This ‘Top Chef’ winner is opening a new seafood restaurant in Coconut Grove

You know his name from Stubborn Seed and a station in the upcoming Time Out Market food hall.

Now, “Top Chef” winner Jeremy Ford is helping to transform Coconut Grove into a dining destination with his new restaurant.

The celebrity chef has just signed a lease to  open a 7,000-square foot restaurant called Afishonado, in the nine-and-a-half acre Regatta Harbour project along historic Dinner Key.

Expect a casual, seafood-forward restaurant (don’t worry, carnivores – there will be plenty of meat on the menu, too). Call it a boat-to-table concept, one you can enjoy indoors or while while taking in Coconut Grove’s best view – of the bay. The menu will feature seasonal and sustainable choices.

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Celano Design Studio is designing the interior, which includes an open kitchen and raw bar.. There will also be an indoor/outdoor cocktail bar over looking the bay.

Here’s the bad news: Afishonado isn’t scheduled to open until 2020.

Afishonado by Jeremy Ford

Where: 3385 Pan American Drive. Coconut Grove

Opening: 2020

This story was originally published January 15, 2019 at 11:01 PM.