30 Oct What’s New in South Florida This Winter (2026–27): Restaurants, Residences, Hotels and Events

What’s New in South Florida This Winter (2026–27): Restaurants, Residences, Hotels and the Season’s Events

South Florida’s 2026–27 season brings Gordon Ramsay’s Lucky Cat Steak and José Andrés’s Bazaar Meat to Miami Beach, a new Nora Hotel with Pastis in West Palm Beach, a wave of luxury towers rising from Hillsboro Beach to Brickell, and a calendar that runs from Art Basel Miami Beach in December to the Formula 1 Miami Grand Prix at the start of May. This guide covers what has opened or is due to open, the residences rising along the coast, and the dates to book now, as of October 30, 2026.

Openings slip and dates change. Each item below says what its source reported and when. Confirm directly with the restaurant, hotel, developer or event before you plan around it. Nothing here is legal, financial or investment advice.

The Season at a Glance

New Restaurants and Bars

Miami Beach

• Lucky Cat Steak, 119 Washington Avenue, South of Fifth: Gordon Ramsay’s Asian-inspired steakhouse with a robata grill and a late-night lounge, due to open November 25, 2026, Time Out Miami reported. Ramsay’s own site still says “coming soon.”
• Bazaar Meat by José Andrés, Andaz Miami Beach: a live-fire steakhouse that both José Andrés’s and The Bazaar’s websites now describe as open. It marks Andrés’s return to Miami Beach after The Bazaar at SLS South Beach closed in March 2023, as Axios reported it would in November 2022.
• Delano Miami Beach reopened in 2026 with the first U.S. restaurants from Paris Society, including the Italian Gigi Rigolatto and Mimi Kakushi, a Japanese restaurant for members and hotel guests, according to its operator, Ennismore.
• Zebra Club, beneath the Townhouse Hotel in South Beach: an underground cocktail bar with food by chef Michelle Bernstein, which Time Out said would open this fall.
• Bar Shishi, on the third floor of RIVANI in Miami Beach: a Tokyo-inspired cocktail lounge built around a 12-seat bar, listed among September 2026’s best new openings by Fine Dining Lovers.

Miami and Coral Gables

• La Sponda, Grove Isle, Coconut Grove: a waterfront Italian restaurant and sister to Daniel’s, from Gioia Hospitality Group, listed among September 2026’s new openings by Fine Dining Lovers and reviewed by The Infatuation.
• Uchibā Brickell, 900 South Miami Avenue: a Japanese bar and restaurant from Hai Hospitality, the group behind Uchi, due to open this fall, Miami Living reported.
• La Pecora Bianca, The Shops at Merrick Park, Coral Gables: the New York Italian restaurant’s new location, now listed on its website.

Fort Lauderdale

• NAIA, Las Olas Boulevard at Southeast Ninth Avenue: coastal Mediterranean cooking with Asian technique from The Restaurant People, which announced an October 22 opening.
• Motek by the Sea at the W Fort Lauderdale is already open for takeout and delivery, with dine-in “coming soon,” according to its website, and Pier Sixty-Six’s Pelican Landing raw bar returns this fall, Visit Lauderdale said.

The Palm Beaches

• The Nora Hotel, 1135 North Railroad Avenue, West Palm Beach, opened October 19, 2026, CBS12 reported, with a Pastis brasserie from restaurateur Stephen Starr and the lobby Jack’s Bar; a rooftop restaurant and lounge, Lillys, is to follow.
• West Palm Beach’s Emelina earned a MICHELIN star in the 2026 Florida guide, along with Mutra in North Miami. The MICHELIN Guide revealed its 2026 Florida selection on May 28, 2026, and had not announced its next Florida date as of October 30.

Recently Closed

Mr Chow at the W South Beach closed after almost 17 years, the Miami Herald reported in June 2026, and Yardbird closed its South Beach location after 15 years in August 2026, according to Local10; its owners said they hope to return.

New Hotels: Open Now and Coming

• The Nora Hotel, West Palm Beach: 201 rooms from BD Hotels, the New York hoteliers behind the Bowery Hotel, according to HOTELS magazine.
• Waldorf Astoria Miami Beach: the W South Beach was set to close in August 2026 for conversion into a Waldorf Astoria with 348 suites, Hotel Dive reported, and its owner, Reuben Brothers, plans a “Winter 2027 relaunch,” according to Lodging.
• The James Nautilus Miami Beach: its official page now says the former Nautilus hotel is “anticipated to debut in early 2027,” with restaurants and bars run by LDV Hospitality.
• Further out: Auberge’s Shore Club on Collins Avenue says it is “debuting 2027,” and Aman Miami Beach’s own page gives 2028.

New Residences Along the Coast

Several ultra-luxury towers are under way along the coast, some due for occupancy in 2027. Dates are the developers’ expectations, not guarantees, and unit counts are the developers’ figures.

