Ball & Chain
ExperienceLittle Havana#37 of 50

Ball & Chain

Miami, Florida

Photo: Claudio Cesar Araya Mejias

A Calle Ocho institution that first opened in 1935, closed, and was reborn as a live-music venue and bar that honors the building's jazz and Latin roots. The pineapple-shaped back bar is an architectural wonder, the live salsa bands play most nights, and the crowd is a genuine mix of locals and visitors who came for the music, not the scene.

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Thursday through Saturday nights for live salsa. If you can dance, dance. If you can't, nobody cares — everyone's moving.

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