Mila in South Beach Named Ninth Most Beautiful Restaurant in the U.S.

Popular South Beach restaurant Mila has been named one of the most beautiful restaurants in the country.

May 6, 2024

The breezy terrace of Mila offers room for 100 guests to lounge around a 3,000-square-foot water fountain and garden Mila photo

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Mediterranean-Asian hot spot in South Beach, Mila, has just been named one of the most beautiful restaurants in the U.S.

In honor of the 50th anniversary of People and the magazine's annual 2024 Beautiful Issue, the publication teamed up with editors at OpenTable to crown 50 restaurants as the nation's most beautiful. Coming in ninth in the top ten most beautiful is none other than Mila in South Beach.

The Mediterranean-Asian restaurant won over the editors of OpenTable thanks to its "warm reclaimed woods, striking sculptures, and greenery galore [that] make this indoor-outdoor stunner a Miami destination."

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The interior of Mila

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The restaurant, which opened in 2020 atop the historic 800 Lincoln Road building, measures 13,000 square feet and includes a 150-seat, earth-toned dining room with an open kitchen and a bar decorated with artistic wood pieces, teardrop lighting, and a sculptured mural by artist Etienne Moyat. The breezy terrace offers room for 100 guests to lounge around a 3,000-square-foot water feature.

In 2022, the restaurant expanded with a private members-only club, lounge, and omakase spaces. The members-only club, MM Club, features an upscale spin on the traditional speakeasy, complete with a rust-colored marble bar, tile-draped columns, and a wood-beam accented ceiling.

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Mila, which opened in 2020 atop the historic 800 Lincoln Road building, measures 13,000 square feet.

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Just in time to secure your Mila reservation, starting Monday, May 6, the restaurant is launching a new happy hour called "Golden Hour," offered Sunday through Thursday from 6 to 7:30 p.m. The menu features cocktails like the "Golden Hour" made with Sipsmith gin, sherry blend, lemon, orgeat, and a dash of Angostura bitters, and the "Minted Blossom" made with Haku vodka, fernet, lime, ginger, soda, and mint.

Golden Hour includes a "Hōeski Tasting Experience" for $20, which features a curated selection of five bites, including hamachi crudo, tuna nigiri, Wagyu gyoza, salmon crisp rice, and tomato avocado salad.

Mila is owned and operated by Rivera Dining Group and French-born founders Gregory Galy and Marine-Giron Galy.

Mila. 1636 Meridian Ave., Miami Beach; 786-706-0744; mila-miami.com.

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