A high-gloss Mexican dining room with serious design cred is heading to Brickell Key next month, bringing a new sit-down waterfront option to the island. The Mexican is slated to open April 7, filling a more-than-10,000-square-foot space built to seat over 330 guests across indoor and outdoor areas.
As reported by the Miami Herald, the Dallas-born concept from Monterrey businessman Roberto González Alcalá will open at 601 Brickell Key Drive, Suite 100. González Alcalá called the site “the perfect home for our vision,” in a statement to Resident.
Design and accolades
The Miami dining room was conceived by interior architect Paulina Morán and follows the Dallas flagship’s art-driven aesthetic, with limestone archways, dramatic ceiling installations and a tequila gallery lined with rare bottles, according to the restaurant’s materials on its official site. The Dallas flagship also won a Prix Versailles prize in 2023, a global architecture award presented at UNESCO, underscoring how the brand leans on interiors as part of its appeal, per Archinect.
Menu and drinks
The Miami menu will lean on Northern Mexican plates such as barbacoa de arrachera, ribeye aguachile and lobster elote, with a Miami-exclusive tuna tomahawk reflecting local sourcing and coastal influence, Miami Herald reports. Multiple bars, private dining rooms and the tequila gallery, billed to hold hundreds of rare agave bottles, are expected to anchor the beverage program.
Reservations and hours
The restaurant says reservations will be available via OpenTable beginning March 15, according to Resident, though the venue already appears in OpenTable’s listing with its Brickell address and hours. The Mexican plans dinner service Monday through Wednesday and Sunday from 5 to 10 p.m., Thursday through Saturday from 5 to 11 p.m., with the bar opening at 4 p.m., per the press materials.
What it means for Brickell Key
The opening lands as Brickell Key looks to regain a high-profile waterfront dining anchor after recent churn on the island, as longtime spots relocated or closed while nearby hotel properties underwent renovations, Miami New Times reported. For island residents and visitors, The Mexican is positioning itself as both spectacle and substance, a room designed to be seen as much as a menu meant to be tasted.
