Over the heavy bronzed doors that separate the members-only section of Brickell’s much hyped Coya from the bustling main dining room, an antique photograph shows the lords of some presumably long-lost Andean realm standing in ceremony. It’s only fitting that such an image should look down upon the diners inside the friendly and sunny but fastidiously designed room, who have spent two grand just to get in: aristocrats of a legendary mountain domain at attention as the elite of a coastal one plan business empires over tiraditos and pisco.
Having opened in early March, Coya is boosted at the moment by a buzzy halo that’s turned it into a must-go power lunch spot for Brickell. Backed by Arjun Waney, the same restaurateur involved in downtown Miami’s Zuma and nearby Tamarina, Coya still has the shine of being the newest and greatest thing in town, an aura that will certainly impress some clients. So will the fact the Miami location is one of three across the world.
