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November 2019 Miami Restaurant Openings and Closings

Miami's busy season has arrived, bringing a slew of visitors to our city. With the tourists, Miami Art Week, and Art Basel come new restaurants. This month, Timon Balloo opened Balloo: Modern Home Cooking, a delightful little eatery that offers a rotating menu of soulful dishes. Lorena Garcia opened Chica,...
Image: Ceviche sampler at Chica.
Ceviche sampler at Chica. Photo courtesy of Chica
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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
Closings

  • No notable closings.
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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