Sweet Caroline Karaoke Bar in Brickell Miami

Brickell, Miami’s financial district, keeps growing. It’s Wall Street in a tropical setting, with a list of skyscrapers, retail outlets, and dining and entertainment venues, with plenty of places to relax after long days of work and struggle. heavy traffic.

Adding a relaxed and vibrant energy to the East neighborhood My dear Caroline, a karaoke place where funny cocktails are the big players and the atmosphere is rowdy and warm.

Juan Marcos Rancano opened the bar last summer, together with Dobri Dimitrov and Antar Sosa, the owners of Red bar.

“We thought the Brickell area deserved something different,” says Rancano. “Foot traffic was brought to Wynwood, and we wanted to create a similar atmosphere, a relaxed, unpretentious vibe where people can just have fun, be themselves, without having to worry about what they’re wearing. ”

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Because Sweet Caroline has a specific purpose, he brings together a refreshing, mixed crowd that is cohesive in their vocals. There is a collection of over 200,000 song titles and performances for guests to choose from and a DJ who serves as the host five days a week.

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The space, a combination of tables and raised seating, features vintage-style decor in dark red and brown colors, with gutted speakers and vintage posters of bands and singers, and a log wall. The high energy and camaraderie of the 1,184 square foot site kicks off every evening, Tuesday through Sunday. Between the indoor lounge and the outdoor patio, the bar can accommodate 150 people.

Sweet Caroline’s full bar features beer selections like Bud Light, Goose IPA, and Miller Lite ($ 7) as well as Corona, Stella, Heineken, and Lagunitas IPA ($ 8). The list of “liquid courage” also includes specialty cocktails at $ 12, like the Bohemian Rhapsody with Ketel One, basil, lime and ginger beer; the dark colored Purple Rain with peach, raspberry, orange juice, pineapple and red wine; or the ode to the Beatles, the Hey Jude, with bourbon, Amaro, Campari and lemon. There is also a Hotel California with tequila, jalapeño, celery, cilantro, pineapple and lime; and Tainted Love with bourbon, strawberries, vanilla and macaroon syrup.

Entertainment also includes a comedy night on Tuesday and a special women’s night on Wednesday, with an open bar offering a selection of drinks from 6:00 p.m. to midnight. Daily happy hour is from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m., with a happier one 6 p.m. to 7 p.m. when beer and bubbles are only $ 2. Each month the bar chooses a different local charity to benefit from an evening where a welcome drink costs $ 10 and ten percent of the bar’s proceeds are donated.

My dear Caroline. 1111 SW First Ave., Miami; 786-740-2672, sweetcarolinebar.com. Tuesday to Saturday from 6 p.m. to 4 a.m. Sunday from 8 p.m. to 4 a.m.