L’ Boulevard Cafe

Every Saturday night is always a guaranteed fantastic night. Everyone drinks free all night and the Spanish music hits the spot. Hookahs available also (better than most hookah lounges)
Overall, great spot if you don’t mind the neighborhood that it’s in. It gives it its character.

Lots of Salsa, Batchata, and some reggaeton. Huge dance floor, but almost no place to sit unless you buy a bottle.
Very good bartenders. However, the bouncers seem more concerned with being morality police rather than actually keeping the place safe, so you can’t really let loose and have fun without them being in your face.
Apparently, the place is trying to move upscale, but forgets where it is located.

UNDER NEW MANAGEMENT!!! New look and more renovations to come!
«Bully» is in my backyard so I’ve stopped in TOO many nights over the past years. It’s the only spot within miles of Allapattah that delivers raw Hip-​Hop and Latin music. It’s also one of the only spots in Miami that welcomes 18 year-​olds. Because of these factors there’s always a VERY mixed crowd.
Friday nights is their Hip-​Hop night and Saturday nights are for Los Latinos. Every night the dress code is flexible. You can be comfortable or in your freshest/​cutest outfit. They have bottle service and 3 separate VIP areas. Some nights the entrance fee includes drinks. They also have HOOKAHS available for your inhaling needs.
Ladies, the restroom situation isn’t the greatest. Toilet paper seems to always be available though, which is good because at the end of the day YOU are the most important thing that needs to be clean. Honestly, I think if people would TIP the bathroom attendants they would actually care more and keep the space in tact.
I gave Boulevard 3 stars because, despite of the negatives you may have heard about it, it’s one of those places where you can’t help but have a good time. The music is ALWAYS on point– especially now with the new DJ’s they have– and the price to party is affordable. People are intimidated by the area/​crowd but this is Miami– ANYTHING can happen ANYWHERE and there’s ALL types of people EVERYWHERE.
It’s not a spot I would go to on a regular basis but I would definitely say drop in every now and then because what you get at Bully you really can’t get in a lot of clubs around here.
Tip: Bring extra cash for parking. Attendant (s) are posted in the surrounding blocks and they charge like $ 5. VIP is $ 10 and up, depending on the night/​event.

This would be the place I would always go to on a Saturday, the music is on point, mainly reggeaton, batchata, and merengue plus it’s open bar, this club does use cheap liquor, the ladies room is always disgusting. It’s also is in the ghetto so of course you would see all type of people, as long as you don’t mess with anyone then no one will with you. I still love this place but only go every now and then.

I like the fact that there were 7 girls for every 4 guys (before midnight), girl get in for free before midnight, guys are charged $ 25.
security is perfect.
open bar
parking is very convenient $ 5
service is good
decoration, sort of outdated but fine.
now the bad side is music, the music are hip hop and some latin music (bachata and merwgue all night long) some regetton and minimal salsa, dance or trance. the music do not have the vibe and the sound do no have a good acoustic features, sounds bad.
one bad spot is that an entrance cashier girl try to charge to my female friend $ 15 despite the fact that for girls the entrance is free before midnight. my friend does not speak Spanish so she was willing to pay, fortunately i arrive on time and clear up everything after small arguing… but that clearly seems that the cashier tried to takesome advantage here.

For that rough urban music come here. You can dress in shorts and a tee too. If you got a dress shirt and dress shoes you’ll be fine.
VIP doesn’t include entrance. Bottle of Greygoose was about $ 115 and gets four people in. Guys are $ 20.
Friday night was busy but not packed in like sardines.
I had a good time.

So after living here for 2 years, I still struggle to find decent Latin clubs. We have better ones in VA. The clubs that I hear have the best music seem to be in rougher areas of town, and I’ve learned that Miami has raised a bunch of punks. Everyone is too scared to go to so many places in this city. I understand there is crime, but sometimes people just make a big fuss over nothing or are afraid just because they have no common sense and make themselves easy targets.
Anyway, now that that rant is out of the way, I really had a great time at Boulevard. It’s far from classy, could definitely use updating, and is hotter than most clubs in the freakin’ DR itself, wonderful… However, the music is on point. They had the perfect mix of music, mostly merengue and bachata (no salsa) peppered with hip hop, reggae, etc. The DJ actually plays the whole song when the crowd’s into it. On top of that, they generally play a couple of a given genre together. That gives you a chance to really get into it before they switch.
Cover ain’t cheap for this kinda joint (for men, esp), but I guess it is for open bar, which I hear is horribly vile cheap stuff. Cover is generally $ 25 men and $ 10 girls, but the night I went it was $ 30 guys and $ 20 girls and Krisspy never even showed for the concert.
The floors in this place are shockingly disgusting, kinda like the whole thing is covered in a thin layer of spilled drinks and filth. Ladies, that means you really NEED to wear heels if only keep your feet out of that mess. Bathrooms are always nasty in clubs, but these are especially so since, well, it’s among only a few places that even has Dominican toilets – in other words, tp goes in trash cans only, not in the toilets. That makes for a less than savory visual if you have to use the br.
In sum:
Music: 4.5 (only in dreams do good Latin clubs not play hip hop/​rap at all, lol)
Security: 5 — They seem to check people thoroughly and get punks and drunks out before you even realize something was about to go down
Atmosphere: 2 — The place is massively long with high ceilings, but hot as HELL plus there are a lot of smokers
Cover: 2 — Totally unjustifiably high for guys
Parking — 5 Wonderful parking situation since there’s an attendant who directs you to a spot right away. Lovely! It’s $ 5 bucks to park, however :/​, but I like the idea that there are people out there with the cars. I always feel that my car is safe.
Crowd: Pretty hood for guys and girls, but I didn’t experience in grabbin’ bandit type guys, so could’ve been worse by Miami standards, from what I hear
Attire: Anything goes, it seems. You could probably come naked and no one would care, lol. If you come lookin’ fresh off the runway, you’ll stand out, but whatever.
Tips: Wear a flowy, lightweight top. You will be HOT! If you don’t sweat, you will sweat here.
UPDATE:
Friday is Hip Hop night with a good bit of reggaeton mixed in, some local hip hop, and about an 8 – 10 song stretch of good dancehall/​reggae. Zero merengue or bachata on this night. Much less crowded and the body heat to A/​C ratio is great.