Those who savored many a meal at World Resource Cafe on Lincoln Road wont recognize its reincarnation as Shokudo in the mainlands Buena Vista neighborhood. Follow the courtyard din for its sleeker 2.0 version with polished cement floors and custom, reclaimed wood furniture by a name interior designer. A hodgepodge of Asian street food [...]

Proving Miami hasnt all gone to the Brazilians, the French Atmosphere scores one point for the Euros. The mostly Gallic emporium for elegant home and beauty imports rounds out its inventory with a few German and Italian offerings. Theres something for the eye at every turn from walls of knotted textiles to lavish tabletop spreads inspiring [...]

South Beach got a little jealous when Thasos opened in Fort Lauderdale. The upscale Greek eatery borrows the formers signature all-white decor but in a much warmer way through organic textures from stone to oak. The wow factor comes from the ceilings multicolored LED lights in geometric shapes. Its Greek husband and wife owners keep it [...]

When Jennifer Church returned to Miami after living in Europe for 20 years, she missed all the wonderful, sweet-smelling products she discovered abroad. Hence, her Olfactory Company, an ode to an old-fashioned sweets and soaps emporium that has baby boomers as giddy as their grandkids. Eyes young and old grow big from its deluge of [...]

Lingerie lovers may have lost Journelle, but La Perla is still going strong. The firm moved into its gorgeous permanent home in Bal Harbour with clean ivory walls to pop items and velvet-curtained dressing rooms for an intimate boudoir vibe. Like all La Perla stores, it carries exclusive lingerie and swimwear, the latter being the largest [...]

Lacostes iconic crocodile takes a bite out of South Beach. The storied sportswear brand swapped its Bal Harbour location for a 6,000-square-foot flagship on Lincoln Road that maximizes numerous collections through the U.S. debut of its shop in shops layout. Besides the main representation for men, women and children, it includes the [...]

Chef Jose Andres Bazaar breaks the mold for ho-hum hotel restaurants, and now is the perfect time to visit this brilliant newcomer before season kicks in. Request a table with cushy leather loveseats beneath the cascading shell chandelier, followed by the ultimate Hendricks gin and Fever-Tree tonic garnished with juniper berries and a [...]

Part of Pure Therapy, a one-stop shop for fashion and beauty, Warren-Tricomi salon brings a bit of New York to South Beach with its Manhattan-trained team and constantly sharpened shears for exact cuts. With an eagle eye for trends and top results (its W Hotel location means a lot of savvy New Yorkers), owner Evan Kaye uses gel-based Keratin [...]

If Miami made its version of The Women, a film about female antics staged in a spa, it would certainly happen at Rik Rak. Its main Brickell location feels like stepping onto a busy movie set with celebs--why yes, that is Nicole Kidman--and socialites being pampered with the latest services such as exclusive hair extensions. Dissatisfied with [...]

Laurent Dufourg, the scissor wizard who made a mint by shearing Sharon Stone's blond locks into a pixie, has been gobbling up Miami Beach salon space. His partnership with Parisian brothers Franck and Leo Izquierdo, who initially received their training at Toni & Guy, has mushroomed into a quartet of salons specializing in sexy coiffes, [...]

No matter how much nail wonder Tuka Rodriguez hops around the Alton Road area, her diehard fans always seem to find her. So why all the fuss? Apparently the Brazilian equally trained in medical and cosmetic manicures and pedicures has the right touch and know-how. Whether it's something serious like calluses from flip flops, or a matter of [...]

Celebrating its one-year anniversary in September, Toronto-based Gees Bal Harbour spa and boutique is a beauty buffs fantasy. Makeup maestro Miriam and her trio of gorgeous daughters deliver hot summer services like the customized, 45-minute Coco Tanning Treatment for a natural bronze tone that lasts up to a week through St. Tropez [...]

Miamis wealth of Latin American and Euro gals loves its long hair, so Thierry Mas Salon caters heavily to this clientele. The proprietor, a Provence native who mastered his craft under French giants like Jean Louis David and Jacques Dessange, takes his cues for textured, layered locks with or without bangs from the runway. His team of [...]

Located in hipster haven Wynwood, Miamis edgiest salon ironically goes by the name Control. Luckily its cuts and colors are anything but staid, though precisely executed by experts with a range of training from Vidal Sassoon to Aveda. Its two star stylists Christina Silvia and Jaci Moraga offer a combined background of two decades in the [...]