Three restaurants in one: New dining destination opens in downtown Miami
A new dining destination in downtown Miami is on Biscayne Boulevard — with three chefs offering different specialties.
The B100M — call it “The Bloom,” if you wish — is a chef’s collective, an all-day-and-into-the-evening destination from Macromia Group, the hospitality group behind the Design District food hall MIA Market.
Inside are three main concepts: The B100M from culinary director J.D. Hilburn; Cotoa, from Ecuadorian chef Alejandra Espinoza; and Sushi Yasu Tanaka from Chef Yasu Tanaka. Each chef works at his or her own counter with mostly at-large seating. You order at the counter, get a number and then find a seat (except at Cotoa, which after 5:30 p.m. requires reservations and offers table service).
Lunch service begins at 11 a.m. daily, but a separate coffee bar opens at 7 a.m. every morning. In the evening, that space becomes Shade, a cocktail bar and lounge.
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Here’s what you need to know about the concepts:
Cotoa
Cotoa is the first restaurant in the United States for Espinoza, co-owner of Somos restaurant in Quito, Ecuador, who calls her food “unpretentious and delicious.”
“Cotoa is about technique, quality ingredients and being approachable,” she said. “The concept was birthed from my love of Ecuador and the many international experiences that have shaped the person I am today.
Andean specialties will include wahoo salsero with passion fruit sauce, black sesame, green mango herbal oil and crispy corn; pork belly with cacao; and tortellini de Maqueño filled with traditional chicken stew, crispy cheese and avocado.
The restaurant will serve an abbreviated lunch menu that includes ceviche, pan de yuca and Espinoza’s take on Ecuadorian pizza made with cassava sourdough. After 5:30 p.m., the menu changes to a more elevated chef’s experience that requires reservations: Espinoza’s first U.S. foray has drawn a lot of interest.
Sushi Yasu Tanaka
Chef Tanaka, who also operates a location of this concept at MIA Market, is known for his work at Sushi Azabu in Miami Beach. Born in Japan, he also worked at the Michelin-starred restaruant Ginza Iwa in Tokyo before coming to the U.S.
The menu will include a nigiri omakase experience; a maguro flight; a salmon sampler and a six-piece chef’s selection.
The B100M
Helmed by Hilburn, the former chef of the two-star Michelin restaurant Danube by David Bouley, The B100M will specialize in rotisserie chicken that’s brined, dried and cooked over three days. The restaurant will also serve paninis, salads and other classic entrees, including vegetarian entrees like roasted cauliflower with brown butter puree and herby ranch.
The menu is available all day and night for dine-in or to go.
B100M
Where: 100 Biscayne Blvd., Miami
Opening: May 22
Hours: 7 a.m.-10 p.m. daily
Reservations for Cotoa: Resy
More information: www.theb100m.com
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