Things to Do in Bal Harbour, FL
Bal Harbour is a tiny village with an outsized reputation: the open-air Bal Harbour Shops, a jetty walk at Haulover Inlet, and a beach path that connects south to Surfside's low-key cafes. Haulover Park across the inlet has kite fields, a marina and Miami's famous sandbar boats.
55 things to do · 292 upcoming events · 73 places to eat · Updated October 2026
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Things to Do in Bal Harbour
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Beach
Haulover Bark Park & dog beach
The only seven-day-a-week dog beach in the region (8 am–sunset) plus fenced runs.
Parking ~$7–10Dogs OK
Park · North Miami Beach · 3.6 mi
Oleta River State Park
Florida's largest urban park: 15 mi of MTB single-track, mangrove kayak trails, Friday sunset and full-moon paddles.
$6/carleashed
On the water · North Miami Beach · 3.6 mi
Oleta River
Mangrove trails to the Sandspur Island sandbar; Friday sunset paddles, monthly full-moon tours, Sunday SUP yoga.
Attraction · North Miami Beach · 3.6 mi
Ancient Spanish Monastery
12th-century cloisters shipped over by Hearst. Often closed weekends for weddings — call.
$10No dogs
Shopping · Sunny Isles Beach · 4.1 mi
Aventura Mall
Third-largest US mall — and officially dog-friendly (leashed; on-site dog park).
Dogs OK
Where to Eat in Bal Harbour
73 spotsMichelin star
The Surf Club Restaurant ★
Thomas Keller retro-American — Old-Florida glamour, oceanfront Four Seasons
$$$$Michelin star · North Miami Beach · 3.6 mi
Mutra ★ (new 2026)
Israeli tasting — The breakout of the year; small and personal
$$$$Michelin star · Miami Beach · 7.0 mi
Stubborn Seed ★
Contemporary American — Jeremy Ford (Top Chef); tasting or à la carte
$$$$
Michelin star · Miami Beach · 7.0 mi
Tambourine Room ★
Modern European tasting — Quiet jewel in an oceanfront hotel
$$$$$
Waterfront · Miami Beach · 7.0 mi
Smith & Wollensky
Steakhouse — Watch cruise ships leave through Government Cut
$$$$
Nothing else within 15 mi