Two of Miami Beach’s most talked-about restaurant imports have quietly gone dark this summer, and neither has said when — or if — they’re coming back. La Grande Boucherie, the French brasserie import at 81 Washington Avenue, and Las’ Lap, the West Indian and Afro-Caribbean party spot inside the Daydrift Hotel, both remained closed as of Tuesday, leaving diners and industry watchers guessing.
La Grande Boucherie’s Miami Beach location is listed on OpenTable as temporarily closed, according to Miami New Times, which first reported the dual closures. The restaurant, which opened in January 2025, is The Group Hospitality’s first Florida venture and its seventh Boucherie location overall, an offshoot of the original concept that got its start in New York. It has not said whether it plans to reopen before Miami Spice, the dining promotion the Greater Miami Convention & Visitors Bureau created to bring diners into local restaurants, wraps up on September 30. The bureau lists La Grande Boucherie as a 2026 Miami Spice participant, which makes its continued closure notable given the timing.
The 366-seat restaurant sits inside a restored 1938 Art Deco building designed by architect Henry Hohauser, a space that has hosted French dining concepts before, including Au Pied du Cochon and La Gloutonnerie, according to commercial real estate outlet Traded. Executive Chef Leonardo Pablo, who previously cooked at Jean-Georges and W South Beach, leads the kitchen, and the interior — co-designed by Legeard Studio and Emil Stefkov — draws inspiration from designer Paul Poiret’s 1920 Oasis Party, according to Modern Luxury. The restaurant has described its current closure as a brief seasonal pause, per the New Times report, though it has offered no further specifics on timing.
Las’ Lap Goes Quiet Without a Word
Across town at 2216 Park Avenue, Las’ Lap has also gone dark for the summer with no announced reopening date. The restaurant, which opened in Miami Beach in August 2025, is the second location of the Lower East Side bar and pairs West Indian and Afro-Caribbean cooking overseen by chef Kwame Onwuachi with a nightly shift from dinner service into a late-night party. Its name nods to the Trinidadian Carnival tradition of “las’ lap,” the final hour of revelry, according to Resy Blog, which detailed how co-founder Ryan Shaffer partnered with Onwuachi after meeting at a White House holiday party…