This cocktail and crudo bar in Miami Beach is taking a late-summer break

Fluke, the martini and crudo bar from the team at beloved Italian restaurant Macchialina, is taking a late summer vacation.

The dark and cool bar, located in the original Macchialina space at 820 Alton Road in Miami Beach, shut down after service on Aug. 24 and won’t open again until Nov. 5, according to its website.

Fluke opened earlier this year, after Chef Mike Pirolo, his sister Jacqueline and his partner Jennifer Chaefsky moved Macchialina into a larger space next door.

“What started as ‘the little restaurant that wouldn’t quit’ turned into a 5,600-square foot expansion with a newfound opportunity to build on our roots and bring Fluke to life,” Mike Pirolo said in May.

Fluke — which only offered walk-in service, no reservations — featured oysters and crudos like fluke with tomato guazzetto and baby caponata and madai with plum vinaigrette and Thai chili. There were fried options on the menu, as well as the local favorite, the Big Macch burger, served with Fontina cheese and mushrooms.

Macchialina remains open, as does the group’s other venture, the pizzeria and market Bar Bucce in the Little River neighborhood, which also opened earlier this year.

This story was originally published August 26, 2025 at 4:30 AM.