Gordon Ramsay is bringing a new restaurant called Lucky Cat Steak to Miami Beach, set to open November 25 at 119 Washington Avenue in the South of Fifth neighborhood. The 152-seat spot will center its menu on beef cooked over an open-flame robata grill, with cuts ranging from USDA Prime to multiple grades of Wagyu.
The restaurant is taking over the celebrity chef's former Lucky Cat Miami space, according to Miami New Times. Ramsay opened the original Lucky Cat in Miami Beach in 2024, but that restaurant closed in August 2025, the outlet reports. This time around, per the same account, the goal was different: Ramsay said Miami “deserves a restaurant created specifically for” the city, prompting the pivot toward an Asian-inspired steakhouse with a high-energy atmosphere.
The steak program is stacked. Lucky Cat Steak will offer USDA Prime dry-aged cuts alongside Texas Akaushi beef, Japanese A5 Miyazaki Wagyu and Australian Blackmore Wagyu, as detailed by Community Newspapers. All of it gets finished over that same open-flame robata grill, with family-style sharing built into the format.
A Menu That Bridges Tokyo, Seoul and Miami
Beyond the steak, the kitchen is leaning hard into a blend of Japanese and Korean traditions with Latin American and tropical touches. Diners can expect sushi, scallop sashimi, snapper ceviche and tuna-and-jalapeño crispy rice, alongside black cod croquettes and wagyu bulgogi tacos, Community Newspapers notes. The menu also rounds out with freshly rolled kimbap, yukhoe and crispy tofu bibimbap.
One signature dish reworks a Ramsay classic for South Florida: the GFP is a crispy-prawn version of Gordon's Fried Chicken, swapping out the poultry for prawns, according to Miami New Times. Michael Howells is serving as executive head chef of Lucky Cat Steak, overseeing a menu that leans into both the theatrics of a steakhouse and the precision of Japanese and Korean cooking.
Dice, Shiso Air and a Late-Night Cocktail Program
The bar program is built for South Beach after dark, with drinks designed to match the restaurant's late-night lounge energy. The Okinawa margarita arrives with a Miami twist, folding in kumquat, Thai basil and salted shiso air, per Community Newspapers' report. There's also a spicy passionfruit-mango margarita on the list for guests who want something with more heat.
The most playful pour, though, might be the Lucky Cat Steak's take on a classic: the Lucky Negroni has guests roll dice to determine their own combination from a selection of six gins, six bitters and six vermouths, the same outlet reports. It's a gimmick, sure, but one that fits a restaurant explicitly designed to feel loose and high-energy rather than stuffy.
For comparison, the original Lucky Cat built its own identity around similar Asian-fusion flourishes, including a Manilla Wagyu Roll and baked clay pot glass noodles with Maine lobster, as Resident reported at the time. That earlier iteration also ran a daily 9 Lives happy hour with $9 cocktails and small plates between $6 and $10, operating seven nights a week with later hours on Fridays and Saturdays.
Booking a Table When Doors Open
Lucky Cat Steak will serve dinner Wednesday through Saturday starting November 25, according to Miami New Times, alongside the late-night lounge component. Reservations through OpenTable and RESY become available that same day, per Community Newspapers.
In the meantime, the restaurant's own website is inviting would-be diners to join a wait list for first access to reservations, opening news and exclusive updates, according to Lucky Cat Steak's website. Whether the new concept fares better than its predecessor remains to be seen, but with Ramsay framing it as a restaurant built specifically for Miami, the South of Fifth crowd won't have to wait long to find out.
