Carbone Miami is the sister restaurant of the original in New York which has been called the most influential American restaurants of the last decade. The South Beach location on Collins Avenue, which opened in January, marks the fourth Carbone in the roster, along with Hong Kong and Las Vegas.

Partner and Chef Mario Carbone tells CBS4’s Lisa Petrillo this location was always planned but COVID-19 just accelerated it. “It was always part of our hope, in our dreams, and I think with the last year and COVID and everything that’s happened and the fact that we are pretty shut down in New York, sped up our process and the thoughts to be here in Miami.