LPM Restaurant & Bar’s $3 million refresh changes how guests enter and use the Brickell restaurant, while keeping its French Riviera-inspired identity. The work includes a redesigned dining room and a larger patio centered on a fountain. Its new ten-cocktail program, Déjà Vu, is presented as a fashion-magazine-style menu, with lifestyle features, horoscopes and a crossword.
The restaurant worked with London-based design firm Sagrada on the project, according to Miami New Times. The outlet reports that the patio now has a dedicated entrance, with lounge seating around its central fountain.
A Rotating Art Wall and Hidden Handbag Trays
The art wall will host a rotating mix of local and international artists, according to the same report. That approach extends LPM’s earlier use of the restaurant as an exhibition space: in late 2024, it presented The Flower Narrative, a four-week installation by Parisian artist Michal Korman in partnership with Pearl Lam Galleries, as Designboom documented.
One practical addition is a set of pullout trays beneath dining chairs for guests’ handbags, the report notes. LPM opened in Brickell in 2017 under its earlier name, La Petite Maison, according to Time Out.
A Separate Measure of Brickell Restaurant Investment
A recent commercial-property deal offers one point of context, though it is not a direct comparison with LPM’s renovation spending: The Real Deal reported that Black Lion sold two Brickell commercial condos leased to fine-dining restaurants for a combined $38.2 million. That transaction indicates activity involving restaurant-leased property, but it does not establish a broader trend in restaurant openings or renovation investment.
CEO Frames the Refresh as Gratitude and an Open Door
CEO Nicolas Budzynski presented the renovation as a way to recognize established guests while welcoming people new to the restaurant, according to the article. LPM’s local profile has also grown: Time Out named it Brickell’s No. 1 restaurant in a list update published in September 2025.
Ten Cocktails Built Around Stories, Not Ingredients
Déjà Vu replaces a previous bar menu of 12 recipes linked to episodes in Jean Cocteau’s life and paired with reproductions of his drawings, as Surface reported. For the new lineup, LPM’s U.S. head of bars, Barna Jeremias, said the starting point was a story, rather than an ingredient, according to the New Times account.
The menu’s stories carry through to some of the drinks’ presentation. The Soleil pairs gin with bergamot and mandarin and arrives with a sample of the French perfume that inspired it; the melon-inflected Americano variation Birkin is another of the named cocktails. The lineup also includes Douliou Douliou, a piña colada variation made with cognac, rum and champagne.
Every cocktail on the new menu has a nonalcoholic counterpart, the report states, and longtime regulars will not lose their favorite order — LPM’s signature Tomatini remains on the menu. LPM Restaurant & Bar is located at 1300 Brickell Bay Dr. in Miami and is open daily for lunch and dinner, with weekend brunch.
