In 2020, the first Motek restaurant opened in downtown Miami’s Seybold Building during a pandemic, an inauspicious start that turned out successful enough to lay groundwork for a Mediterranean culinary empire.
Now, after the restaurant has spread across South Florida — to Aventura, Brickell, Coral Gables, Miami Beach, South Beach and Boca Raton, Motek has opened its ninth restaurant in Miami Midtown. There’s also a location in New York City, with a West Village location opening next month.
Happy Corner Hospitality, the group behind Motek, also operates Yalla Motek, a street-food kiosk at the Aventura Mall and Sesame Bakery in North Miami…