{"id":243463,"date":"2026-04-23T16:45:07","date_gmt":"2026-04-23T16:45:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/243463\/"},"modified":"2026-04-23T16:45:07","modified_gmt":"2026-04-23T16:45:07","slug":"cafe-la-trova-viceversa-named-2-of-best-bars-in-n-america","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/243463\/","title":{"rendered":"Cafe La Trova, ViceVersa named 2 of best bars in N. America"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Vice<\/p>\n

Vice Versa, the Italian apertivo bar in downtown Miami, was named as one of the best 50 bars in North America.<\/p>\n

ViceVersa<\/p>\n

Two cocktail bars in Miami were named among the best bars in North America, one a veteran of the annual awards and the other a newcomer to the list.<\/p>\n

North America\u2019s 50 Best Bar<\/a> awards were held Wednesday night in Vancouver, Canada, and Caf\u00e9 La Trova in Little Havana (no. 42) and ViceVersa in downtown Miami (no. 46) were among the bars that were honored.<\/p>\n

The creation of master cantinero Julio Cabrera and chef Michelle Bernstein, the Cuban-inspired Caf\u00e9 La Trova finds its way on the list just about every year, praised for not only its drinks but its lively music and revival of classic Cuban cocktails and cantinero culture. It has been consistently recognized at awards time, and in 2023 was named the best bar in a restaurant in the United States<\/a> at the Spirited Awards.<\/p>\n

This year marks the first appearance of aperitivo bar ViceVersa, from owner and bartender Valentino Longo, who collaborated with Will Thompson and Carey Hynes of Sunny\u2019s to open the bar in 2024.<\/a> The ViceVersa team also includes chef Justin Flit and general manager Ryan Wainwright.<\/p>\n

\"Julio Julio Cabrera at Caf\u00e9 La Trova in Little Havana, which was named to the 2026 North America\u2019s 50 Best Bars list. Adam DelGiudice Miami <\/p>\n

Longo said making the list was \u201ca true honor.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are extremely proud to be representing Miami,\u201d he said. \u201cThis has been quite the journey, and we are grateful that people have taken notice of what we\u2019re doing nightly at ViceVersa. We don\u2019t take any of this for granted.<\/p>\n

\u201cMiami has been doing a tremendous job growing its food and beverage offerings, and this is just another little step forward showcasing what this city can offer.\u201d<\/p>\n

ViceVersa is also continuing its residency at Four Seasons Hotel<\/a> and Residences in Fort Lauderdale through the month of May.<\/p>\n

The award for best bar in North America went to Sip & Guzzle in New York. The top 50 list included 28 bars from the United States, 11 from Mexico, eight from Canada and three from the Caribbean.<\/p>\n

If you go<\/p>\n

Caf\u00e9 La Trova: 971 SW Eighth St., Miami; 786-615-4379; www.cafelatrova.com<\/a><\/p>\n

ViceVersa: Elser Hotel, 398 NE Fifth St., Miami; viceversamia.com<\/a><\/p>\n

Connie Ogle loves wine, books and the Miami Heat. Please don\u2019t make her eat a mango.\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Vice Versa, the Italian apertivo bar in downtown Miami, was named as one of the best 50 bars…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":243464,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[123,125,124],"class_list":["post-243463","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-miami","tag-miami","tag-miami-headlines","tag-miami-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/243463","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=243463"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/243463\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/243464"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=243463"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=243463"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=243463"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}