Haute Secrets: Jorge Perez’s Guide to Miami

WHERE WERE YOU BORN: Buenos Aires, Argentina
HOW LONG IN MIAMI: 37 years
NEIGHBORHOOD: Coconut Grove
OCCUPATION: Developer

FAVORITE RESTAURANT: EOS at Viceroy
BEST SUSHI: Nobu
BEST ETHNIC FOOD: Larios & Francesco Restaurant
BEST ITALIAN: Il Gabbiano
BEST PLACE FOR LATE NIGHT DINING: Casa Tua
BEST DESSERT: Francesco Restaurant
BEST PLACE FOR A ROMANTIC DATE: Azul & Casa Tua
BEST SUNDAY BRUNCH: Biltmore & Fontainebleau

COOLEST CLUB/LOUNGE: Club 50
BEST PLACE FOR A POWER BUSINESS MEETING: EOS
ALL-AROUND FAVORITE SPOT IN MIAMI: Coconut Grove
IF YOU HAVE OUT OF TOWN GUESTS, WHICH HOTEL WOULD YOU RECOMMEND? Viceroy
FAVORITE SHOPPING VENUE/BOUTIQUE: Bal Harbour Shops
BEST PLACE TO BUY JEWELRY/WATCHES: Seybold
BEST SPA: Viceroy
FAVORITE CHARITY EVENT: Miami Art Museum Ball
FAVORITE CULTURAL EVENT: Art Basel & South Beach Wine & Food Festival
FAVORITE CULTURAL INSTITUTION: MAM
BEST ASPECT OF MIAMI: The water, the weather, the people, the energy.
BEST STEAKHOUSE: Prime 112
BEST PIZZA: Ludo
BEST LUNCH: EOS & Il Gabbiano
BEST GYM/ATHLETIC FACILITY: Equinox
BEST MASSAGE: Viceroy Spa
BEST MUSEUM/EXHIBIT: MAM
FAVORITE HISTORY/LEGENDARY PLACE TO SEE OR EXPLORE: Vizcaya
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