Miami/Design District

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The Miami Design District is a small neighborhood in Miami about two miles north of Downtown, with several blocks of filled with furniture showrooms, art galleries, fashion boutiques and hip eateries. Many creative services, such as architects and graphic designers, have also set up shop within the district. The district was founded in the 1920s to create and market furnishings for hotels during the South Beach art deco boom, but withered, along with much of Miami, when crime rates soared in the 1970s and 80s. In the 1990s a local developer began revitalizing the area and looking for hot, brand-name tenants, and the Design District is returning as an area for shopping and dining.

Get in

The main intersection for the Design District is at NE 2nd Avenue and NE 39th Street.

By car

As with most of mainland Miami, the most convenient way of traveling to the Design District is by car.

  • From Miami Beach, take interstate highway 195 west and exit immediately after the causeway onto Biscayne Boulevard North. Cross Biscayne Boulevard and keep going until you see NE 2nd Avenue.
  • From Downtown Miami, go north on Biscayne Boulevard. Make a left at NE 36th Street and then a right onto NE 2nd Avenue.
  • From I-95, exit at highway 195 East. Take the Biscayne Boulevard exit and continue on NE 36th Street, and make a right onto NE 2nd Avenue.

Street parking is generally plentiful, but the meters are hungry so bring a lot of quarters. Alternatively, valet parking should also be available at certain venues.

By bus

Buses are not very well oriented for tourists, but can be used to get to the Design District.

  • From Miami Beach, take the #110 J-Airport bus from W 41st Street and Collins Avenue. Buses come every half hour and the trip takes around 15 minutes to arrive. Exit at NE 2nd Avenue or NE 1st Avenue on NE 36th Street. Walk north underneath the highway overpass for about three blocks.
  • From South Beach, there is no direct bus line so you will need to transfer. One way of doing this is to catch the #103 C-Downtown bus from Washington Avenue, then transfer at the Omnitert bus station to the #10 163 St Mall bus. Exit the bus at NE 2nd Avenue and NE 40th Street and you are right in the Design District. This trip can take up to 45 minutes.
  • From Downtown Miami, take the #9 Aventura Mall bus anywhere along NE 1st Avenue. Buses come every half hour and the trip takes around 15-20 minutes to arrive. Exit the bus at NE 2nd Avenue and NE 40th Street and you are right in the Design District.

See

  • <see name="Enea Garden Lounge" alt="" address="191 NE 40th Street" directions="" phone="(305) 576-6702" url="http://www.eneagarden.ch/en/html/show_room/galerie_showroom_miami.html" hours="" price="Free" lat="" long="">This little urban oasis is difficult to miss when walking along 40th Street. Look for a wooden screen wall with dark brown steps. Inside, you can lounge on the couches amidst bamboo thickets and water-filled planters. It's designed by Enzo Enea, a German landscape designer who has a branch office locally in Miami. It can be rented for events such as parties and weddings, but during the day visitors can walk through and rest while touring the rest of the district. Be sure to check this place out during the Gallery Walk (see below).</see>
  • <see name="Plumer Alley/Oak Plaza" alt="" address="" directions="perpendicular to NE 1st Avenue and NE 2nd Avenue, connecting NE 39th St and NE 40 St" phone="" url="" hours="" price="" lat="" long=""></see>

Do

  • <do name="Design District Gallery Walk" alt="" address="" directions="" phone="" url="http://miamidesigndistrict.net/events.php" hours="7PM-10PM" price="" lat="" long="">Taking place during the second Saturday of each month, this is an evening of art, dining, cocktails and other events in the Design District. </do>

Buy

The Design District has a large amount of art galleries and retail showrooms, mostly for furniture manufacturers. These are just a small handful of stores worth checking out here. For a complete selection, you can browse the Design District's official listings .

  • <buy name="Poliform" alt="" address="180 NE 39th Street, Suite 101" directions="" phone="(305) 573-9950" url="http://www.poliformusa.com/" hours="" price="" lat="" long=""></buy>
  • <buy name="Driade" alt="" address="4141 NE 2nd Avenue" directions="" phone="(305) 438-0513" url="http://www.driademiami.com/" hours="" price="" lat="" long=""></buy>
  • <buy name="Fendi Casa" alt="" address="90 NE 39th Street" directions="" phone="(305) 438-1660" url="http://www.fendicasa.it/" hours="" price="" lat="" long="">The first U.S.-based showroom for the Italian luxury brand.</buy>
  • <buy name="Kartell" alt="" address="155 NE 40th Street" directions="" phone="(305) 573-4010" url="http://www.kartell.com/" hours="" price="" lat="" long=""></buy>

Eat

  • <eat name="Fratelli Lyon" alt="" address="4141 NE 2nd Avenue" directions="" phone="(305) 572-2901" url="http://fratellilyon.com/" hours="" price="$10-$30" lat="" long="">An Italian restaurant that is an extension of Driade, a furniture store. The decor is essentially a showroom for the store, but the food is actually pretty good and affordable. </eat>
  • <eat name="Michael's Genuine Food & Drink" alt="" address="130 NE 40th Street" directions="" phone="(305) 573-5550" url="http://www.michaelsgenuine.com/" hours="" price="$5-$40" lat="" long=""></eat>
  • <eat name="Pasha's" alt="" address="3801 N Miami Avenue" directions="" phone="(305) 572-1150" url="http://www.pashas.com/designdistrict/index.htm" hours="M-F 8AM-4PM" price="$2-$10" lat="" long="">A local Miami chain, Pasha's flagship location is in the Design District and offers healthy Mediterranean food at affordable prices. The food is vegetarian friendly, deliveries are possible, but they are only open during the day on weekdays.</eat>

Drink

  • <drink name="Grass Restaurant and Lounge" alt="" address="28 NE 40th Street" directions="" phone="(305) 573-3355" url="http://www.grasslounge.com/" hours="Seasonal hours; W-Th 6PM-Midnight; F-Sa 6PM-close" price="$10-$30" lat="" long="">One of the first major nightlife destinations to appear in the Design District, which helped to create the atmosphere for the district's revitalization. Its name comes from the grass roofs and vegetation on the walls. They are only open for dinner from Wednesday to Saturday, and on Friday and Saturday the lounge will be open all night, but do check the website or contact the restaurant to verify seasonal hours. Although the fusion-style food is good, this place is notoriously hard to get into unless you look like you belong in it. Yes, even 'with' a reservation.

</drink>

Sleep

Hotel options in or around the Design District itself are fairly lacking. Travelers should look for lodging in Downtown Miami, Midtown or Miami Beach and travel in when visiting the district.

  • <sleep name="New Yorker Boutique Hotel" address="6500 Biscayne Blvd" directions="directly across the street from Legion Park, 2 blocks away from the intracoastal waterway of Miami" url="http://www.newyorkerhotelmiami.com"></sleep>

Contact

  • There is a US Post Office located at 66 NE 39th Street, between N Miami Ave and NE 1st Avenue.

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