Sexy Fish Miami

In a city of excess, Sexy Fish manages to be...excessive. This Miami outpost of the London-based flagship of the same racy name is an over-the-top under-the-sea fantasy decorated with millions of dollars' worth of art, including a giant living aquarium wall, pieces by Damien Hirst — even bathroom installations (a lifelike mermaid in the ladies' and Daniel Craig-as-James Bond in the men's). On weekends, there are shows featuring actual mermaids and mermen, and the entire place practically buzzes with energy. With all that going on, you might forget you're in a restaurant. But you are. The fare, like everything else here, is extra: high-end sushi, caviar service, seafood towers, a dessert platter served in a giant clamshell. This is where you take your out-of-town cousin when you want to show them MIAMI in all capital letters. It's also the place for birthdays and other celebrations, as well as for forgetting that most of human existence is humdrum.