Miami's busy season has arrived, bringing a slew of visitors to the city. With the tourists, Miami Art Week, and Art Basel come new restaurants.

This month, chef Timon Balloo opened Balloo: Modern Home Cooking, a delightful little eatery that offers a rotating menu of soulful dishes. And Lorena Garcia debuted Chica, a gorgeous restaurant that offers dishes influenced by the chef's beloved Venezuela and other Latin American countries.

Openings

• Balloo Modern Home Cooking.  19 SE Second Ave., Suite 4, Miami; 786-534-2768; balloorestaurant.com.
• Chica. 5556 NE Fourth Ct., Miami; 786-632-7725; chicarestaurant.com.
  
• Hutong. 600 Brickell Ave., Miami; 786-388-0805; hutong-miami.com.
  
• Jealous Fork. 10700 SW 84th St., Miami; 305-699-1430; jealousfork.com.
• La Fontana. 10702 NW 74th St., Doral; 786-713-8041; lafontanasteakhouse.com.
• InRamen Asian Street Eatery. 5829 SW 73rd St., South Miami; 305-639-8181; inramen.com.
• Mama Joon. 2216 Park Ave., Miami Beach; lifehousehotels.com.
• Navé. 3540 Main Hwy., Coconut Grove; 786-615-3747; navemiami.com.
• Night Owl Cookies. 164 NE 41st St., Miami; nightowlcookieco.com.
• Orilla Bar & Grill. 426 Euclid Ave., Miami Beach; 305-397-8806; orilla.restaurant.
• Spanglish Craft Cocktail Bar + Kitchen. 2808 N. Miami Ave., Miami; barspanglish.com.

Closings

• No notable closings.

An outpost of the wildly popular vegan restaurant Planta is set to open in Coconut Grove.

Planta

Coming Attractions

• Afishionado - Jeremy Ford to open seafood eatery
• Angelo Elia Pizza Bar - Opening at Aventura ParkSquare
• Bachour Bakery and Restaurant - Opening in Doral
• The Baked Bear - Coming to Wynwood and Sawgrass Mills
• Biscayne Bay Brewing - Opening a second location, in downtown Miami
• Bonci - Roman-style pizza to open at Cube Wynwood
• Botanico Gin - Opening in CocoWalk
• Brasamasa - Opening in downtown Miami
• Bulla Gastrobar - Slated to open at the Falls in the fourth quarter of 2019
• Bunnie Cakes - Opening a location in downtown Doral
• Burger Beast Burger Joint inside Mojo Donuts & Fried Chicken - Burger Beast set to open a burger joint
• El Bagel - Opening permanent spot in Miami's Upper Eastside
• The Cat's Meow Cafe - Cat café coming to MiMo
• Cote - Michelin-starred steak house to open in Miami
• Champion Burger - New burger concept from the Coyo Taco people
• Dalia at the Celino South Beach Hotel - Opening in South Beach
• Descarga Brewing Company - Opening in North Miami
• The Doral Yard - Della Heiman's community, food, and drink hub will open in Doral
• Esplanade at Aventura - New dining and shopping complex in Aventura with Jarana and more
• G.L.O.W. - Fro-yo shop that donates all proceeds to charity opening in Wynwood
• Gramps 2 - Opening 2020
• Gramps by the Sea - Opening 2021
• Hiyakawa - Wabi Sabi chef opening Wynwood restaurant
• Icebox Cafe - opening at Aventura ParkSquare, the Falls, and Hallandale
• Ichimi Ramen - Coming to Midtown Miami
• Ironside Bakery - Fresh bread coming to Miami
• La Gringa Tostaderia - Opening at Time Out Market
• Little Hen - Breakfast and high tea opening in Midtown Miami
• Lost City Brewing Company - Coming to North Miami
• The Loyal - New York brasserie coming to Miami
• Macchialina - Opening second location in Coral Gables
• Marabu at Brickell City Centre - Opening in early 2019
• Margot - Bar Lab opening a wine bar in downtown Miami
• Morrofino Barcelona - Opening winter 2019
• Off Site - Steve Santana (Taquiza) and Adam Darnell (Boxelder) opening a nanobrewery in Little Haiti
• Omakai Sushi - Opening in Wynwood
• Osaka - Nikkei restaurant coming to Miami
• Planta - Opening a second Miami-area location, in Coconut Grove
• Punch Bowl Social - Opening in Wynwood
• Riverside - Mixed-use facility and brewhouse in Brickell
• Rivertail - Jose Mendin to open his first Fort Lauderdale restaurant
• Shuckers - Opening a location in South Beach
• Sushi Garage - Opening in CocoWalk
• Uchi - Texas sushi coming to Miami
• Unbranded Brewing Company - Hialeah's first brewery
• Unseen Creatures - Brewery opening soon
• Whole Foods Market - Proposed megastore in Sunset Harbour and new Fort Lauderdale locations
• Yeasty Brews - New brewery celebrating the fermentation process

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