El Salón
Permanently Closed
Intimate speakeasy with custom blended spirits & craft cocktails
Intimate speakeasy with custom blended spirits & craft cocktails
"El Salón is a cocktail bar on Española Way. And despite its home on one of South Beach’s more touristy streets, Salón feels really secluded. It’s slightly hidden on an alley just off Española Way, and is a great place to hide from both tourists and rain while sipping a very good martini. The drink menu features a selection of Salón’s own blended spirits, which are tasty enough to order neat and sip slowly while thunder roars all dramatically in the background. The space—comfortable and dark—just feels right for bad weather." - ryan pfeffer
"El Salón is a cocktail bar on Española Way. And despite its home on one of South Beach’s more touristy streets, Salón feels secluded. It’s slightly hidden in an alley and is a great place to hide from those tourists while sipping a very good martini. The drink menu features a selection of Salón’s own blended spirits, which you can order neat or put to use in their cocktails. It's a perfect spot to bring a date you’re trying to impress with your knowledge of cozy, secluded bars. They do have food but the drinks are much better, so prioritize spending your money on those." - ryan pfeffer
"If you squint a little, El Salón can make you feel like you’re in another country. It’s slightly hidden in an alley just off Española Way, featuring some very pretty Spanish-Mediterranean architecture that almost makes you forget about the hive of tourists just outside. This is not only a great place to hide from those tourists, but also a great cocktail bar. The drink menu features a selection of Salón’s own blended spirits, which they put to excellent use in their martinis. The dark space has tables that are good for couples, but they also have a very cute and very tiny horseshoe bar, which is where we think you’d have the most martini-y experience." - ryan pfeffer, virginia otazo
"With a menu broken down into three categories: traditional, versatile, and extraordinary — there’s a cocktail for every palate on this menu. Located at the Esmé Hotel, this intimate bar is also where guests will enjoy a complimentary welcome cocktail when dining at Sushi Bar." - Amber Love Bond
"Chris Hudnall, Miami local and the founder of the group behind El Salón, the moody cocktail bar that greets you on the east end of the hotel’s block." - Mitchell Friedman