Sexy Fish Miami
Japanese restaurant · Upper Brickell
1001 S Miami Ave, Miami, FL 33130
Highlights
Asian fusion with stunning art, DJ, and surreal fish lamps
Asian fusion with stunning art, DJ, and surreal fish lamps
"Estimated Wait: Fluctuates depending on what the doorman thinks of your outfit. (20-40 minutes if the bar is crowded, but really guessing here) The Payoff: Absolutely batshit people-watching and an interior that feels like a hallucinogenic Little Mermaid fever dream "I cannot confirm there is a steady line, but Sexy Fish has a velvet rope and bouncer outside, and I wouldn't be surprised if there's a line on Saturday night. Can't think of a more embarrassing thing than waiting to get into Sexy Fish." - bryan kim, team infatuation, will hartman, bryan kim, matthew jacobs, nicolai mccrary, nick allen, sylvio martins, cathy park, mariana trabanino, ryan pfeffer, candis mclean, aimee rizzo
"Even in a genre of dining as supremely weird as the clubstaurant, Sexy Fish stands out as the most bizarre. Where to even start with this place? There’s a life-size figure of Daniel Craig as James Bond in the men’s bathroom. The massive pink and blue dining room is covered in shiny sculptures of sea creatures. This place is what would happen if The Little Mermaid spent too much time in Ibiza. Why do people come here? Mostly to take photos of the ridiculous things we just mentioned. The menu is a mix of sushi, wagyu this, and truffle that. It’s pretty whatever. It’s also what people are paying the least attention to here, especially during dinner, when the dining room turns into a hallucinogenic fever dream of nautical go-go dancers and sparkly bottle service. Lunch is pretty easy to book. A Saturday dinner is less so (but easier with a bigger party of four or more). Look on Resy either very early in the morning or very late at night. That seems to be when they release new dinner slots about a month out. You can try to walk in for a drink at the bar, but they have a very imposing velvet rope outside and we can’t think of anything sadder than being turned away from the Sexy Fish bar." - ryan pfeffer, mariana trabanino
"Verdict: Sexy Fish, somehow, remains in demand, and quite hard to get into on a Saturday night. Maybe this shouldn’t surprise us. It is, after all, the restaurant Brickell deserves: unjustifiably expensive, uncomfortably erotic, and values appearances above all else. In case our review doesn’t make it very clear, we don’t think you should waste your time here. As visually adventurous as this place is, the food is incredibly boring by comparison. Lunch is pretty easy to book. A Saturday dinner is less so (but easier with a bigger party of four or more). Look on Resy either very early in the morning or very late at night. That seems to be when they release new dinner slots about a month out. You can try to walk in for a drink at the bar, but they have a very imposing velvet rope outside and we can’t think of anything sadder than being turned away from the Sexy Fish bar." - ryan pfeffer, virginia otazo, mariana trabanino
"Everyone will have an opinion about the name but what’s indisputable is that this is a very good looking restaurant, with works by Frank Gehry and Damien Hirst, and a stunning ceiling by Michael Roberts. The fish comes with various Asian influences but don’t ignore the meat dishes like the beef rib skewers." - Michelin Inspector
"We all remember the time a certain singer/songwriter got turned away from Sexy Fish for wearing a hoodie and The Daily Mail hired three new writers to cover the “story”, right? Well even if your brain doesn’t maintain useful information like that, the moral is that there will be no hoodies here. Because if this Asian fusion Mayfair restaurant was a person, it would be a big, over the top, naff one. Which is great news for you—it means all the paid extras (other diners) won’t ruin the background of your perfectly curated selfies with their Adam Sandler-esque wardrobes. While the food is mostly overpriced and underwhelming, it is, undeniably, a fun place to be. So embrace what feels like a Star Wars cantina brought to you by the producers of Love Island, try to avoid making eye contact with the naked mermaid sculptures, and make a grilled cheese toastie when you get home." - rianne shlebak, jake missing, sinead cranna
