The Place 720

Ocean Drive's restaurant corridor runs the full length of South Beach's most photographed block, and most of what lines it trades heavily on location while delivering little else. The Place 720, operating out of the Beacon Hotel at the corner of 720 Ocean Dr, takes a different approach: a menu broad enough to cover Norwegian salmon, seafood paella, linguine with clams, steaks, pizza, pasta, and burgers, all at a price point that sits firmly in the inexpensive tier for a beachfront address. The format is casual dining with outdoor seating and a full bar, which means the ocean view comes without a dress code or a tasting-menu commitment. Live entertainment and late dining hours extend the window well past the typical dinner rush, making it a practical option for arrivals off late flights or evenings that stretch beyond a single course. Reservations are recommended, a reasonable precaution given the foot traffic that Ocean Drive generates year-round. The kitchen draws from a wide international register, combining American-Italian foundations with Caribbean, Cuban, Latin, and Mediterranean influences. That breadth is either a feature or a liability depending on what a diner wants: focused cuisine it is not, but the range means a table of four with competing appetites can find common ground without negotiation. The bar program leans into oversized formats, with large-format drinks cited consistently across third-party listings as a house calling card. For the Flamingo/Lummus stretch of South Beach, where comparable spots often charge significantly more for the same view, the value equation here is straightforward.

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