Coyo Taco, the Wynwood-born taqueria known for hand-pressed corn tortillas and late-night margaritas, is rolling into Bayside Marketplace in Downtown Miami with a new waterfront outpost. The spot will sit just off the mall’s main entrance and pair Coyo’s fast-casual taco counter with an indoor-outdoor bar. For now, the team is still in the thick of buildout and permitting as it locks in the space.
Chef-partner Scott Linquist told What Now Miami that an opening date has not been finalized, though the group is “hoping for some time in March 2026.” Linquist said the Bayside move lines up with the property’s renewed push to highlight home-grown Miami brands. Until the dust settles, Coyo is keeping its energy on finishing the interior and dialing in the menu before it commits to a soft opening date.
Coyo Taco currently lists the location as “Bayside Marketplace - Coming Soon,” and the mall’s restaurant directory on Bayside Marketplace shows the taqueria at 401 Biscayne Blvd near the center’s main entrance. The Bayside address puts Coyo squarely in front of a heavy stream of visitors in a tourist-facing setting for a brand that first broke out in Wynwood, potentially pulling a broader downtown crowd into its taco and margarita orbit.
Menu and design
According to What Now Miami, the Bayside menu will spotlight Michoacán-style carnitas slow-cooked in a copper pot, along with a Quesadilla Cubana that layers carnitas with ham, pickles and mustard. Hospitality Design credits Saladino Design Studio with a fresh, modern look for the space, and notes the firm’s recent run of hospitality projects around Miami. Coyo’s team reiterates that guacamole will continue to be smashed to order and tortillas made on-site, keeping in step with practices the company has pushed since its early Wynwood days.
Downtown traffic and tourists
Bayside sits at 401 Biscayne Blvd within easy reach of PortMiami and the Kaseya Center, a setup that funnels steady tourist and event traffic into the waterfront complex, according to travel and venue guides such as The Points Guy. That built-in flow of visitors is a key draw for fast-casual operators that bank on a mix of locals and out-of-towners. For Coyo, the location and surrounding event calendar could translate into consistent daytime and evening business.
When to expect it
Neither Bayside nor Coyo has put a firm date on the calendar yet, and Coyo Taco’s locations page still lists the Bayside shop as “Coming Soon.” With the team’s March 2026 target now floated publicly, a soft opening could surface on short notice once permitting clears and construction wraps up.
When the doors do open, downtown diners can expect Coyo’s familiar tacos, fresh tortillas and margaritas in a high-visibility waterfront setting. A confirmed opening date is expected to follow once the company is ready to make it official.
