Van Dyke Café

SOUTH BEACH. While the Van Dyke pulls in a cafe-society crowd of locals with its elegant menu, it also boasts terrific live jazz in its upstairs venue. A speakeasy-like ambience reigns, complete with rich fabrics, upholstered seating, and a beautiful oak bar. Sophisticated older couples often gather to enjoy the soothing stylings of quartets and vocalists, all the while nursing cocktails and nibbling on baked brie or prosciutto and melon. An intimate escape from SoBe's crush and the city's neon-and-pastel gloss.