Tablé by Bachour Closes After Two Years in Miami Design District

Tablé by Bachour has quietly closed in the Design District. The French restaurant at 180 NE 40th St. appears to have served its last meal in late May when the final Yelp reviews were posted.

The space, which opened in March 2023 in a former Prada showroom, is now shuttered, with paper covering the windows and doors. Google searches and OpenTable both show the restaurant as permanently closed, with the Miami Herald first reporting the news.

Winner of New Times' Best Restaurant Design District/Midtown 2024, the closure marks a wave of chef-driven restaurant closures this summer across Miami.

Two Years and Done

Chef Antonio Bachour opened Tablé as his take on refined French dining. The Instagram famous Puerto Rico-born pastry chef, who runs the Michelin Bib Gourmand-recognized Bachour bakery-café in Coral Gables, designed the 70-seat restaurant to feel like a Parisian brasserie.

When Tablé opened, Bachour told New Times it was "the restaurant I always dreamed to have." The space included a glassed-in bakery where diners could watch pastries being made, a market area with grab-and-go items, and a 16-seat bar.

Tablé served breakfast, lunch, dinner, and weekend brunch. Breakfast included items like demi baguettes with ham and gruyere. Dinner brought caviar and chips alongside the French-focused entrees. The kitchen turned out dishes like king crab cakes, lobster frites, and whole roasted chicken for two. The pastry program featured eight petit gateaux options, including the "Rocher" with gianduja mousse and the "Exotic" with coconut and passionfruit.

Bachour's Coral Gables location remains open and continues to earn its Michelin Bib Gourmand recognition. That spot focuses on counter-service pastries, sandwiches, and café fare rather than full-service dining.

Part of a Growing Trend of Closures

Miami's dining scene is shedding restaurants this summer, with closures hitting everywhere from South Beach to Miami Shores. Tablé joins the permanent shutdowns alongside MiMo fixture Ms. Cheezious, which closed after nearly a decade, and Michelin-starred EntreNos in Miami Shores, though that one was always planned as a limited pop-up.

Other spots have hit "temporary" pauses instead of calling it quits. Longtime South Beach favorite Byblos announced a temporary closure last week, joining MiMo's Ensenada, Coconut Grove's Sereia, and Torno Subito, Massimo Bottura's rooftop Italian restaurant at Julia & Henry's, which are all taking summer breaks. But if they truly plan to reopen after the summer season wraps are still waiting to be seen.

Tablé by Bachour. 180 NE 40th St, Miami; antoniobachour.com.