The Best Places in Surfside
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The best places in Surfside, according to the experts: Forbes Travel Guide, Vogue, and AAA have all weighed in, and their honors are what rank this list. The Spa at Four Seasons Hotel at The Surf Club comes out on top.
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The Surf Club Restaurant and Four Seasons Hotel at The Surf Club hold the next two places. Forbes Travel Guide shows up on more of this list than any other guide, with Michelin Guide next.
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The spa at this storied Surfside property holds a Forbes Five Star and a spot on Vogue's list of the world's top spas, which tracks once you're inside: hushed, unhurried, a few miles north of South Beach's particular chaos. It's the kind of place where the treatment rooms feel genuinely removed from everything, and the taupe-toned quiet is, against all odds, exactly what you wanted.
The awards
- Forbes Travel Guide Forbes Travel Guide: Forbes Five Star
- Vogue Vogue: 100 Best Spas in the World
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The amber-lit dining room inside a restored Art Deco landmark sets the mood before anyone opens a menu. Thomas Keller's Florida debut is a bistro with the feel of a very good private club, all plush banquettes and a handsome vintage bar. The Continental cooking leans into the nostalgia without disappearing into it, and the kitchen's sauces are quietly doing the heavy lifting. It holds a Michelin star.
The awards
- AAA AAA: Four Diamonds
- Michelin Guide Michelin Guide: 1 Star
- Eater Eater: 38 Essential Restaurants in Miami
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The original 1930s clubhouse, all Jazz Age plasterwork and old-glamour bones, still stands at the center of this Forbes Five Star, Michelin two-key Four Seasons in Surfside. Beachside cabanas, a lavish spa, and the kind of hush that suggests everyone around you is very deliberately not checking email. Thomas Keller's Surf Club Restaurant is on-site, which means dinner requires zero commute. More hideaway than scene, which is precisely the point.
The awards
- Forbes Travel Guide Forbes Travel Guide: Forbes Five Star
- Michelin Guide Michelin Guide: 2 Keys
- The 50 The 50: #58 · The World's 50 Best Hotels
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Rank 4. Champagne Bar
Cocktail Bar
The awards
- The Pinnacle Guide The Pinnacle Guide: 3 Pins
- Spirited Awards Spirited Awards: 2025 · Top 4 Finalist · Best U.S. Hotel Bar
- Miami New Times Miami New Times: 2025 · Best Hotel Bar · Best of Miami New Times
- The Pinnacle Guide 3 Pins
- Spirited Awards 2025 · Top 4 Finalist · Best U.S. Hotel Bar
- Miami New Times 2025 · Best Hotel Bar · Best of Miami New Times
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Rank 5. Lido Restaurant at The Surf Club
Coastal Italian
The awards
- Forbes Travel Guide Forbes Travel Guide: Forbes Four Star