Mon Ami, Miami

Give winter the cold shoulder with a sojourn of sun, sand and shopping
in South Beach.

stay
Were
not sure what we love most about The
Betsy: the colonial, beach-style rooms (stocked with Frette linens,
Dylans Candy and Malin + Goetz products), the location (slap bang on
Ocean Drive), the restaurant (Laurent Tourondel’s fabulous BLT), or
simply the overall vibe (heightened by some great music styling). From
$300/night, www.thebetsyhotel.com

eat
If youre lusting after sushi try Bond
St, where the fish is fabulously fresh and inventively prepared.
Youll find a wonderful plate of melt-in-your-mouth gnocchi at DeNiros Ago
and for fantastic steak try Prime
One Twelve.

drink
From the Setai to the Delano to the Shore
Club, every SoBe hotel boasts a great people-gazing bar. We settled
comfortably into the sofas at the W
South Beach and sipped cocktails, flicked through fashion tomes and
counted collagen implants.

shop
South Beach has The Webster, Barneys and
Intermix but savvy shoppers know to cab it to the design district. En
Avance is worth a visit for a smattering of big name and on-the-up
designers and if youre shopping with your guy, be sure to check out the
bespoke suits at Duncan
Quinn. The Louboutin store is a real thrill and for mega splurge
furnishings pop into Fendi
Casa or Kartell.