(CNN)Miami Beach’s bar scene isn’t all bikini-clad bartenders serving overpriced shots to sunburned spring breakers (though there’s a lot of that).
Leave Ocean Drive behind and you’ll find a craft cocktail lounge, a ’90s punk rock bar and a basement dance club complete with a bowling alley and ice rink.
The Rum Line
On a balcony of the Loews Miami Beach Hotel, The Rum Line is a little hard to find.
But once you find the tiki-themed bar — and its 100-plus rums — you’ll be glad you made the effort.
Mai tais are served in giant crystal spigots and the pina coladas are shaken by hand.
The bar’s name is a salute to Prohibition days when ships sneaked contraband Caribbean rum to the Florida coast.
Rob Ferrara, hailed as the city’s best bartender, runs The Rum Line now.
Feeling indecisive? Ferrara will concoct a special drink based on your mood and favorite flavors.
The Rum Line at Loews Miami Beach Hotel, 1601 Collins Ave., Miami Beach; +1 305 695 0110; open Thursday-Sunday
