Faena Miami Beach restaurants: live fire, Pao and omakase
Faena Miami Beach restaurants suit an evening built around a particular table: Francis Mallmann’s live-fire Los Fuegos, Paul Qui’s modern Asian Pao or the 6-seat El Secreto omakase. Los Fuegos serves dinner daily from 6.30pm and Sunday asado is $129 a person before tax and service on the page read on 16 October 2026; book the restaurant you want and dress for its door policy.
Source checked 16 October 2026: Los Fuegos: hours and dress code
The choice, in short
When to look elsewhere
Dress rules are enforced; El Secreto refuses entry more than 15 minutes after the seating time.
Compare the tablesArgentine flames, a gold dome or a chef’s counter
The restaurants have separate menus and booking links. Pick the meal you want before choosing the time.
At Los Fuegos by Francis Mallmann, the organising idea is live fire: wood-oven empanadas, grilled beef and dishes shaped by Argentine cooking. The dinner menu read on 16 October 2026 lists a beef empanada with hand-cut prime fillet and llajua sauce at $15, or a cheese version with Port Salut, mozzarella, Gouda and caramelised onion at $12. The prime ribeye is $112, with domino potato and chimichurri. Those dishes give a clearer idea of the meal than the phrase fine dining: arrive wanting smoke, steak and a table with time for several courses.
The Sunday asado gives Los Fuegos a different pace. From noon to 4pm, the official event offers a 3-course experience with appetisers, a grand parrillada and a dessert buffet, at $129 a person before tax and service. The event page describes meats, fish and seafood from the fire and a poolside setting on the Veranda. Live entertainment starts at 12.30pm. A $65-a-person Champagne and wine package runs for 2 hours, so include that addition when comparing Sunday lunch with an ordinary à-la-carte meal.
The Los Fuegos menu supplies the detail behind the parrillada: the asado section includes smoked prime ribeye, hanging organic chicken and Mediterranean dorade a la plancha among its options. Wood-fired vegetables include cauliflower, aubergine, heirloom tomato and hanging cabbage. The Sunday event also accepts requests for à-la-carte asado choices. This gives a mixed table several directions, while anyone with dietary needs should name the ingredients they need to avoid when making the reservation.
Pao by Paul Qui brings Filipino, Spanish, Japanese and French influences into a modern Asian menu, with charcoal and smoke among the cooking methods. The room is a major part of the choice: a golden dome and a golden unicorn surround the tables, and the restaurant offers indoor and outdoor seating. Dinner runs Tuesday and Wednesday from 6.30pm to 10pm, then Thursday to Saturday until 11pm. Choose Pao when you want to make the evening about both that room and a menu that moves between raw fish, rich sauces and cooked dishes.
The Pao menu read on 16 October 2026 opens with pan de sal, a Filipino bread served with wagyu-fat cultured butter, for $12. A Maguro Roll with tuna tartare, cucumber, avocado and bonito is $28; Tinapa Crudo is $25, combining cured salmon, dill sauce, smoked buttermilk, trout roe and apple. Fried chicken with Thai herbs and banana ketchup is $29. Niman Ranch Short Rib is $62, with Japanese sweet potato, nikiri beurre monté and pickled grapes. These are menu item prices in US dollars, useful for choosing the kind of meal and estimating its food component.
El Secreto is the most intimate option, with 6 seats before the chefs behind a hidden door. Paul Qui curates a meal drawing on Tokyo-style sushi and Kyoto kaiseki. The room uses black marble and gilded trim, with mirrored walls etched by Argentine artist Amaya Bouquet. It opens Thursday to Saturday for seatings at 6.30pm and 9pm. Anyone arriving more than 15 minutes after the seating time is refused entry, so make this the fixed appointment around which you organise the evening.
The Living Room is where the evening can move towards music. It advertises live performances nightly and Vinyl Tuesdays from 8pm, with local DJs playing records. Its hours are 6pm to midnight Sunday to Wednesday and noon to 2am Thursday to Saturday. After 5pm, admission is restricted to people aged at least 21 and laptops are prohibited. Plan it as an evening lounge visit, with polished clothes and time to listen, especially if you are pairing it with one of the restaurants.
From the beach maze to Los Fuegos
The hotel lit at twilight, the room facing the skyline, the beach maze, Los Fuegos and Tierra Santa Healing House.
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Reserve the restaurant before planning the rest
- Los Fuegos serves dinner from 6.30pm
Dinner closes at 10.30pm Sunday–Thursday and 11pm Friday–Saturday. The restaurant also lists breakfast 7am–11am and lunch noon–4pm.
