MIAMI
JAPANESE
Pao by Paul Qui at Faena
Japanese · Composed · Faena Mid-Beach Miami
A Mid-Beach restaurant inside the Faena Hotel — chef Paul Qui (Top Chef Season 9 winner, James Beard Best Chef Southwest) runs a Filipino-Spanish-Japanese cross-cultural menu, drawing on Qui's Filipino heritage and broader Asian training. The room is dramatic, with the Faena's signature gold-leafed aesthetic; the cooking treats fusion as serious chef-driven discipline. For chef-driven Asian-Latin fusion in one of Miami Beach's most theatrical dining rooms.