After 3 years, beloved Miami restaurant Fooq’s will reopen. Here’s what we know

Connie Ogle
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When it closed in 2021, ravaged by the fallout from the pandemic, the beloved Mediterranean restaurant Fooq’s in downtown Miami shifted its focus from Persia to pepperoni and became Eleventh Street Pizza.

“I had to play the hand I was dealt,” owner David Foulquier told the Miami Herald at the time. “This is a way for us to stay relevant during the pandemic.”

Now, three years later, Fooq’s is returning, this time to Miami’s Little River neighborhood.

The new Fooq’s, which opened in Miami in 2015, will be bigger than the original, a 9,000-square-foot, two-story build at 150 NW 73rd St. It will be a neighbor to the restaurants La Natural and Rosie’s, both Michelin-recognized as Bib Gourmands (restaurants that serve good food at moderate prices).

A rendering of the interior dining room of Fooq’s Mediterranean restaurant, which will open in Miami’s Little River neighborhood.
A rendering of the interior dining room of Fooq’s Mediterranean restaurant, which will open in Miami’s Little River neighborhood.

The new Fooq’s won’t open until later this year but will almost certainly include the charcoal-grilled kebabs and Persian stews that drew diners to the first restaurant. There will be new menu items as well, plus a full-liquor license, which means cocktails in addition to an extensive wine collection.

The new spot, which is being designed by Swedish design house Joyn Studio, will reflect Middle Eastern and Moroccan influences and include indoor seating, an outdoor lounge area and a second-floor lounge.

The restaurant will serve lunch, brunch and dinner seven days a week. The second level and outdoor lounge will also feature entertainment on some nights (we’re guessing weekends).

Foulquier called the reopening “a homecoming.”

“We always said Fooq’s offered ‘Feel Good Food,’ because it gave people a chance to gather around the table not only to enjoy great food but to make great connections with company,” he said in a statement. “Fooq’s return is about reconnecting with our community and continuing to share in that passion.”

A rendering of the indoor lounge area that will be part of the new Fooq’s restaurant in Miami.
A rendering of the indoor lounge area that will be part of the new Fooq’s restaurant in Miami.

In addition to Fooq’s and Eleventh Street Pizza, Foulquier’s We All Gotta Eat Hospitality Group is also the force behind the Michelin-starred concepts Sushi Noz and Noz 17 in New York.

Fooq’s

Where: 150 NW 73rd St., Miami

Opening: Late 2024

A rendering of the outside of Fooq’s, scheduled to open in Little River at the end of 2024.
A rendering of the outside of Fooq’s, scheduled to open in Little River at the end of 2024.

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