July 2011 Restaurant Openings and Closings

There didn't seem to be many interesting restaurant openings in July other than Morgans' second outpost in the old Joe Allen space. August is shaping up to be more promising with the openings of Egg & Dart in the Design District and Chow Down Grill's second location in South Beach...

By Paula Niño

August 1, 2011

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There didn't seem to be many interesting restaurant openings in July other than Morgans' second outpost in the old Joe Allen space. August is shaping up to be more promising with the openings of Egg & Dart in the Design District and Chow Down Grill's second location in South Beach slated for this week. On the closings front, we want to believe that American Noodle Bar is closed "for renovations and repairs" but we'll just have to wait and see. Here are July's openings and closings (or those not included in June's list).

Openings

Giraffas, 1821 NE 123rd Street, North Miami
La Cigale, 7281 Biscayne Boulevard, Miami
Morgans on the Beach, 1787 Purdy Avenue, Miami Beach
Palau Café, 1250 S Miami Avenue #107, Miami
Vic and Angelo's, 150 Ocean Drive, Miami Beach

Closings

Acqua, 1435 Brickell Avenue, Miami
Philippe, 2305 Collins Avenue, Miami Beach (relocating to 36-40 Ocean Drive, where Taverna Opa South Beach currently operates)

Closed For Renovations

American Noodle Bar, 6730 Biscayne Boulevard, Miami
The Rusty Pelican, 3201 Rickenbacker Causeway, Key Biscayne

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