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South Beach · Craft cocktails

Sweet Liberty

It's the Miami bar locals actually send out-of-towners to, open later and more honestly priced than most of what's around it, with a bar team that's been doing this long enough to have a real World's 50 Best history.

Late nightGoing soloNightcap
Neighbourhood
South Beach
Style
Craft cocktails
Known for
Bartender John Lermayer's long-running World's 50 Best Bars placements (No. 21 in 2018, No. 27 in 2017) · Open daily from 4pm to 5am, one of the latest honest closing times in South Beach · A rotating oyster and bar-snack program alongside the cocktail list
Prices
$$$ · cocktails ~$17–21
Getting in
Walk-ins only. Recommended for groups on weekends
Food
Full menu
Hours
Daily 4pm-5am, happy hour 4pm-8pm, Sunday brunch 12pm-5pm per the official site
Recognition
World's 50 Best Bars No. 21 (2018), No. 27 (2017); Best American Bar Team, East Region (2020)
Address
237 20th St, Miami Beach, FL 33139

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Checked: Checked Nov 2026: official site lists current daily hours including the 4am-5am late window. Searched "Sweet Liberty Miami closed" and found no closure reports; the bar continues to appear in current-dated South Beach bar-crawl guides.

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