South Beach’s sweet spot
Walk beyond the “busloads of tourists” on Ocean Drive, and you’ll get a taste of Miami’s sweet life, said Mary Billard in The New York Times. A triangular district at the very tip of South Beach has emerged as a “laid-back and effortlessly chic” alternative to the madness nearby. Once a “dangerous no-man’s land,” SoFi—which stands for South of Fifth Street—now feels as safe as a “gated resort.” The family-friendly scene is worlds apart from the club kids nursing their hangovers north of Fifth Street. Yogis meet for classes at the pink lifeguard stand to teach their “downward dogs in the ocean breezes.” Patrons in poolside cabanas sip chilled rosé and dine on goose liver pâté at La Piaggia Beach, which “could be mistaken for St. Barts.” Bikers and dog walkers watch the sunset at South Pointe Park, a grassy 17.5-acre esplanade with “waves lapping on the shore.”
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