If you’ve ever spent a day at Bayside Marketplace, chances are you’ve walked past Hard Rock Cafe. Now, one of Downtown Miami’s most recognizable restaurants is getting ready to close its doors.
The iconic waterfront location will officially close on August 19, ending a run that lasted more than three decades at Bayside.
For a lot of South Floridians, Hard Rock Cafe wasn’t necessarily a weekly stop, but it was part of the Bayside experience. Whether you were taking family from out of town, hopping on a boat tour, heading to a Heat game, or just spending the day downtown, that giant guitar was hard to miss.
The closure comes as the restaurant’s lease comes to an end, leaving many Miamians surprised that another longtime staple is disappearing from the city’s landscape.
If you’ve been thinking about stopping by one last time, you’ve got until August 19 to make it happen.










