{"id":307389,"date":"2026-06-14T21:54:09","date_gmt":"2026-06-14T21:54:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/307389\/"},"modified":"2026-06-14T21:54:09","modified_gmt":"2026-06-14T21:54:09","slug":"3-miami-bars-are-named-top-finalists-for-the-2026-spirited-awards","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/307389\/","title":{"rendered":"3 Miami bars are named top finalists for the 2026 Spirited Awards"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=\" http:=\"\" class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\" alt=\"Sunny's Miami dining room bar\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/dining-room-bar-1024x683.jpg\"\/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/dining-room-bar-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\" alt=\"Sunny's Miami dining room bar\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t<a data-force-follow=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/secretmiami.com\/author\/bianca-marcof\/\" rel=\"follow nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=\" http:=\"\" data-lazy- class=\"avatar avatar-40 photo\" height=\"40\" width=\"40\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/profile1-150x150.jpg\"\/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/profile1-150x150.jpg\"  class=\"avatar avatar-40 photo\" height=\"40\" width=\"40\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t\u00a0\u2013\u00a0<br \/>\n\t\t\t\tStaff Writer\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\u00a0\u00b7\u00a0<br \/>\n\t\t\tJune 14, 2026<\/p>\n<p>With its diverse hospitality scene, it comes as no surprise that Miami is consistently attributed awards and accolades like <a href=\"https:\/\/secretmiami.com\/miami-best-bars-in-north-america-2026\/\" rel=\"follow nofollow noopener\" target=\"_self\" class=\"shortcode-outbound-link\" data-has-ga=\"true\" data-ga-type=\"click\" data-label=\"https:\/\/secretmiami.com\/miami-best-bars-in-north-america-2026\/\" data-action=\"text_cta_0\" data-category=\"click_internal\">North America\u2019s \u201850 Best Bars\u2019<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/secretmiami.com\/michelin-guide-expands-florida-2026\/\" rel=\"follow nofollow noopener\" target=\"_self\" class=\"shortcode-outbound-link\" data-has-ga=\"true\" data-ga-type=\"click\" data-label=\"https:\/\/secretmiami.com\/michelin-guide-expands-florida-2026\/\" data-action=\"text_cta_1\" data-category=\"click_internal\">Michelin recognition<\/a>. But this time, the city has outdone itself in the 2026 Spirited Awards, one of the cocktail industry\u2019s most prestigious honors.<\/p>\n<p>The top four finalists of this year\u2019s list include a strong showing from Miami, with three local establishments securing highly coveted places across two U.S. categories:<\/p>\n<p>Best U.S. Hotel Bar<\/p>\n<p>Champagne Bar at the Four Seasons Surf Club<\/p>\n<p>ViceVersa at the Elser Hotel<\/p>\n<p>Best U.S. Restaurant Bar<\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=\" http:=\"\" alt=\"Champagne Bar at The Surf Club\" class=\"wp-image-34079\" data-lazy- data-lazy- data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/MFL_980_original-1024x576.jpg\"\/><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/MFL_980_original-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"Champagne Bar at The Surf Club\" class=\"wp-image-34079\"  \/>Courtesy of Four Seasons at The Surf Club <\/p>\n<p>Finalists were selected by a panel of over 250 industry experts, recognized for their excellence in global bar culture and hospitality.<\/p>\n<p>Since 2007, the <a href=\"https:\/\/talesofthecocktail.org\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"shortcode-outbound-link\" data-has-ga=\"true\" data-ga-type=\"click\" data-label=\"https:\/\/talesofthecocktail.org\" data-action=\"text_cta_2\" data-category=\"click_non_sales\">Tales of the Cocktail Spirited Awards<\/a> celebrates the individuals, establishments, products and leaders who continue to inspire the global cocktail community.<\/p>\n<p>When will winners be announced?<\/p>\n<p>The winners of the 2026 Spirited Awards will be announced on Thursday, July 23, coinciding with the annual Tales of the Cocktail conference in New Orleans. The week-long gathering of bartenders, spirits brands, educators and hospitality leaders will run from July 19 to 24 and celebrates its 24th year.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\u00a0\u2013\u00a0 Staff Writer \u00a0\u00b7\u00a0 June 14, 2026 With its diverse hospitality scene, it comes as no surprise that&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":307390,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[15],"tags":[225,227,226],"class_list":["post-307389","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-hialeah","tag-hialeah","tag-hialeah-headlines","tag-hialeah-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/307389","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=307389"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/307389\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/307390"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=307389"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=307389"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=307389"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}