{"id":233314,"date":"2026-04-15T21:42:14","date_gmt":"2026-04-15T21:42:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/233314\/"},"modified":"2026-04-15T21:42:14","modified_gmt":"2026-04-15T21:42:14","slug":"top-new-fine-dining-openings-in-miami-area-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/233314\/","title":{"rendered":"Top new fine dining openings in Miami area 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The main dining room at Wayan in Wynwood.<\/p>\n

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From a Michelin-starred wagyu counter in Tokyo to the world\u2019s best pizza chef, some of the most acclaimed dining names on the planet are setting up outposts in South Florida. Several high-end restaurants with roots in London, Tokyo, Dallas and beyond have opened across South Florida in early 2026.<\/p>\n

For local diners, that means access to menus and dining experiences that previously required a plane ticket.<\/p>\n

Here\u2019s a look at the new high-end transplants that have opened up recently.<\/p>\n

\"Karyu Karyu in Miami\u2019s Design District World Red Eye <\/p>\n

\u2022 Karyu, a Michelin-starred wagyu restaurant from Tokyo<\/a>, has opened its first U.S. location in the Design District with a 12-seat kaiseki experience at $350 per person, featuring beef from the prized Tajimaguro cattle lineage.<\/p>\n

40 NE 41st St., Design District<\/p>\n

\"The The private dining room at Francesco Martucci in Wynwood. Courtesy of Francesco Martucci <\/p>\n

\u2022 Francesco Martucci, named the world\u2019s best pizza chef for 2025<\/a>, opened his first U.S. restaurant in Wynwood, featuring wood-fired pizzas baked in an oven built by Italian masons and a $200 multi-course tasting menu.<\/p>\n

10 NE 27th St., Wynwood<\/p>\n

\"The The Mexican in Brickell Ruben Cabrera <\/p>\n

\u2022 The Mexican, a Dallas restaurant praised by UNESCO as one of the world\u2019s most beautiful<\/a>, opened on Brickell Key with more than 10,000 square feet of indoor and outdoor dining space.<\/p>\n

601 Brickell Key Drive, Suite 100<\/p>\n

\"Wayan Wayan in Wynwood. Ruben Pictures <\/p>\n

\u2022 Wayan, a Michelin-recognized French-Indonesian restaurant from New York\u2019s SoHo<\/a>, has opened in Wynwood in the former space of Norman van Aken\u2019s Three.<\/p>\n

50 NW 24th St., Wynwood<\/p>\n

\"The The interior of Mottai, a new Japanese restaurant in Coral Gables. Mottai <\/p>\n

\u2022 Mottai, a contemporary Japanese restaurant from a Brazil-based group<\/a> with 13 restaurants in that country, is now open at The Plaza Coral Gables.<\/p>\n

2881 Ponce de Leon Blvd., Coral Gables<\/p>\n

\"One The secondary bar at Kitchen + Kocktails by Kevin Kelley in Wynwood. Alie Skowronski askowronski@miamiherald.com <\/p>\n

\u2022 Kitchen + Kocktails by Kevin Kelley, a popular Southern soul food concept from Dallas<\/a>, opened its seventh U.S. location in Wynwood with an 8,000-square-foot space seating 208 diners.<\/p>\n

2838 NW Second Ave., Wynwood<\/p>\n

\"Signor Signor Sassi, an Italian restaurant from London, is opening in Hallandale Beach. JORDAN BRAUN <\/p>\n

\u2022 Signor Sassi, a glamorous Italian restaurant from London\u2019s Knightsbridge district<\/a> open since 1984, has launched its first North American location in Hallandale Beach.<\/p>\n

1006 E. Hallandale Beach Blvd., Hallandale Beach<\/p>\n

This report was produced with the assistance of a proprietary tool powered by artificial intelligence and using our own originally reported, written and published content. It was reviewed and edited by our journalists.<\/p>\n


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