{"id":302851,"date":"2026-06-10T17:57:11","date_gmt":"2026-06-10T17:57:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/302851\/"},"modified":"2026-06-10T17:57:11","modified_gmt":"2026-06-10T17:57:11","slug":"china-grill-returns-to-miami","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/302851\/","title":{"rendered":"China Grill Returns to Miami"},"content":{"rendered":"

Some restaurants define a city. China Grill, the legendary Asian-inspired dining institution founded by restaurateur Jeffrey Chodorow, belongs firmly in that category \u2014 and after more than a decade away, it has returned to Miami. The iconic restaurant reopened on June 9, 2026, at the entrance of Bal Harbour Shops, 9700 Collins Avenue, Bal Harbour, FL 33154, claiming one of the most coveted dining addresses in South Florida.<\/p>\n

\"ChinaPhoto Credit: World Red Eye<\/p>\n

The return of China Grill is not just a reopening. It is a reclamation. When Chodorow first brought the concept to Miami Beach on September 27, 1995 \u2014 betting on the then-unproven southern edge of South Beach at the corner of Fifth Street and Washington Avenue \u2014 he helped catalyze the rise of South of Fifth as the neighborhood it is today. The original China Grill, with interiors by the late Jeffrey Beers, earned four stars from the\u00a0Miami Herald, attracted a global clientele, and ran as one of the city\u2019s most influential dining rooms for more than fifteen years. Its spirit lived on through concepts like Komodo, which carried the globally inspired culinary philosophy forward. Now the original is back.<\/p>\n

Its new home at Bal Harbour Shops is fitting in every sense. Positioned alongside Saks Fifth Avenue, Neiman Marcus, Makoto, and Carpaccio, China Grill at Bal Harbour places itself squarely among the Magic City\u2019s most international, luxury-driven dining and retail addresses \u2014 the kind of room that draws editors, executives, and regulars from Sunny Isles Beach to S\u00e3o Paulo in equal measure.<\/p>\n

\"ChinaPhoto Credit: World Red Eye<\/p>\n

\u201cChina Grill was always about creating a shared experience, something people remembered long after the meal ended,\u201d said Chodorow. \u201cThere\u2019s been a real demand to bring it back, and Bal Harbour feels like the right place to do it in a way that honors what it was while moving it forward.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"ChinaPhoto Credit: World Red Eye<\/p>\n

The menu honors that promise. The signatures that built China Grill\u2019s reputation return in full: Lobster Pancakes, Lamb Spare Ribs with their deep caramelized glaze, Tempura Sashimi, Spicy Beef Dumplings, and the cult-favorite sides \u2014 Crispy Spinach and Wasabi Mashed Potatoes \u2014 that never really left the city\u2019s collective dining memory. The Confucius Chicken Salad, Crackling Calamari Salad, and Peking Duck Salad are back, each built for the kind of communal, shareable dining that China Grill perfected before the word \u201cshareable\u201d became a menu category. Dessert closes with Banana\u2019s in a Box, the playful, indulgent finale that became one of the restaurant\u2019s most talked-about finales, alongside a lineup of Asian-inspired souffl\u00e9s.<\/p>\n

New additions expand the conversation without overwriting it. A signature black and gold black cod dumpling joins the dumpling program. Octopus with fresh lychee and Asian-spiced coffee-crusted tuna signal where the kitchen is heading. A simply grilled section \u2014 meats, fish, chicken, and vegetables served with a selection of Asian sauces \u2014 appears for the first time, with a bento-style lunch format bringing the concept to midday. The signature Peking Duck, which China Broadcasting called the best they had experienced outside of China, rounds out a menu that is as much about memory as it is about discovery.<\/p>\n

\"ChinaLobster Pancakes<\/p>\n

Photo Credit: World Red Eye<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019re introducing some new dishes that feel right for where dining is today, but the heart of the menu is unchanged,\u201d Chodorow said. \u201cMost of what people remember is coming back exactly as it should.\u201d<\/p>\n

The new space echoes the original while reading as distinctly current. Excerpts from Marco Polo\u2019s journals are embedded throughout the floors \u2014 a signature detail carried forward \u2014 alongside the brand\u2019s recognizable floating lighting, updated materials, and a refined contemporary layout suited to Bal Harbour\u2019s scale and audience. The room seats 160. The energy, by design, remains high-touch and in motion.<\/p>\n

THE HAUTE READ<\/p>\n

China Grill, the Asian-inspired dining institution founded by Jeffrey Chodorow, has reopened in Miami at Bal Harbour Shops, 9700 Collins Ave, Bal Harbour, FL 33154, as of June 9, 2026.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Some restaurants define a city. China Grill, the legendary Asian-inspired dining institution founded by restaurateur Jeffrey Chodorow, belongs…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":302852,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[127051,127052,127053,117602,127054,127055,127056,127057,127058,127059,127060,127061,127062,127063,127064,127065,123,127066,125,4541,124,117606,117603,127067,32023],"class_list":["post-302851","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-miami","tag-asian-inspired-miami-restaurant","tag-bal-harbour-dining-2026","tag-bal-harbour-florida","tag-bal-harbour-shops","tag-carpaccio","tag-cbs-black-rock-building-new-york","tag-china-grill","tag-china-grill-bal-harbour-shops","tag-china-grill-management","tag-china-grill-menu-2026","tag-jeffrey-beers","tag-jeffrey-chodorow","tag-jeffrey-chodorow-restaurant-miami","tag-komodo-miami","tag-makoto","tag-marco-polo","tag-miami","tag-miami-beach-restaurant-comeback","tag-miami-headlines","tag-miami-herald","tag-miami-news","tag-neiman-marcus","tag-saks-fifth-avenue","tag-south-of-fifth-miami-beach","tag-sunny-isles-beach"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/302851","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=302851"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/302851\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/302852"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=302851"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=302851"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=302851"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}