Since opening his first restaurant, Mark’s Place, in Miami in 1988, Mark Militello has continually been hailed as the chef responsible for putting South Florida on the national culinary map with his original contemporary American cuisine. A steady stream of the nation’s top awards have been bestowed upon Militello, including a James Beard Award for "Best Regional Chef," Food & Wine magazine’s "Ten Best Chefs in America" and a Distinguished Restaurant Award from Conde Nast Traveler, among many others. Today, Militello oversees four restaurants bearing his name, from South Beach to Palm Beach. Each restaurant prepares a daily menu based on ingredients available in the local marketplace.

Open since January 2000, Mark’s South Beach marks a triumphant return to Miami for Militello. Designated as one of America’s Best Restaurants by Gourmet magazine, Mark’s South Beach features Militello’s trademark American contemporary cuisine exquisitely rendered by executive chef Larry LaValley. In a sleek, hip environment that evokes a vintage James Bond movie, the swanky boite seats 110 indoor and 30 outside at the refurbished Nash Hotel. The menu is jam-packed with specialties such as crispy skin yellowtail snapper with Blue Point oysters over English pea and asparagus faro risotto, lemon pepper lamb loin, and proscuitto wrapped veal tenderloin. Entrée prices range from $26 to $43.

Mark's South Beach is located in the Hotel Nash at 1120 Collins Avenue Miami Beach. Lunch served daily from noon to 3:00pm, dinner daily from 7:00pm to 11:00pm. Sunday brunch is served noon to 3:00 p.m.