South Florida Food 50: Andreas Schreiner, Sergio Navarro and José Mendín of Pubbelly

Andreas Schreiner, Sergio Navarro and José Mendín, The Pubbelly Boys

Why they’re in the Food 50: In fewer than five short years, they’ve rocket-propelled Pubbelly from a single restaurant in Miami Beach’s Sunset Harbour neighborhood to an international brand. Founding partners José Mendín (culinary director), Andreas Schreiner (managing director) and Sergio Navarro (design director) recently announced a partnership with Norwegian Cruise Line to open a restaurant called Food Republic on the new Norwegian Escape, set to start cruising from Miami in November. They’re close to opening a new concept, Pubbelly Station, at the renovated Langford Hotel in downtown Miami. And they’re putting five Pubbelly restaurants in Mexico — Mexico City, Monterrey and Playa del Carmen — starting with Pubbelly Sushi this year.

Where to find them: Multiple locations.

Web: pubbellyboys.com

Social: @pubbelly, @chefmendin

This story was originally published February 17, 2015 at 7:40 PM with the headline "South Florida Food 50: Andreas Schreiner, Sergio Navarro and José Mendín of Pubbelly."