Here’s a look at where to dine during Art Basel 2022 Miami.
Contessa
The energy of the Magic City meets the sophistication of Northern Italy in Major Food Group’s latest culinary masterpiece: Contessa.
This statement-making concept nods to centuries of Italian tradition and cuisine.
Contessa, fated to be Miami Design District’s neighborhood cornerstone, is a two-story crown-jewel situated at the intersection of NE 41st Street and NE 1st Avenue.
Encouraging guests to stay beyond the confines of its lunch, Aperitivo and dinner, Contessa presents an intoxicatingly elegant ambience.
Authentic to Northern Italian fare, the menu offers the finest meats, antipasti, signature pizzas- a first for Major Food Group, and an extensive in-house gelato program.
Location: 111 NE 41st St. – Miami Design District
The Drexel
The Drexel is a Coastal Mediterranean restaurant nestled in the heart of Miami Beach.
Situated on the corner of Miami’s historic Española Way and Drexel Avenue, The Drexel is quickly becoming Miami Beach’s new destination restaurant offering both a chic European atmosphere with elevated yet uncomplicated classic Mediterranean flavors from their open grill and wood oven.
Ideated by beloved industry veterans, The Drexel is the brainchild of husband-wife teams Ahmet Erkaya and Anastasia Koutsioukis of Mandolin Aegean Bistro, Mrs.Mandolin, and Mr.Mandolin; alongside Chef Nano Crespo, formerly of Quinto La Huella, and his wife Tamara Magalhaes, formerly of Mandolin Aegean Bistro, Soho House, and Thompson Hospitality.
Location: 1436 Drexel Ave. – Miami Beach
Pura Vida
Miami-based health-focused restaurant, Pura Vida is announcing the opening of their newest restaurant in Doha, Qatar to coincide with the 2022 FIFA World Cup.
Situated on Al Maha Island, this marks the brand’s very first restaurant outside of Florida and doubles as the brand’s first ever full-scale service restaurant with the addition of several new dishes, a seated dining experience with tableside service and reservation system, and an operationally sustainable approach to minimize plastic integration across the board.
Moreover, Pura Vida’s Qatar outpost marks the beginning of the brand’s expansion into the Middle East with several locations in Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and the entire Gulf on the horizon.
Pura Vida currently has 12 other locations across South Florida with several others in the works.
Locations: Edgewater, Miami Design District, South Miami, Miracle Mile, Sunset Harbour, Brickell, Las Olas, Bay Harbor, West Avenue, South of Fifth, Aventura, West Palm Beach, and new Doha, Qatar.