The Rosewood Residences are from Related Group and Dezer Development; The Perigon is from Mast Capital with an affiliate of Starwood Capital Group, and Cipriani Residences is from Mast Capital; the Waldorf Astoria Pompano Beach residences are from Related Group and Merrimac Ventures; the St. Regis Sunny Isles Beach towers are from Fortune International Group and Château Group; The Residences at The Boca Raton are from BDT & MSD Partners; and the Waldorf Astoria Miami tower is from PMG.

The Market and the Rules

• Condo sales in the Miami Beaches rose 13% year over year in the third quarter of 2026, and the median rose 6% to $630,000, Corcoran reported.
• Florida’s 2025 condo law (HB 913) extended a prospective buyer’s window to review the association’s financial information from 3 to 7 days, according to the Governor’s office.
• Citizens Property Insurance cut homeowners multiperil rates by an average of 8.8%, effective July 1, 2026, for new policies and at renewal for existing ones.

Shopping

Bal Harbour Shops opened the first boutiques in its new West Shops in September, according to the Greater Miami Convention & Visitors Bureau. Bottega Veneta opened a new store at The Royal Poinciana Plaza in Palm Beach, The Impression reported in July 2026, and Carolina Herrera opened a Miami Design District flagship in August 2026, according to Retail & Leisure International.

The Season’s Events, Month by Month

December: Miami Art Week

Art Basel Miami Beach holds invitation-only VIP days on December 2–3 and public days on December 4–6, 2026, at the Miami Beach Convention Center, with a reconfigured, smaller show floor and a significant new body of outdoor work by James Turrell, free to the public, according to Art Basel. Around it: Art Miami and CONTEXT (from a December 1 preview, through December 6), Untitled on the sand at 12th Street (December 2–6), NADA at Ice Palace Studios (December 1–5), Aqua Art Miami’s 20th edition at the Aqua Hotel on Collins Avenue (December 2–6), and InScope, a new fair from the team behind SCOPE, on the sand at Ocean Drive and 8th Street (December 1–6). The Palm Beach Food & Wine Festival follows on December 10–13, and TGL, the arena golf league co-founded by Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy, opens its season at SoFi Center in Palm Beach Gardens on December 27.

January: Horses, Football and Art

The Winter Equestrian Festival in Wellington begins with Premiere Week on January 6, 2027, and runs from January through April; Wellington International South, a new 98-acre showgrounds, makes its full competition debut this season, Jumper News reported. The Orange Bowl hosts a College Football Playoff semifinal on Thursday, January 14, 2027, at Hard Rock Stadium, and Art Palm Beach runs January 27–31. The National Polo Center in Wellington had not announced its 2027 season dates when we checked; last season ran from late December to early May, with the high-goal tournaments from February to late April.

February: Boats, Cars, Golf and Food

The Discover Boating Miami International Boat Show runs February 10–14, 2027. The Palm Beach Show of jewelry, art and antiques opens with a preview on February 11 and runs through February 16. The Cavallino Classic Palm Beach, the Ferrari-focused concours, is February 19–21 at The Boca Raton; the Cognizant Classic PGA TOUR event is February 24–28 at PGA National; and the South Beach Wine & Food Festival is February 25–28.

March: Tennis, Yachts and Art

The Miami Open runs March 14–28, 2027, at Hard Rock Stadium; the organizer says its dates are subject to change. The Palm Beach International Boat Show fills Flagler Drive on March 17–21, and Palm Beach Modern + Contemporary opens with an invitation-only preview on March 18. Ultra Music Festival takes over Bayfront Park on March 26–28; expect heavy traffic and higher hotel rates downtown and in Brickell that week.

Spring: Formula 1

The Formula 1 Hard Rock Miami Grand Prix, under a new title sponsor, runs April 30 to May 2, 2027, at the Miami International Autodrome, and its website promotes an expanded Paddock Club for 2027.

Questions to Ask Before You Book or Buy

1. Has the restaurant or hotel actually opened, and is it taking reservations for my dates?
2. Is the venue open to the public, or to members and hotel guests only?
3. For events, are VIP or hospitality packages sold by the organizer, and what exactly is included?
4. For a new residence, what does the purchase contract say about the completion date, deposits and delays?
5. Which unit counts, prices and amenities are confirmed in the developer’s documents, not just its marketing?
6. For a resale condo, what do the milestone inspection and structural reserve study show, and are any assessments planned?
7. How will insurance, association fees and property taxes change over the next few years?
8. Is the week I’m visiting also Art Week, the boat show, Ultra or the Grand Prix, and how will that affect rates and traffic?

The Bottom Line

Book the big weeks early, especially Art Basel, the boat shows and the Grand Prix; check that a new restaurant has actually opened before you plan around it; and treat every tower completion date as the developer’s expectation, not a promise, until you have read the contract.

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Last updated October 30, 2026. Facts come from the sources listed above, checked on that date, and may change. Not legal, financial, tax or investment advice. Full disclaimer