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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