Michelin-praised Ecuadorian restaurant finds new and bigger home in North Miami

Miami Herald · Connie Ogle · 2026-11-06 09:30 UTC

Cotoa restaurant from Ecuador born chef Alejandra Espinoza opens in new home in North Miami

The Ecuadorian restaurant that started in a tiny downtown food hall, then earned a designation as a Michelin Bib Gourmand, has opened in a new, larger location.

Cotoa, from Ecuadoran-born chef Alejandra Espinoza, is now located in North Miami not far from the space it moved to from the food hall counter in 2025.

The new Cotoa has an even stronger focus on Ecuadorian culture, not only through the cuisine but also the atmosphere, which includes a gorgeous mural by Apitatán, an Ecuadorian artist who came to Miami to create the work. Another of his murals hangs in the chef’s restaurant Somos in Quito, Ecuador.

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