The reincarnation of Little Miss Mexico – Little Miss Miami – opened last night on Frome Street as Adelaide’s first “official” small bar.
Little Miss Miami’s small bar licence was approved on Monday, with the bar notified officially by letter yesterday in time for its opening to the public tonight.
It is the first of six small bar licence applications to be approved since legislation came into effect earlier this year to create the new licensing category.
Minister for Business Services and Consumers John Rau said the venue demonstrated why the small bar licence was needed.
“We hope it is the first of many more small venues to open up in Adelaide in the coming months,” Rau said.
Without this licensing system, it is unlikely Little Miss Miami would exist.
“The small venue licence provides an opportunity for people who want to establish all sorts of entertainment venues, which will see a new mix of establishments appear and draw more people into the city.”
The owners’ first project, Little Miss Mexico, established next to the Crown and Anchor Hotel in Grenfell St, was wildly popular over the Adelaide Fringe season, finally closing on May 15.
Flagged as a temporary project before a 13-storey apartment building begins construction on the site next year, the Miami bar will be open for at least the next six months.
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A Karidis Corporation project, the apartments will be a mix of serviced and residential, with the plans going through the approval process with the Adelaide City Council. There will be five ground floor tenancies, including a corner café or bar and office space.
Little Miss Miami, which has a capacity of less than 120 people, has already amassed 8,900 fans on its Facebook page.
Australian Hotels Association president Ian Horne said he was impressed by what the owners had done with Little Miss Miami, sorting out residential complaints and getting its licence approved in just 40 days.
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