{"id":277019,"date":"2026-05-19T19:14:11","date_gmt":"2026-05-19T19:14:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/277019\/"},"modified":"2026-05-19T19:14:11","modified_gmt":"2026-05-19T19:14:11","slug":"miami-beach-just-got-a-funky-new-asian-bistro","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/277019\/","title":{"rendered":"Miami Beach Just Got a Funky New Asian Bistro"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\n\t\t\t\t\t\tNew Miami Beach restaurant CHO Funky Asian Bistro is open in the former Paya space on 17th Street with Chinese, Korean, and Thai cuisine.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n

CH\u014c Funky Asian Bistro photo<\/p>\n

\"\"To make it easy to order with a group of friends (or a date), the menu is organized into five sections. \u201cSnacks,\u201d \u201cRaw,\u201d \u201cDumplings & Friends,\u201d \u201cWok,\u201d and mains. <\/p>\n

CH\u014c Funky Asian Bistro photo<\/p>\n

A Tour Around Asia<\/p>\n

The kitchen features cuisine from Korea, Thailand, Vietnam, China, and Indonesia. To make it easy to order with a group of friends (or a date), the menu is organized into five sections. \u201cSnacks,\u201d \u201cRaw,\u201d \u201cDumplings & Friends,\u201d \u201cWok,\u201d and mains. <\/p>\n

Snacks include a delicious chicken liver p\u00e2t\u00e9 on a True Loaf Bakery baguette with Granny Smith kaffir lime chutney, and pork ribs with applewood-smoked gochujang sauce. Talk about a flavor bomb. <\/p>\n

\"\"The Vietnamese shrimp roll with peanut hoisin and nuoc cham<\/p>\n

CH\u014c Funky Asian Bistro photo<\/p>\n

Crudos, Chinese Noodles, and Korean Fried Chicken<\/p>\n

The \u201cRaw\u201d section features menu items like a scallop crudo with red curry oil, pandan, and kaffir lime, and a wasabi cabbage salad with Korean pear and apple wasabi vinaigrette. The \u201cDumplings & Friends\u201d section offers plenty of options. Some include a Vietnamese shrimp roll with peanut hoisin and nuoc cham, eggplant lumpia with chili-garlic dip, and duck bao with honey-soy-glazed duck and house-made pickles.<\/p>\n

From the\u201d Wok,\u201d the pad see ew comes with stir-fried beef, Chinese broccoli, and rice noodles, while the duck fried rice arrives in a ceramic Chinese take-out box. Mains include Korean fried chicken with confit garlic kewpie, gochujang, and house-pickled daikon. Plus, crab curry with jackfruit, spaghetti squash, and Thai red curry. \u201cCha Ca La Vong,\u201d a Vietnamese preparation of turmeric-marinated daily catch over rice vermicelli noodles and herbs, and Khao Soi Lamb Neck with egg noodles and crispy noodles.<\/p>\n

\"\"The space was co-designed by Cuban American artist MokiBaby, with a pagoda-framed, street-facing kitchen that puts the cook line on display from 17th Street. <\/p>\n

CHO\u0304 Funky Asian Bistro photo<\/p>\n

A Solo Pivot<\/p>\n

Alkassar and Patel ran Paya together under their hospitality group Feal, which also closed its Coral Gables Italian concept, Erba, last year<\/a>. The two remain partners on Ghee Indian Kitchen, the Michelin Bib Gourmand-recognized Indian restaurant that has expanded to Atlanta. However, CH\u014c marks his first solo venture. Alkassar was a James Beard Award semi-finalist for Outstanding Restaurateur in 2023 and landed on the Observer\u2019s 2024 Power List.<\/p>\n

The name comes from several Asian languages and translates, roughly, to \u201cgoing beyond.\u201d The space was co-designed by Cuban American artist MokiBaby, with a pagoda-framed, street-facing kitchen that puts the cook line on display from 17th Street. <\/p>\n

Inside, guests will find crimson-lit bookshelves, mirrored surfaces, hand-painted tabletops hiding Easter eggs about Alkassar\u2019s friends and family, and a \u201cfish tank TV\u201d at the host stand.<\/p>\n

CH\u014c Funky Asian Bistro. 1209 17th St., Miami Beach; choasianbistro.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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