MaryGold's

When you enter MaryGold's at the newly opened Arlo Wynwood hotel in Miami, you will see chef Brad Kilgore expediting, serving and mingling with the patrons of the already über-popular Florida-inspired brasserie, the new home for Kilgore's flourishing modern American cuisine.

The music blares at a loud but comfortable sound level, making guests want to get up and swirl around. The potables, a collaboration between Kilgore and Elad Zvi and Gabe Orta from Bar Lab, under the direction of Bar Lab's global beverage director, Christine Wiseman, are among the best and most perfectly balanced in town. The sexy Apricot & Soursop cocktail, served in a tulip-shaped glass draped in a fuzzy gold-hued swag, features a mix of two fine rums, apricot liqueur, bergamot, soursop and sparkling wine. This aperitivo fizzes us up while we struggle not to order the whole menu.