From the archive · Gourmet · 24 June 2014

Très Chic: Traymore Restaurant at Metropolitan Hotel by COMO

The newest Art Deco jewel and most highly anticipated hotel has opened its doors as an enticing dual-destination getaway. This South Florida’s latest gem is located in the historic Art Deco district of Miami Beach. Among hotels on Collins Avenue, Metropolitan by COMO, Miami Beach, has one of the best locations: an enviable position for shopping, dining and entertainment, overlooking the Atlantic Ocean. Guests benefit from easy access to Miami’s city highlights, including the Lincoln Road shopping and entertainment districts, as well as the Miami City Ballet and Bass Museum of Art.

 The Metropolitan by COMO features two restaurants, a bar, and a rooftop juice bar. Traymore is one of the most fashionable new restaurants in Miami Beach.

 Located in the Art Deco hotel’s bright white lobby, Traymore is outfitted with refurbished columns, modern light fixtures, polished terrazzo floors and white wicker seating. In the evening the atmosphere is vibrant as the tables spill out from the lobby onto the terrace. For lunch and dinner, this same venue is a bright and breezy destination for some of Florida’s best seasonal seafood, including stone crabs, Key West pink shrimp and yellow tail snapper.

 Light starters include fluke crudo with celery, lemon and capers; sweet corn soup with chanterelle mushrooms; and grilled jumbo octopus with potatoes, olives and salsa verde. Larger plates feature fragrant seafood stew with tomatoes, fennel and feta cheese; roasted striped bass with clams, sweet peas and mint; and homemade garganelli with peekytoe crab, zucchini, mint and chili. Dessert features sesame canola with passion fruit cream and mango salad, pina colada layer cake and macaroons with berries.

 Traymore also features the company’s signature COMO Shambhala Cuisine. Developed by COMO’s Executive Chef, Amanda Gale, the menu promotes better health through nutritional eating, focusing on the use of raw foods. The Traymore Bar offers a premium gin array from 40 distillers around the world. Among bars in Miami Beach, Traymore Bar is a bright and contemporary space, shot through with classic Miami spirit. Located in the buzzing hotel lobby, shades of pastel pink and pistachio contrast with the streamlined, geometric silhouettes of the Art Deco building.

 Traymore Bar’s dedicated Gin Club serves Miami’s best premium and super-premium gin drinks, featuring over 30 artisanal gins. Signature cocktails, Champagne, wine and a selection of spirits and beers, served by expert staff against a laidback soundtrack, will help make this one of Miami Beach’s most eagerly anticipated nights out.

Among bars in Miami Beach, Traymore Bar is a bright and contemporary space, shot through with classic Miami spirit. Located in the buzzing hotel lobby, shades of pastel pink and pistachio contrast with the streamlined, geometric silhouettes of the Art Deco building.

Traymore Bar’s dedicated Gin Club serves Miami’s best premium and super-premium gin drinks, featuring over 30 artisanal gins. Signature cocktails, Champagne, wine and a selection of spirits and beers, served by expert staff against a laidback soundtrack, will help make this one of Miami Beach’s most eagerly anticipated nights out.

 The Traymore

2445 Collins Avenue

Miami Beach, FL 33140

www.comohotels.com/metropolitanmiamibeach