The Taurus Coconut Grove

The Taurus Coconut Grove features a low, wide wooden deck that sits right against the sidewalk, separated from the street by a simple railing. It opened in nineteen thirty-three, right after Prohibition ended, and became the first place in Miami to serve beer legally. Joe and Sarah Sottile ran the place for decades, keeping a steady rotation of locals at the bar. While the neighborhood around it has changed constantly, the Taurus maintains the same dark, quiet atmosphere it held during the Depression.