New Miami Restaurants to Try This Week: Elcielo, Normandy Gourmandy, and Olive & Sea

This week's restaurant openings include Elcielo at the SLS South Beach, a gourmet market from the owners of Silverlake Bistro, and a rooftop waterfront restaurant in Fort Lauderdale.

By Nicole Danna

August 7, 2023

Image: The third location of one Michelin star-awarded Elcielo is now open at the SLS South Beach.

The third location of one Michelin star-awarded Elcielo is now open at the SLS South Beach. Photo by Rachel Paraoan

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Miami's latest round of restaurant openings includes the third location of Elcielo at the SLS South Beach, a gourmet market from the owners of Silverlake Bistro in North Beach, and the debut of new rooftop waterfront restaurant Olive & Sea in Fort Lauderdale.

Know of any openings that aren't on our list? Email [email protected].

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Chef Juan "Juanma" Barrientos Valencia opened a third location of Elcielo at the SLS South Beach.

Photo by Diego Santa Cruz

Elcielo South Beach

1701 Collins Ave., Miami Beach (at the SLS South Beach)
305-455-2999
elcielomiami.comChef Juan Manual Barrientos Valencia has opened a third location (joining Washington, D.C., and Brickell locations) of his one-Michelin-star Colombian restaurant in the former Bazaar space at the SLS South Beach. The menu focuses on the ancestral cuisine of his homeland, marrying Latin-American ingredients with avant-garde techniques that playfully blend into a collection of imaginative culinary experiences. While guests can still partake in a decadent tasting menu, the Miami Beach location presents the chef's first foray into offering an a la carte menu, highlighting dishes like the "árbol de la vida," ribs in guava and tamarind and yucca gnocchi with truffle and sweet plantain honey, both of which can be found on the new Elcielo's $60 prix-fixe Miami Spice dinner menu. Daily 6 to 11 p.m.

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Normandy Gourmandy gourmet food market is open in North Beach.

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Normandy Gourmandy

932 71st St., Miami Beach
786-536-2334
normandygourmandy.comA new neighborhood wine shop and gourmet food market from local restaurateurs Sandy Sanchez and Benoit Rablat — also the proprietors of nearby Silverlake Bistro — is now open in Miami Beach's North Beach neighborhood. Equal parts winery tasting room, gourmet market, and quirky gift shop, the market offers customers an ever-growing selection of upscale items from wine, truffles, and caviar to affordably priced, high-quality oils, cheeses, frozen canapes, olives, and more — sourced from around the world. Expect to find regular wine-tasting events and food samplings, or stop by to grab one of the chef's prepared food items like Rablat's housemade quiche. Wednesday through Sunday noon to 9 p.m.

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Waterfront rooftop restaurant Olive & Sea is now open in Fort Lauderdale.

Olive & Sea photo

Olive & Sea

1881 SE 17th St., Fort Lauderdale
954-527-6716
oliveandseaftl.comA new rooftop restaurant with Intracoastal views is now open in Fort Lauderdale. Located just north of the city's 17th Street causeway bridge, Olive & Sea offers a Mediterranean-inspired menu from chef Miguel Toro Franco for breakfast, lunch, and dinner. For family-style meals, the chef has created the "Village Table" that includes each of the menu's spreads and mezze served with pita and a variety of bread, skewers, sauces, and a choice of three sides. Daily 11 a.m. to 10 p.m.

Nicole Danna is a Palm Beach County-based contributor who began covering the South Florida food scene for New Times in 2011. She began covering food and beverage news as the entertainment editor and reporter for the Colorado Daily. Her work has also appeared in the New York Times, the New York Post, New York Moves, and her hometown newspaper, Darien Times, among others.

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