Bar Shishi, a Tokyo-inspired speakeasy, opened Thursday, Sept. 17, on the third floor of the Rivani building at 1691 Michigan Ave. in Miami Beach.

The lounge, operated by Los Angeles-based h.wood Group, held a grand opening that drew Bruno Mars, "Shark Tank" investor Daymond John, actor Terrence J, Marcus Jordan and pop artist Romero Britto, the Miami Herald reported. Anderson Paak, performing under his DJ Pee Wee alias, took over the vinyl booth's turntables during the party.

The nearly 2,000-square-foot space features a 12-seat bar, a vinyl DJ booth and 108 private spirits cabinets reserved for annual Rivani building members. A lion sculpture guards the entrance. The name "Shishi" means "lion" in Japanese.

Senior bar manager Kevin Lee, a certified Japanese ice master, served cocktails built around hand-carved diamond ice and kakigori-style shaved ice, Haute Living reported. The opening-night menu included Hamachi Crudo, hand rolls and A5 Wagyu Katsu.

Vinyl curator Eddie McDonald selected more than 100 records for the lounge's nightly soundtrack.

The h.wood Group, co-founded by John Terzian and Brian Toll, also operates Delilah Miami in Brickell, The Nice Guy and Bootsy Bellows. The founders described Bar Shishi as a venue designed for late nights, according to Haute Living.

The venue sits inside the Rivani building, a 163,000-square-foot mixed-use office and lifestyle development from real estate investor Robert Rivani. He purchased the 2003-built property in 2024 for $62.5 million and planned a roughly $100 million renovation, according to Bisnow. Rockwell Group, a New York-based architecture firm, designed the overhaul. The building is now 83% leased, with tenants including Playboy Enterprises, Apple, Morgan Stanley and Monarch Athletic Club.

Rivani described the concept as giving tenants the ability to entertain as if they were at a private members' club in Tokyo, according to Haute Living.

Bar Shishi serves as a private amenity for Rivani tenants during the day and opens to the public Wednesday through Saturday starting at 7 p.m. Reservations drop daily at midnight for the following 30 days.

Rivani is also seeking approval for a $50 million expansion to the property's parking garage that would add 47,000 square feet. Miami Beach voters will weigh in on a related ground-lease extension at a Nov. 3 special election referendum.