Haute Secrets: Chad Oppenheim’s Guide to Miami

WHERE WERE YOU BORN: Long Island, NY

HOW LONG IN MIAMI: 14 years

NEIGHBORHOOD: Miami Beach

OCCUPATION: Architect

FAVORITE RESTAURANT: Casa Tua

BEST SUSHI: Shoji Sushi

BEST ETHNIC FOOD: Vietnamese food at Hy Vong

BEST ITALIAN: Casa Tua

BEST PLACE FOR LATE NIGHT DINING: Hiro’s Yakko-San Restaurant

BEST DESSERT: Grand Marnier soufflé at Casa Tua

BEST PLACE FOR A ROMANTIC DATE: Casa Tua

BEST SUNDAY BRUNCH: The Setai

COOLEST CLUB/LOUNGE: Le Baron at The Florida Room during Art Basel

BEST PLACE FOR A POWER BUSINESS MEETING: My house

ALL-AROUND FAVORITE SPOT IN MIAMI: Oleta River State Park

IF YOU HAVE OUT OF TOWN GUESTS, WHICH HOTEL WOULD YOU RECOMMEND? The Setai

FAVORITE SHOPPING VENUE/BOUTIQUE: Tomas Maier

BEST PLACE TO BUY JEWELRY/WATCHES: Senzatempo

BEST SPA: Mandarin Oriental

FAVORITE CHARITY EVENT: A Very Wolfsonian Weekend

FAVORITE CULTURAL EVENT: Design Miami/

FAVORITE CULTURAL INSTITUTION: The Wolfsonian-Florida International University

BEST ASPECT OF MIAMI: The dance between land and water

BEST STEAKHOUSE: Prime 112

BEST PIZZA: Pizza Rustica

BEST LUNCH: Michael’s Genuine Food & Drink

BEST GYM/ATHLETIC FACILITY: David Barton Gym

BEST MASSAGE: Susan

BEST LIMOUSINE/DRIVING SERVICE: Pepe

BEST MUSEUM/EXHIBIT: “Styled for the Road: The Art of Automobile Design, 1908-1948” at the Wolfsonian-FIU

FAVORITE HISTORIC/LEGENDARY PLACE TO SEE OR EXPLORE: Coral Gables’ Venetian Pool

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