Spanglish Craft Cocktail + Kitchen Serves Whimsical Cocktails in a Modern Art Deco Setting | Eater Miami

"Housed next door to Grails Sports Bar at 2808 North Miami Avenue, I found Spanglish Craft Cocktail + Kitchen to be a chic, Art Deco–inspired bar that celebrates Miami’s multicultural 'Spanglish' heritage and the Hispanic backgrounds of its owners. Chef Giorgio Rapicavoli’s bar-friendly menu shows his signature creativity with items like croqueta 'buns' made with Jupiña hoisin, cucumber and sesame served in a bahn mi; churrasco tiradito with salsa anticucho; timba frita with crispy queso blanco, guava and Spanglish sauce; and an 'arroz con pollo' of creamy rice, peas, crispy chicken and sofrito. The cocktails are equally inventive and Instagram-worthy — from a cafecito Old Fashioned served in a cafetera to the Spanglish and Chill, a tequila-based mix with strawberry-infused sweet vermouth, tangerine, lemon and pink peppercorn served in a 'popcorn bag' topped with caramel popcorn and chicharrón dust. The interior draws on the Art Deco architecture of NYC, Miami, Havana, San Juan, Mexico City and Buenos Aires, pairing tropical decor with forest-green seating and gold lighting; Tatiana Suarez (Tatunga) painted an Art Deco woman holding a Cuban parrot as the focal point, while Tiago Magro added a street element by combining prohibition-era posters with graffiti across the walls and ceilings. The bar is open Sunday–Thursday from 5 p.m. to midnight and Friday–Saturday until 2 a.m." - Olee Fowler