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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