Hooray! It’s the best time of the year, Summer Fridays officially kick off today and it’s one of my all-time favorite work perks. During this time, the Fish office closes down early at 3 p.m. every Friday starting on Memorial Day, and runs through Labor Day. Although summer doesn’t technically start until June, we start celebrating early because it’s just the right thing to do when you work in South Florida. By leaving work early, Fish gives us the opportunity to find the work/life balance and gives us extra time to enjoy some much-needed R&R, or check out some new spots around SoFla. This time is kindly provided to us in addition to the existing sick days, personal days, and paid vacation time that all make up our workplace paid time off (also known as PTO policies). We are incredibly lucky to have such generous employers, and this flexibility pays off by giving all members of staff time to re-energize before our busiest season gets underway.
Anyway, below are a few places I’ll be hanging out at this summer:
- Roch Market in Miami: I’ve been dying to dine at Miami’s trendiest food hall located in the design district. Check out the list of restaurants below from Miami.com:
- Chef Chloe and the VeganCafe
- CooP
- Dal Plin
- Elysian Seafood
- Hot Lime
- Itamae
- Jaffa
- Sabal Coffee
- Sweetblendz
- The Mayhaw
- Tran An
- Yuzu
- The Balcony: Fort Lauderdale’s newest New Orlean’s inspired bar that just so happens to be located within 4 miles of our office….
- Rhythm and Vine: Fish’s go-to happy hour spot! With a Fort Lauderdale locals only discount and signature Watermelon Vine drink that’s hard to say no too, it’s very likely you’ll find a few Fishies here this summer.
- Park & Ocean: Where you can get your nature on AND booze! What’s better than that?
