New Data Shows Miami’s Bars And Restaurants Are Nearing Pre-Pandemic Success

During the peak of the pandemic, a bar or restaurant in Miami is one of the last places you would think to visit, but new data shows that many people today are now choosing to dine out more often than before. In March 2020, restaurant and bar foot traffic plummeted by nearly 70 percent and didn’t begin picking up until June 2020. Since then, it’s been on a slow and steady climb, and is currently approaching pre-pandemic levels.

Fortunately for struggling business owners, Miami’s restaurant industry has made a significant rebound in the two year since the pandemic, and it’s no coincidence that the growing foot traffic at bars and restaurants aligns with the recent increase in Florida’s tourism. As Florida’s Office of the Governor reported in February 2022, both the state’s domestic and international visitor rates have already surpassed pre-pandemic levels. If the state’s flourishing tourism industry is anything to go by, it seems Miami’s restaurant industry will soon follow and exceed its pre-pandemic numbers too.