This historic Miami Beach landmark is now home to new restaurants serving Florida fare

After it was built in 1916 — just a year after Miami Beach was incorporated by a handful of hardy residents who knew not the pleasures of air condi...

April 21, 2023
2:06 AM

After it was built in 1916 — just a year after Miami Beach was incorporated by a handful of hardy residents who knew not the pleasures of air conditioning — the Carl Fisher Clubhouse at the city golf course was a haven for elegant events. Now, the oldest public building in Miami Beach is home to two new venues, a restaurant and event space that hope to bring back that old-time glamour. Part of the Miami Beach Convention Center and located north of the main convention center building, the restaurant Rum Room offers indoor and outdoor dining amid 1920s tropical chic, with cuisine that combines Florida history with Miami influences (that means Latin, Haitian and Central American fare).

Connie Ogle