What’s going to be your first restaurant experience of 2023? If you need plans to kick off 2023 on the right foot, these great eateries will be open on January 1 for your dining pleasure. Happy New Year!
CJ’s Crab Shack
La Terrazza at Fiola, the rooftop restaurant and lounge located on the penthouse level of the 1515 Sunset Building, is inviting guests to experience an unforgettable New Year’s Day with the launch of Sunday Jazz Brunch.
La Terrazza’s New Year’s Day Brunch features a Bellini and bloody Mary bar, live jazz with music by Mark Small trio, and panoramic views of Coral Gables and South Miami.
Menu offerings include classic brunch favorites and some of Fiola’s iconic pastas such as Fettuccine Bolognese and Fusilli Pesto.
La Terrazza is located at 1500 San Ignacio Avenue, Coral Gables, FL 33146. For more information, visit their official website.
The Lobster Shack
If crab isn’t your thing but lobster is, check out CJ’s sister concept The Lobster Shack for a tasty New Year’s Day meal. The restaurant has two South Beach locations, ensuring a delicious lobster roll is always close by. Warmed, chilled, lightly dressed, all the fixin’s… You’ll find all sorts of variations on the classic roll here. While lobster is the bread and butter here, there are plenty of other items too like fish tacos, baked oysters, shrimp salad, and clam chowder. There’s also a kid’s menu if you want to bring the whole family. And just like its sibling, The Lobster Shack has a full bar.
Orno Miami
On New Year’s Day, visit Orno, the ingredient-focused restaurant at THesis Hotel Miami in Coral Gables, for a Sunday hangover brunch. The brunch menu will take guests on a gastronomic journey with innovative twists on traditional fare, including the Belgian waffle, served with honeycrisp apple and maple crème fraîche, the ricotta pancake, topped with Nutella and hazelnut praline; grilled wagyu steak, served with wood-roasted farm eggs, heirloom tomato and chimichurri; Maine lobster toast, topped with avocado, farm egg, everything spice, and chili oil; and house-made pastrami Benedict, served with hollandaise, poached farm egg, and latkes.
Orno Miami is located at 1350 South Dixie Highway, Coral Gables, FL 33146. For more information, visit their official website.
RED South Beach
RED South Beach always goes big on the holidays, and New Year’s is no exception. The restaurant will be open on New Year’s Eve and New Year’s Day with special prix fixe options as well as a la carte selections—take your pick. Regardless of what you choose, you’re doing New Year’s right with a visit to this esteemed steakhouse.
RED South Beach is permanently closed.
Riviera Focacceria Italiana
Looking to celebrate the New Year in a more laid-back way? Stop by Riviera Focacceria Italiana in Midtown Miami. The restaurant is closed on NYE but will be open on January 1st for all your pasta needs. The beloved neighborhood restaurant will be serving its regular menu, which you know is anything but regular if you’ve been here before. The eatery is known for stellar dishes like octopus carpaccio, seafood linguine, mushroom pappardelle, and veal Milanese.
Update: Riviera Focacceria Italiana is permanently closed.
Toscana Divino
Italian food and wine are a match made in heaven, and Toscana Divino will have plenty of both to welcome 2023. The restaurant will be open on both NYE and NYD serving a la carte specials like dry-aged tuna Wellington, Australian lamb loin, and hazelnut macarons. All of these will pair perfectly with selections from the restaurant’s extensive wine list—one of the largest in South Florida. Reservations are strongly recommended.
- Toscana Divino is temporarily closed.
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900 S Miami Ave Space 185, Miami, FL 33130 - 305-371-2767
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