Bal HarbourCity Guide

Stephen Starr’s Hollywood-golden-age steakhouse opened in March 2026 in the original Makoto space: prime cuts, a raw bar and caviar service under vintage murals. Lunch on weekdays, dinner nightly.

Jeffrey Chodorow’s South Beach institution moved north into the former Le Zoo space at the Shops’ entrance. Open until midnight on Fridays and Saturdays, which counts as late in Bal Harbour.

Chef Makoto Okuwa’s Edomae sushi and robata grill, now on Level 3 after giving up its original room to Slim’s. The terrace is the best lunch seat in the Shops.

Twenty-eight years at the Shops and still the village’s power lunch: crisp pizza Margherita, the Riviera salad and beef and fish carpaccios on a people-watching terrace.

The St. Regis’s blue-and-white Greek room now serves breakfast and lunch only, until 4:30pm, with shared plates and the Atlantic behind the glass. A Miami Spice lunch participant in September 2026.

The St. Regis’s new dinner-only steakhouse, open 6pm to 11pm, which took over evening service from Atlantikós.

Ocean-view all-day dining and the St. Regis afternoon tea, with more than 30 teas on the list; book a day ahead.

European all-day café with a full coffee bar, croissants and pastries and an outdoor terrace, open 9am to 10pm.

Neiman Marcus’s lunch room, successor to the old Zodiac: popovers with strawberry butter and the mandarin-orange soufflé, Monday to Saturday from noon.

Neiman’s third-floor mix-and-match café for a quick organic lunch between fittings.

The 1940s hotel’s casual counter for breakfast, lunch and milkshakes, the closest thing Bal Harbour has to a neighbourhood diner.

A kosher French café on Surfside’s Harding Avenue for crêpes, sandwiches and breakfast, about a ten-minute walk from the 96th Street beach entrance.

Stanley Whitman’s open-air luxury center opened in 1965 with 30 tenants and now holds about 100 stores on three levels; the village says it has led the country in sales per square foot for decades. The main vehicle entrance has been closed since February 27, 2026 for the expansion; park at the 96th Street garage or 9800 Collins.

Anchor since 1976 and one of about 13 Saks stores kept open after the chain’s 2026 Chapter 11 restructuring, alongside Brickell and Dadeland.

Neiman’s first store outside Texas, opened in 1971, and on none of the 2026 closure lists; its 9800 Collins entrance is the working front door of the Shops during construction.

The nearest supermarket, two blocks south of the village line, open 7am to 10pm with a pharmacy; Freebee will take you there for free.

Roughly a mile of sand rebuilt in 2025 with 191,750 cubic yards trucked in by the Army Corps project. Public entry is at 96th Street on the Surfside line; the 102nd Street path with its ipe benches and showers is gated for residents’ All Access Cards. The village pays for extra daily sargassum raking near the jetty.

A mile of hard-packed path under sea grapes from 96th Street to the Haulover jetty, with separate bicycle and pedestrian lanes. E-bikes and e-scooters have been banned on it since 2026, with a $50 fine.

A 1.5-acre bay-front park opened in January 2024 with pickleball and basketball courts, two Monstrum-designed playgrounds, a splash pad, fitness zones, a public dock with kayak launch and a three-storey community center, landscaped by Raymond Jungles. Entry is by the village All Access Card.

177 acres and 1.4 miles of county beach just over the inlet bridge, with year-round lifeguards, a dog park and dog beach, a kite field, a skate park and the clothing-optional stretch at the north end. Bill Bird Marina reopened in January 2026 after a $13.8 million rebuild with floating docks; parking is $7 on weekdays and $10 on weekends.

The village’s public-art program stages Miami Art Week installations each December; in 2025 Ana Bonamico’s The Hidden Pearl stood at the 102nd Street path and Tania EA’s augmented-reality sculptures at Waterfront Park, with the 21st Breakfast in the Park led by curator Carolyn Christov-Bakargiev.

Monthly $5 bus tours for residents and hotel guests to PAMM, ICA, the Bass, the Wolfsonian and others; the June 12, 2026 trip went to PAMM.

The village concert series, free for residents and hotel guests; the May 31, 2026 edition marked Bal Harbour’s 80th anniversary with the South Florida Symphony.

Held November 20, 2025 with the South Florida Symphony, youth ensembles and a champagne sabering by the St. Regis.

Champagne sabering nightly at 6pm, the 1934 Bloody Mary and, by the village visitor site’s own count, the only live music venue in Bal Harbour. Open 5pm to midnight.