kitchen serves a short food menu that overdelivers.

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