{"id":380111,"date":"2026-08-24T22:38:11","date_gmt":"2026-08-24T22:38:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/380111\/"},"modified":"2026-08-24T22:38:11","modified_gmt":"2026-08-24T22:38:11","slug":"snazzy-new-bar-zebra-club-is-opening-in-south-beach-this-fall","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/380111\/","title":{"rendered":"Snazzy New Bar Zebra Club Is Opening in South Beach This Fall"},"content":{"rendered":"

South Beach\u2019<\/a>s next major drinking destination<\/a> is going underground\u2014and bringing tuxedoed servers, vintage booze and a roving martini cart along for the ride.<\/p>\n

Zebra Club<\/a>, an elegant new subterranean bar, is set to open this fall beneath the Townhouse Hotel on 20th Street, just half a block from the beach. The project brings together a decorated group of Miami hospitality heavyweights: James Beard Award-winning chef Michelle Bernstein, cocktail expert Naren Young and operators Dan Binkiewicz and David Martinez.<\/p>\n

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\nPhotograph: Courtesy Zebra ClubZebra Club <\/p>\n

Collectively, the team has helped shape some of the country\u2019s most celebrated bars, including Miami favorites Medium Cool, Sweet Liberty and Caf\u00e9 La Trova<\/a>, as well as NYC’s East Village hotspot Schmuck<\/a>. That last bar was named Best New U.S. Cocktail Bar at the 2026 Tales of the Cocktail Spirited Awards and landed at number four on North America\u2019s 50 Best Bars list.<\/p>\n

RECOMMENDED:\u00a0These two bars in Miami were just ranked some of the best in North America<\/a><\/p>\n

As Zebra Club, tucked below street level, the intimate room will feature crystal chandeliers, curving red banquettes and a dramatic marble-topped bar. Servers dressed in tuxedo jackets will circulate with a custom Martini cart, presumably making it easier than ever to order something extremely cold, directly beside your table.<\/p>\n

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\nPhotograph: Courtesy Zebra ClubZebra Club <\/p>\n

Young, who previously led New York\u2019s Dante when it was crowned the World\u2019s Best Bar in 2019, is developing Zebra Club\u2019s drinks program. Along with cocktails mixed tableside, the menu will feature rare vintage spirits that Young is sourcing from around the country. (Specific drinks have not yet been revealed, so we\u2019ll have to wait to find out exactly what the cart is carrying.)<\/p>\n

Bernstein, meanwhile, is creating a food menu shaped by global influences and a distinctly Miami perspective. The local chef earned the James Beard Award for Best Chef: South in 2008 and has long been one of the city\u2019s most recognizable culinary names. The entertainment won\u2019t stop with dinner and drinks. On weekends, a rotating group of house performers will help set the mood, adding another layer of nightlife energy to the polished hideaway.<\/p>\n

An exact opening date is still under wraps, but Zebra Club is currently expected to debut sometime this fall. Between the knockout pedigree, chandelier-lit room and martinis that come to you, consider this one firmly on our South Beach watch list.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"South Beach\u2019s next major drinking destination is going underground\u2014and bringing tuxedoed servers, vintage booze and a roving martini…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":380112,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[2019,123,125,124,23281,687],"class_list":["post-380111","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-miami","tag-categories-restaurants","tag-miami","tag-miami-headlines","tag-miami-news","tag-news-drinking","tag-restaurants"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/380111","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=380111"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/380111\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/380112"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=380111"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=380111"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=380111"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}