New York Chinatown favorite Chinese Tuxedo is packing up its banquet-style playbook and landing in Sunset Harbour for a five-night run at a'Riva, with service starting Tuesday and wrapping on Saturday. Each night’s seating kicks off at 6 p.m., and the crew is flying in from New York just for the short engagement, bringing its share-friendly, banquet-inspired plates to Miami Beach for one week only.
According to Time Out, the pop-up runs from May 12 through 16 and requires reservations. The outlet notes that executive chef Paul Donnelly is behind the menu, which reimagines traditional Chinese banquet dishes for a modern crowd. Time Out also points out that a'Riva has turned visiting-chef takeovers into something of a house specialty, regularly hosting short-run residencies.
Menu Highlights
The pop-up is set to lean into the restaurant’s greatest hits, with plates meant to be shared around the table. Expect Tuxedo-style dan dan noodles topped with a soy-cured yolk, “siu yuk” roast pork belly finished with hot-and-sour sauce, and stir-fried Snake River beef sirloin punched up with Kampot black pepper, per Chinese Tuxedo. The restaurant’s location page identifies Paul Donnelly as executive chef and emphasizes that the menu is banquet-minded and designed for sharing, so think pass-the-plate rather than individual entrees.
Bookings And The Venue
Reservations and tickets for the pop-up are listed across booking platforms and through the restaurant’s own pages, with multiple event listings showing 6 p.m. start times each night. You can lock in a seat through Resy, and a'Riva links directly into that reservation system for the engagement. For address and contact details, check a'Riva’s site, which places the restaurant inside Harbour Club in Sunset Harbour.
Why Miami Should Care
Harbour Club’s steady rotation of visiting chefs has quietly turned into one of Miami’s easiest ways to sample national restaurant concepts without committing to a full-scale opening. Hoodline recently covered how the building’s daytime offerings are expanding and how the space functions as a neighborhood incubator; see Caracas Bakery Muscles Into Harbour Club for more on the evolving lineup.
For diners, Chinese Tuxedo’s brief Miami Beach residency is a rare chance to try a Doyers Street fine-dining menu without leaving town. Seats are limited for the five-night engagement, so anyone chasing something a bit out of the ordinary may want to move quickly. Expect family-style service, bold flavors, and a menu that walks the line between tradition and modern technique.
