Emelina, a new 16-seat tasting-menu restaurant from the husband-and-wife team behind Miami’s EntreNos, has quietly opened in West Palm Beach’s Flamingo Park neighborhood. The counter-style spot offers an intimate 10-course tasting that unfolds over about two hours, rewarding diners who are in no hurry to give up their seats.
According to the Palm Beach Post, Emelina seats 16 guests and is booking through Tock, with two nightly seatings at 5 p.m. and 8 p.m., Tuesday through Saturday. Prices start at $275 per person, a tab that includes gratuity but not wine. April reservations are already open, and the restaurant shares a phone number and website for anyone looking to get more details.
From pop-up acclaim to a permanent counter
Chefs Osmel González and Camila Salazar arrive after running the pop-up EntreNos in Miami, a project that earned One MICHELIN Star and a MICHELIN Green Star for sustainability, according to the MICHELIN Guide. Emelina is their first permanent South Florida project and was developed in partnership with restaurateur Álvaro Pérez Miranda and APM Restaurant Group, per industry coverage in FSR Magazine.
What the space used to be
The counter occupies the former Konro space on Park Place, a room that had been home to Palm Beach County’s only Michelin-starred restaurant before it shuttered. Miami New Times documented the transition and the fit-out that reshaped the dining room into a compact chef’s counter.
What to expect at the counter
Service is designed to be unhurried, with guests seated around an open kitchen while a sequence of courses rolls out. Much of the cooking is framed by Florida seafood and produce. Early coverage highlights the team’s sustainability-minded, hyper-seasonal sourcing and a menu that shifts with what farmers and fishermen bring in, details captured by local reporting in The Whet Palette…