- Sit down for the asado
The event runs noon–4pm, with music from 12.30pm. Its separate $65 wine and Champagne addition has a 2-hour limit.
- Choose a Pao evening
Pao opens at 6.30pm, finishing at 10pm Tuesday–Wednesday and 11pm Thursday–Saturday. Choose indoor or outdoor seating through the reservation.
- Keep El Secreto’s seating time clear
Book 6.30pm or 9pm and arrive promptly. The 15-minute late-entry rule makes a loose arrival plan unsuitable for this counter.
- Allow for The Living Room’s door rules
Guests need to be 21 after 5pm. Eveningwear is required; jackets are recommended, and the prohibited list includes shorts, trainers, sportswear, caps and beachwear.
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Food prices and the Sunday drinks addition
Menu and event prices read on 16 October 2026, in US dollars. The asado event explicitly excludes tax and service; restaurant menu figures below are the published item amounts.
What it includes
- Los Fuegos: beef empanada $15; cheese empanada $12; prime ribeye with domino potato and chimichurri $112.
- Pao: bread service $12; Maguro Roll $28; Tinapa Crudo $25; Niman Ranch Short Rib $62.
- Sunday asado: $129 a person for the 3-course experience.
- Sunday Champagne and wine package: $65 a person for 2 hours, before tax and service.
Dress and arrival rules
| Los Fuegos | Elegant chic; shorts, open-toe sandals and beachwear are excluded. |
|---|---|
| Pao | Elegant chic with the same shorts, open-toe sandal and beachwear exclusions. |
| El Secreto | Business casual; guests more than 15 minutes late cannot enter. |
| The Living Room | Stylish eveningwear; jackets recommended. Trainers, shorts, beachwear and casual hats are excluded. |
| Age after 5pm | The Living Room admits guests aged at least 21. |
| Professional cameras | The Living Room policy requires advance approval for professional photography and filming in public areas. |
The gold dome changes the feel of dinner
The photograph shows Pao’s circular dining room, golden dome, unicorn sculpture and leather banquettes. The official restaurant page offers indoor and outdoor seating, so make the room part of the reservation if the interior is what drew you to Pao. Its menu moves from Filipino bread and crudos to cooked dishes such as short rib, with gluten-free, lactose-free or vegan adaptations possible for some items on request. Tell the team about those requirements when reserving, so the choice of table and meal work together.
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These are different dining experiences within Faena Miami Beach, each with its own reservation.
Los Fuegos is the choice for fire cooking and the Sunday parrillada on the Veranda. Pao brings a broader modern Asian menu beneath a golden dome. El Secreto seats 6 directly before the chefs and fixes the evening to one of its scheduled starts. The Living Room adds cocktails and music, with an age restriction after 5pm. Pick the restaurant first, then leave room for the lounge if its evening rules suit everyone coming with you.
| Venue | Meal or occasion | Plan around |
|---|---|---|
| Los Fuegos | Argentine live-fire cooking | Dinner daily; Sunday asado noon–4pm |
| Pao by Paul Qui | Modern Asian dinner | Tuesday–Saturday from 6.30pm |
| El Secreto | 6-seat omakase | Thursday–Saturday, 6.30pm or 9pm |
| The Living Room | Cocktails and nightly music | 21+ after 5pm; evening dress |
Faena Miami Beach restaurants: your questions
Which Faena Miami Beach restaurant should I choose?
Los Fuegos centres on Francis Mallmann’s Argentine fire cooking; Pao by Paul Qui combines modern Asian cooking with Filipino, Spanish, Japanese and French influences. El Secreto is a chef-led omakase for 6 guests per seating.
What is the Sunday asado price?
On the official event page read on 16 October 2026, the 3-course Sunday asado is $129 a person before tax and service. A separate 2-hour Champagne and wine package is $65 a person, with the same exclusions.
When can we eat at Pao?
Pao opens Tuesday–Wednesday from 6.30pm to 10pm and Thursday–Saturday from 6.30pm to 11pm. The restaurant offers indoor and outdoor seating.
Is El Secreto open every night?
Its published seatings are Thursday–Saturday at 6.30pm and 9pm; it is closed Sunday–Wednesday. Each seating has 6 places and the restaurant refuses entry more than 15 minutes after the start.
Can we go to dinner in beach clothes?
Los Fuegos and Pao specify elegant chic and exclude shorts, open-toe sandals and beachwear. El Secreto asks for business casual. The Living Room has a longer eveningwear policy that also excludes trainers and casual hats.
Can children join us in The Living Room after dinner?
After 5pm The Living Room admits only guests aged 21 and over. Choose the timing and restaurant for the people coming, and keep this separate restriction in mind when planning music after the meal.
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