How late you can buy alcohol in Miami depends on which city you’re standing in and whether you’re drinking on-site or taking it home. Bars and restaurants in the City of Miami can serve until 3:00 a.m. Most bars in Miami Beach can serve until 5:00 a.m. Stores close much earlier, and unincorporated parts of Miami-Dade County are stricter still, including a full ban on Sunday store sales.
The Latest Cutoffs by Area
- City of Miami bars and restaurants: 3:00 a.m.
- Miami Beach bars and restaurants: 5:00 a.m. (2:00 a.m. for larger venues in South of Fifth)
- City of Miami liquor stores: midnight Monday through Saturday; 7:00 p.m. Sunday (10:00 p.m. Sundays in December)
- Miami Beach stores: midnight (10:00 p.m. in certain entertainment districts)
- Unincorporated Miami-Dade stores: 10:00 p.m. weekdays; no Sunday sales
City of Miami: Bars, Restaurants, and Clubs
The City of Miami sorts venues into categories and gives each its own schedule.1Code of Ordinances, City of Miami. City of Miami Code Section 4-3 – Hours During Which Sales Allowed
- Restaurants, hotels, and private clubs: 7:00 a.m. to 3:00 a.m., every day.
- Bars and other alcohol service establishments: 11:00 a.m. to 3:00 a.m. Monday through Saturday; noon to 3:00 a.m. Sunday.
- Nightclubs: 7:00 p.m. to 3:00 a.m., every day.
The split between a restaurant and a bar matters most in the morning. A restaurant can pour a Sunday mimosa at 7:00 a.m. A standalone bar can’t open the taps until noon. At the back end of the night, everything in the city stops at 3:00 a.m.1Code of Ordinances, City of Miami. City of Miami Code Section 4-3 – Hours During Which Sales Allowed
City of Miami: Buying From a Store
Package liquor stores can sell from 9:00 a.m. to midnight Monday through Saturday, and from 9:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. on Sunday. In December, the Sunday cutoff pushes to 10:00 p.m.1Code of Ordinances, City of Miami. City of Miami Code Section 4-3 – Hours During Which Sales Allowed
Convenience stores selling beer and wine for off-premise consumption run on a tighter window of 11:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. daily. Larger convenience stores over 10,000 square feet and gas station shops get an exception: they can sell beer and wine in sealed containers during all their regular business hours, which often means well after 10:00 p.m.1Code of Ordinances, City of Miami. City of Miami Code Section 4-3 – Hours During Which Sales Allowed
Miami Beach: Why the Night Runs Later
Most Miami Beach bars, restaurants, and clubs with an on-premise license can serve from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 a.m. daily.2City of Miami Beach. City of Miami Beach Code of Ordinances – Alcoholic Beverages That two extra hours beyond the City of Miami’s 3:00 a.m. cutoff is the reason Miami Beach has long been the late-night destination.
South of Fifth
The South of Fifth Street neighborhood used to follow the same 5:00 a.m. rule as the rest of Miami Beach. After pushback from residents over noise, the city changed course. Venues in South of Fifth with a capacity of 100 or more must stop alcohol sales at 2:00 a.m. Smaller spots under 100 seats can still serve until 5:00 a.m. The ordinance was challenged in court and upheld.
Miami Beach: Buying From a Store
Package liquor stores in Miami Beach sell from 8:00 a.m. to midnight. Grocery stores, convenience stores, and gas stations selling beer and wine follow the same 8:00 a.m. to midnight window.3City of Miami Beach. City of Miami Beach Ordinance – Alcoholic Beverages Hours of Sale
Entertainment districts are the exception. Stores in the MXE mixed-use entertainment district and along Washington Avenue and Pennsylvania Avenue between 5th and 16th Streets face tighter cutoffs. Package stores there sell 9:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. Convenience and grocery stores selling beer and wine run 10:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m.3City of Miami Beach. City of Miami Beach Ordinance – Alcoholic Beverages Hours of Sale If you’re in South Beach and heading to a store late at night, check your exact block. A few streets can be the difference between a midnight cutoff and a 10:00 p.m. one.
Unincorporated Miami-Dade County
If you’re outside any incorporated city, the rules tighten sharply. Off-premise vendors with a state beverage license can sell only between 8:00 a.m. and 10:00 p.m. on weekdays. Sunday sales are not allowed at all.4Miami-Dade County Code of Ordinances. Miami-Dade County Code Section 33-151 – Hours and Days of Sale Stores whose primary business is something other than alcohol, like gas stations and general convenience stores, can sell beer in sealed containers during normal operating hours even outside those windows.
This trips up visitors. If your rental sits in an unincorporated pocket of the county, the nearest store won’t sell you a six-pack on Sunday. You’d have to drive into an incorporated city like Miami or Miami Beach, where Sunday sales are permitted.
Delivery Apps Follow the Same Hours
Ordering through a delivery app doesn’t buy you extra time. Florida law requires deliveries to follow the same sale-hour restrictions that apply to the store or venue fulfilling the order. The driver has to verify the recipient’s age with a valid government-issued photo ID at the door, and the recipient must be at least 21. If no one of legal age is there to accept it, the order is refused.
What Happens If a Venue Serves Past Hours
Selling or serving alcohol outside permitted hours is a second-degree misdemeanor under Florida law.5Florida Senate. Florida Code 562.14 – Regulating the Time for Sale of Alcoholic and Intoxicating Beverages A conviction carries a fine of up to $500.6Online Sunshine. Florida Code 775.083 – Fines
For the business, the bigger risk sits with the state. The Florida Division of Alcoholic Beverages and Tobacco can impose administrative penalties on top of the criminal fine. These escalate with repeat offenses: a first violation may bring a warning or a monetary penalty, and subsequent violations within a 36-month period can lead to license suspension or revocation.