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Dubai-Born Gaia Brings Its Simple Yet Glamorous Mediterranean Flavors to Miami

Chef Izu Ani's Dubai hit arrives in South of Fifth with a seafood ice market, late-night lounge energy and Mediterranean cooking that prizes precision over pretense.

Gaia, which will make its United States debut when it opens its Miami location in March, is a glamorous, globally minded restaurant where everything just blends. 

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Gaia launched in Dubai in 2018 and has expanded to Monaco, Doha, London and Marbella; it serves Mediterranean food with an emphasis on Greek flavors. The restaurant is led by Nigerian-British chef Izu Ani, who cooked at some of Europe’s most avant-garde and elite restaurants before realizing he wanted to do something simpler and more nourishing. 

Gaia, which is complemented by a late-night lounge called Nyx at all its locations, has attracted A-listers like Tom........

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