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Guests are inspired to decide on their very own fish from a seafood ice show at Avra Miami.
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Avra Miami on the Estates at Acqualina
17945 Collins Ave., Sunny Isles Beach
786-807-7555
theavragroup.com
Greek restaurant Avra Estiatorio has opened Avra Miami on the Estates at Acqualina in Sunny Isles Beach, marking the model’s fifth outpost following three Manhattan places and a fourth in Beverly Hills. Avra was impressed by the seaside tavernas that dot the Greece shoreline. The menu affords iterations of recent fish with acquainted favorites reminiscent of branzino, pink snapper, wild Dover sole, and rarer Mediterranean gems like fagri and lithrini. Executive chef Jose David Diaz creates dishes which are distinctive to Avra Miami, just like the Dover sole meunière with Ossetra caviar. Guests can select their fish from the open ice show that options in-season catches, a signature a part of the Avra expertise. The fish is cooked complete over charcoal, deboned, and completed with Avra’s signature ladolemono sauce or baked in salt. Diners may attempt it uncooked as a carpaccio or a ceviche. When it involves spirits, Avra affords all kinds together with hard-to-find-American whiskies and Greek spirits like ouzo and mastiha. 5 to 11 p.m. Wednesday by way of Sunday.
The Habit Burger has opened its sixth South Florida location in Miami Lakes.
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The Habit Burger
18100 NW 57th Ave., Miami Gardens
786-798-7588
habitburger.com
California-based the Habit Burger — finest identified for its made-to-order chargrilled burgers and sandwiches that includes tri-tip steak, grilled rooster, and sushi-grade albacore tuna cooked over an open flame — has opened a second Miami-Dade outpost. The fast-casual restaurant chain opened its first Florida location in Delray Beach in 2015, adopted by Royal Palm Beach, Boca Raton, Miami, Pembroke Pines, and Plantation. The new Miami Lakes restaurant affords dine-in, takeout, drive-thru ordering, curbside pick-up, and supply accessible through the Habit Mobile app and on-line. Guests even have further handy ordering choices with the model’s new indoor self-serve kiosks. A brand new Cutler Bay location is on the way in which. 10:30 a.m. to 10 p.m. Monday by way of Sunday, and the drive-thru is open to 11 p.m. Friday and Saturday.
Sweet Melody Ice Cream Co. founder Mike Romeu has opened a Coral Gables store.
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Sweet Melody Ice Cream Co.
3814 SW Eighth St., Coral Gables
305-381-0597
sweetmelodyicecream.com
Have you ever had Sweet Melody’s well-known “Kooki Monster,” a blue vanilla concoction loaded with chewy, selfmade chocolate chip cookies and tons of Oreos? If not, get able to treatment your candy tooth on the new Coral Gables outpost of the Miami-born ice cream firm that joins the model’s first Miami location dubbed “La Ventanita.” Sweet Melody’s story began when owner Mike Romeu bought a $50 ice cream maker at Brandsmart in 2014. It sat untouched for a year and a half before he unexpectedly lost his job and began experimenting with it as a way to keep busy. Today, the shop is beloved for its creative and whimsical flavors, each telling its own “story” — one pint at a time. Try “Bo & Jo’s Guava Cream Cheese,” an ode to Romeu’s childhood, a traditional Cuban combo of cheesecake and swirls of guava marmalade to amplify the candy fruit taste. Or “Abuela’s Flan,” impressed by his grandmother’s caramel-heavy and chewy signature dessert. The store options quite a lot of flavors from signature, seasonal, and widespread one-offs to zodiac-themed ice lotions, sorbets, and dairy-free choices. 3 to 11 p.m. Friday, midday to 11 p.m. Saturday, and midday to 10 p.m. Sunday.
New South Florida-based breakfast and lunch restaurant Yellow Yolk has opened in Coral Springs.
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Yellow Yolk
2864 N. University Dr., Coral Springs
954-688-9862
yellowyolk.com
A brand new South Florida-based breakfast and lunch idea is now open on the Walk at University in Coral Springs. Marking the model’s first location, Yellow Yolk is a pop-art-themed restaurant that provides quintessential diner-style, hearty breakfast and lunch dishes. Breakfast choices embody dinner-sized waffles with scorching syrup, triple-stacked pancakes, traditional eggs Benedict, and an assortment of veggie- and meat-filled omelets. Don’t miss Yellow Yolk’s tackle avocado toast: ripened avocado sliced and heaped on toasted walnut and raisin bread with two poached eggs. Daily selfmade soups, recent rooster sandwich combos, the home smash burger, and hearty chopped salads high the lunch checklist. 7:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. each day.