{"id":408720,"date":"2026-09-23T23:12:09","date_gmt":"2026-09-23T23:12:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/408720\/"},"modified":"2026-09-23T23:12:09","modified_gmt":"2026-09-23T23:12:09","slug":"sra-martinez-restaurant-closes-in-coral-gables","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/408720\/","title":{"rendered":"Sra. Martinez restaurant closes in Coral Gables"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Chef<\/p>\n

Chef Michelle Bernstein in the bar at Sra. Martinez, which is closing in Coral Gables.<\/p>\n

Photo by Matias J. Ocner<\/p>\n

mocner@miamiherald.com<\/p>\n

After two years, chef Michelle Bernstein\u2019s resurrected Sra. Martinez is closing in Coral Gables.<\/p>\n

The restaurant, which originally opened in a historic post office in Miami\u2019s Design District in 2008 and reopened at 2325 Galiano St.<\/a> at the end of 2024, served upscale Spanish cuisine with hints of other European influences. Diners could feast on tasty snacks like duck fat popcorn or carbonara croquetas with cured egg yolk and Pecorino and work their way up to dishes like a sublime oxtail paella served with melted bone marrow.<\/p>\n

Bernstein, who operated the restaurant with her husband and partner David Martinez, announced the news on her social media account.<\/p>\n

\u201cAfter a lot of thought, we\u2019ve made the difficult decision to close Sra. Martinez,\u201d she wrote. \u201cWe love Coral Gables, our incredible team and every one of you who has walked through our doors and sat at our tables. We\u2019re incredibly grateful for all the meals, celebrations, late nights and memories we\u2019ve shared together over the last two years.\u201d<\/p>\n

Bernstein, who was honored earlier this year<\/a> at a tribute dinner at the South Beach Wine & Food Festival, added that they will be keeping the space and are considering what to do there next. The restaurant features more than 4,000 square feet, with a covered patio outside and a stage inside, where performers played many nights.<\/p>\n

The final night of service will be Saturday, Sept. 26.<\/p>\n

\u201cUntil then, we\u2019d love nothing more than to see some familiar faces, share a few more meals and raise a glass together one last time,\u201d wrote Bernstein, who also operates La Ca\u00f1ita at Bayside Marketplace, Kendall and Miami Beach as well as the popular Cuban-themed Caf\u00e9 La Trova in Little Havana with Martinez and master cantinero Julio Cabrera.<\/p>\n

\"Chef Chef Michelle Bernstein, right, jokes with chef Isaiah Toledo as staff members help him put on his apron at Sra. Martinez in Coral Gables. Photo by Matias J. Ocner mocner@miamiherald.com <\/p>\n

Earlier this year, Bernstein told the Miami Herald that despite increasing challenges in the restaurant industry she remains hopeful about the business.<\/p>\n

\u201cI have always had this blind, very optimistic way of thinking,\u201d she said. \u201cEverything gives me hope. When I see the young people that I\u2019ve trained turning into these great chefs, that gives me hope. When someone comes in and says, \u2018Oh, my God, this meal is fabulous,\u2019 and then they go home and talk about this restaurant and the service that they experienced, that gives me hope.<\/p>\n

\u201cI sometimes get scared and a little depressed and are shaky about the future in this industry, but it can\u2019t keep me down, because I love it. I still want to prove myself.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"The The exterior of Sra. Martinez restaurant from Michelle Bernstein and David Martinez in Coral Gables. World Red Eye <\/p>\n

This story was originally published September 23, 2026 at 4:32 PM.<\/p>\n

Connie Ogle loves wine, books and the Miami Heat. Please don\u2019t make her eat a mango.\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Chef Michelle Bernstein in the bar at Sra. Martinez, which is closing in Coral Gables. Photo by Matias…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":408721,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[15],"tags":[225,227,226],"class_list":["post-408720","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-hialeah","tag-hialeah","tag-hialeah-headlines","tag-hialeah-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/408720","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=408720"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/408720\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/408721"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=408720"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=408720"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=408720"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}