What to Do and See Between Races

Miami Race Week revs up Friday with the start of the Formula 1 Crypto.com Miami Grand Prix. Here’s a look at what’s happening around town off the track and beyond the Hard Rock Stadium gates.

Where to Stay

The Andaz opened the doors to its Miami Beach hotel, formerly The Confidante, in March. Located In Mid-Beach, the luxury hotel features design that pays homage to the building’s Art Deco legacy, a culinary partnership with the José Andrés Group — including all-day restaurant Bar Centro, and Bazaar opening this fall — and onsite spa and Beach Club opening this summer.

The Shelbourne hotel is set to reopen Thursday under the Proper Hotels umbrella. The boutique property, located just south of Collins Park on Miami Beach, features rooms with light-tone design details, a dining program led by the Lowder-Tascarella team, including seafood-forward restaurant Pauline and cocktail lounge Little Torch, Beach Club, and pool with an original Art Deco diving platform.

Music producer Kygo’s Palm Tree Club hotel opened along Biscayne Bay in North Bay Village last December. The hotel doubles as a live music venue, with race weekend performers including Swedish DJ Sebastian Ingrosso on Friday and The Chainsmokers on Saturday.

Kygo will be performing at the trackside Hard Rock Beach Club at the Crypto arena on Friday, followed by Pitbull on Sunday. Looking for more after-hours music options during Race Week? E11even Miami’s weekend lineup includes Nelly, 50 Cent and Afrojack on Friday, Saturday and Sunday respectively. On Miami Beach, LIV Miami is hosting house music DJ John Summit on Friday and Tiësto on Saturday. Summit then heads over to Club Space on Saturday as part of the club’s “Space Race” weekend, which also includes a DJ set by Rüfüs Du Sol on Sunday.

Where to Eat

Gordon Ramsay is continuing his collaboration with Formula 1’s hospitality platform, F1 Garage at the Paddock Club, onsite at the F1 Paddock and Pit Lane at Hard Rock Stadium. Offsite, the chef is offering a five-course tasting menu at Lucky Cat Miami, which will also host a Q&A with former driving champion Mika Häkkinen, live music and F1 memorabilia, and at Hell’s Kitchen Miami, Hell’s Kitchen winner Alex Belew will lead a five-course dinner series in a space that offers F1-inspired displays.

Three-night pop-up Carbone Beach returns to South Beach for shoreline dining Friday through Sunday. Presented by American Express, the experience features a menu of signature dishes by chef Mario Carbone alongside surprise live performances. At restaurant club Joia Beach, tournament beverage partner Moët & Chandon will offer several packages starting Saturday, including Champagne pairings with selections of sorbets and fries.

In the Design District, the Nami Nori team has opened Matsuyoi, a new Japanese restaurant concept centered around temaki hand rolls. The restaurant, a partnership with Pharrell Williams and located in the bilevel Nami Nori space, features a 10-seat chef’s counter and cocktail lounge.

Chef Raheem Sealey recently opened Shiso in Wynwood. The Carribbean-Japanese menu incorporates wood-fired BBQ, with dishes including Oxtail Gunkan and Shiso Chicken Please, a half-smoked and half-fried Cornish Hen. The dining room reflects its neighborhood with graffiti-accented spaces that include a large rooftop and 35-seat racetrack-shaped bar.

Last fall, the 1 Hotel on Miami Beach opened Israeli restaurant Aviv, led by chef Michael Solomonov and restaurateur Steve Cook. Down in South Beach, Golden Era Hospitality debuted rooftop restaurant and bar Oro, with a seafood focus. Also joining the Miami culinary scene last fall is Cotoletta, an Italian bistro from chef Giulio Rossi in Coconut Grove.

What to See and Do…Off the Track

Netflix and Hello Sunshine, in collaboration with Amex, will host a premiere event on Thursday for docuseries “F1 Academy,” focused on the all-female motorsport competition. The first two episodes will be screened along with a live Q&A and musical performance by Young Miko. Miami Race Week will also mark the U.S. competition debut of Nicole Havrda as an Amex F1 Academy driver.

The Driven Artists Racing Team (DART) Car Project makes its Miami debut on Friday with its inaugural commission designed by artist Mickalene Thomas. The artist-designed car and helmet will be on view at the Moore Building in the Design District on Friday, where Thomas will join writer Salomé Gómez-Upegui in conversation in celebration of the women-led project.

The Institute of Contemporary Art, Miami in collaboration with Fondation Cartier is presenting a landmark retrospective of Colombian fiber and textile artist Olga de Amaral. The exhibition, which opens Thursday and will be on view through Oct. 12, will feature more than 50 works spanning six decades of the artist’s career.

At the Perez Art Museum, Jose Parla’s “Homecoming” retrospective exhibition is in its final stretch ahead of its July 6 closing date, and Rachel Feinstein’s “The Miami Years” will close at the Bass Museum in August.

Over at Wynwood Walls, the Goldman Global Arts Gallery unveiled “Dreams in Motion” on Tuesday. The exhibition, open through June 28, explores racing culture through the lens of international street artists including Benedict Radcliffe, Manu Campa, Simon Berger and Leon Keer. A few blocks away, the Wynwood Marketplace will host Racing Fan Fest, a four-day activation free and open to the public from Thursday through Sunday. Sponsors including Red Bull, LaRoche Posay, New Era, and DoorDash are more.

The Miami City Ballet is currently performing the world premiere of Annabelle Lopez Ochoa’s ballet “Carmen.” Following its debut at the Arsht Center in late April, make your way over to Fort Lauderdale to catch the performances on Saturday and Sunday at the Broward Center.