{"id":376284,"date":"2026-08-20T05:50:12","date_gmt":"2026-08-20T05:50:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/376284\/"},"modified":"2026-08-20T05:50:12","modified_gmt":"2026-08-20T05:50:12","slug":"las-lap-caribbean-restaurant-closes-in-miami-beach","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/376284\/","title":{"rendered":"Las Lap Caribbean restaurant closes in Miami Beach"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"responsive-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/bar.jpg\"   width=\"1200\" height=\"674\" title=\"The bar at Las\u2019 Lap at Miami Beach.\" alt=\"The bar at Las\u2019 Lap at Miami Beach.\"\/><\/p>\n<p>        The bar at Las\u2019 Lap at Miami Beach.<\/p>\n<p>            Courtesy of Las\u2019 Lap<\/p>\n<p>Another Miami Beach restaurant has decided to take a seasonal pause.<\/p>\n<p>Las\u2019 Lap, the Caribbean restaurant and rum bar from New York that <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"Follow nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.miamiherald.com\/miami-com\/restaurants\/article311606892.html\">opened last year<\/a> at the Daydrift Hotel, has announced on<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"Follow nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/laslapmia\/\"> its Instagram account<\/a> that it is now \u201cclosed for summer.\u201d You can no longer make a reservation on the restaurant\u2019s Resy account, and the Instagram account does not offer a date for reopening.<\/p>\n<p>The Miami Beach location at 2216 Park Ave. was the first expansion for Las\u2019 Lap, which opened in New York\u2019s Lower East Side in 2018. The New York bar quickly became a hot spot known for its creative cocktails, particularly those infused with rum.<\/p>\n<p>The Miami Las\u2019 Lap added another distinction: chef and partner Kwame Onwuachi, who became known for outstanding Afro-Caribbean cuisine and an appearance on \u201cTop Chef.\u201d Onwuachi was named the Rising Star Chef of the Year award by the James Beard Foundation in 2019.<\/p>\n<p>                                          <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"responsive-image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/crab.jpg\"   width=\"1200\" height=\"0\" title=\"crab.jpg\" alt=\"Crab claws at Las\u2019 Lap in Miami Beach.\"\/>                                                                                    Crab claws at Las\u2019 Lap in Miami Beach.                                                                                                                                                                        Courtesy of Las\u2019 Lap                                                                                        <\/p>\n<p>The dishes he brought to life at Las\u2019 Lap include Escovitch crab claws with pickled onion and carrot; snapper with guacamole and tostones; jerk mushroom yakitori and wagyu griot. Even the caviar service arrived at the table with roti.<\/p>\n<p>The closing comes on the heels of another seasonal pause on South Beach. The luxurious French restaurant La Grande Boucherie located in the South of Fifth neighborhood also announced it was taking an <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"Follow nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.miamiherald.com\/miami-com\/restaurants\/article316853634.html\">open-ended break for the summer.<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"summary gray\">This story was originally published August 19, 2026 at 10:19 AM.<\/p>\n<p>            Connie Ogle loves wine, books and the Miami Heat. Please don\u2019t make her eat a mango.\n            <\/p>\n<p>    <script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The bar at Las\u2019 Lap at Miami Beach. 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