Bar Kaiju

"Kaiju is a bar inside The Citadel with a cocktail menu that reads like a Pokémon card collection, and drinks inspired by different mythical monsters. Their version of a martini—called the Tarasca—is probably the coldest martini in town. It comes in a frozen glass with gin, fino sherry, and olives that’ve been macerated and then clarified. Kaiju is located in what looks like a fancy bird’s nest on the second floor, and can only fit about a dozen people. If there are no open seats at the glowing red bar, there’s overflow seating just outside." - ryan pfeffer, virginia otazo

"Hidden on the second floor of The Citadel food hall, Bar Kaiju brings monster-inspired cocktails to Little River. Follow the creature-themed floor markers to find this dimly lit, red-hued drinking den where Japanese anime art sets the mood. The 13-drink menu, designed like a graphic novel, pairs mythological monsters with creative cocktails. Try the King Kong with Uruapan Rum and fino sherry, or the Barbegazi, a memorable spin on an espresso martini featuring Grey Goose vodka, cashew milk, and cold brew chocolate chili espuma." - Olee Fowler

"Kaiju is a cocktail bar inside The Citadel food hall in Little River, and it has one of the best cocktail menus in Miami. The menu itself is a fun little anime-inspired zine with drinks named after different mythical monsters. And those drinks are the kind of impressively engineered cocktails you’ll want to sip slowly and appreciate, which is difficult because they’re so good you might chug them like a post-recess Capri Sun. Kaiju is located in what looks like a fancy bird’s nest on The Citadel second floor, and can only fit about a dozen people. But If there are no open seats at the glowing red bar, there’s overflow seating just outside." - ryan pfeffer, mariana trabanino

"The Freebie: Rotating shot. Don’t think of Kaiju as just a bar that makes drinks. Think of it as a beverage laboratory that’s concocting the most impressive cocktails in Miami. Every Kaiju experience begins with a complimentary shot of some sort of milk punch or seasonal clarified something or other. It’s an exciting warm-up for a cocktail menu that demands to be sipped mindfully—not like a dehydrated marathoner getting their first cup of water. " - mariana trabanino, ryan pfeffer, virginia otazo

"Each one of the perfect cocktails at Kaiju is named after a mythical monster. So you can pretend the thunderstorm rumbling outside is actually Godzilla stomping on cars while you drink the cocktail named after him: a highball with enough carbonation to fill a hot air balloon. Kaiju is also a very cozy place to drink. It's located in what looks like a fancy bird’s nest on The Citadel’s second floor, and can only fit about a dozen people. If there are no open seats at the glowing red bar, there’s overflow seating just outside. You can hang out till 2am—hopefully enough time for the storm to pass and go bother Broward." - ryan pfeffer