Where to Ring In the Lunar New Year
It’s the year of the wood dragon. Chinese New Year 2024 falls on Sat., February 10, and Asian restaurants and organizations host special menus, lion dances and other entertainment.
Smorgasburg Miami, Miami Beach and Wynwood
WHAT: It’s an outdoor Asian street market and celebration at Smorgasburg Miami! Guests can try dishes from Japan, Korea, Indonesia, Thailand, Philippines, China and Vietnam with items such as peking duck hand rolls, made-to-order papaya salad and sushi rolls as well as desserts and drinks including mochi donuts, ube taro milk tea and lychee mansi, Mai Tai cocktails, Gekkeikan Chilled Sake and Asahi Rice Lager. Cultural workshops include Calligraphy led by Ms. Dan's Chinese, Origami and Calligraphy by Mayako Nakamura & Akiko Iwata from Ichimura Miami Japanese Garden, and Origami by Japanese artist Hiroko Matsumura as well as Korean artist Rosanna Kalis with sneaker art.
Special one-weekend-only guest vendors and their highlighted dishes include:
• Chef Norlan (Japanese) – Crispy Tuna and Salmon Rolls
• Cilantro 27 (Japanese Peruvian) – Tuna Nikkei Crudo
• Dot’s Thai Food (Thailand) – Papaya Salad made fresh to order
• Krakatoa Cuisine (Indonesian) – Slow cooked beef in bumbu merah seasoning
• Kapamilya (Filipino) – Ube Cheese Pandesal
• Land N’ Sea (Chinese) – Peking Roast Duck Hand Rolls
• Patok by Rach (Filipino) – Crispy Lechon
• Teppanyaki Pro (Japanese) – Teriyaki Chicken & Hibachi Ribeye Steak
• Tuna Only Fans (Japanese) – Sushi Hand Rolls with dramatic ice show
• Umai 305 (Japanese) – Mochi Donuts & Corn Dogs
• Yen’s Kitchen (Vietnamese) – Banh Mi, fried skewers, chicken wings
• Zuru Ramen (Japanese) – Tonkotsu Ramen
WHEN: Lincoln Road: Fri., Feb. 16, 5:30-10:30pm. Wynwood: Fri., Feb. 16 6th pm-midnight; Sat., Feb. 17: noon-10pm; Sun., Feb. 18: noon-8pm
WHERE: 1111 Lincoln Road and 2600 NW 2 Ave.
MORE INFO: Smorgasburg Miami
La Mar by Gastón Acurio, Brickell
WHAT: Special dishes from executive chef Diego Oka to celebrate the year of the dragon. Special offers include Shanghai Chifas Siu Mai, a filled sticky rice chaufa; dumplings with shrimp and pork, peanut sauce and Peruvian pepper chili oil; and longevity noodles with charsiu pork, shrimp, cloud ear and show mushrooms.
WHEN: Week of Feb. 5; traditional Lion Dance performance on Sat., Feb. 10 at 6:45pm.
WHERE: Mandarin Oriental, Miami, 500 Brickell Key Dr.
MORE INFO: La Mar by Gastón Acurio
MO Bar + Lounge
WHAT: Food and cocktail specials, including a DragonS ling cocktail, Yang Rou Jiao Zi lamb dumplings and Singapore-style rice noodles with curry.
WHEN: Specials all Feb. Lion Dance on Fri., Feb. 10 at 6:45pm.
WHERE: Mandarin Oriental, Miami, 500 Brickell Key Dr.
MORE INFO: MO Bar + Lounge
