More Than A Steakhouse, Pan-Latin Restaurant RosaNegra Lights Up Miami

RosaNegra, the Mexico-born Latin American restaurant known for its flaming tomahawks and fire-show dancers, has made its United States debut in Miami’s rising-above-it-all Brickell neighborhood.

The menu features a wide selection of beef, including wagyu and Argentinian cuts, but this is a lot more than a steakhouse. Executive chef Omar Martinez is presiding over a pan-Latin wonderland with Peruvian ceviches and tiraditos, chicharrones, tuna tostadas, tomato-and-chorizo salads, lobster tacos, Josper-cooked sea bass and lemon habanero chicken alongside the colossal “Lucifer tomahawk on fire” that’s flambéed tableside.

“We’ve designed a menu that celebrates the rich traditions of Latin American cuisine while capturing the unique vibrancy and flair of Miami,” Martinez, who’s cooking with ingredients like huitlacoche and epazote, says in a statement. “From the freshest seafood to the finest beef cuts, each dish is thoughtfully crafted to take guests on a culinary journey through the flavors of Latin America, offering a dining experience that’s both rooted and boldly innovative.”

Live music, DJs and the aforementioned fire-wielding entertainment keep the energy high while signature cocktails like Paradise in the Jungle (cachaça, coconut liqueur, lemon juice and avocado) and Luna (Bacanora, orange liqueur, roasted pineapple, turmeric, green tomato and basil) showcase Latin American spirits on a beverage menu that also features Mexican wines along with lots of premium tequila and mezcal.

RosaNegra is a gargantuan restaurant with 9,000 square feet indoors and 4,600 square feet of outdoor dining at the new Dua Miami hotel. The bet is that Brickell, where Major Food Group’s Dirty French Steakhouse opened in 2022 and where Noble 33’s Toca Madera plans to open in 2025, and its growing collection of super-tall towers have an insatiable appetite for moody meateries. And Miami overall is in the middle of a no-holds-barred dining transformation that’s attracting serious international players like Toronto’s Mimi Chinese (which just opened in Miami Beach), Buenos Aires Italian restaurant (yes, you read that correctly) La Ferneteria (which has opened in Wynwood), Bogota’s Andrés Carne De Res (which has made its U.S. debut in Miami Beach) and Madrid-born Amazónico (which has its own big plans for Brickell, not far from other scene-dining destinations like Komodo and Sexy Fish).

The dining energy in Miami feels unprecedented, especially when you consider that RosaNegra and other prominent new restaurants like Major Food Group’s Carbone Vino in Coconut Grove and Mimi Chinese all attracted A-listers for preview events or grand-opening dinners on the same week in December – two weeks after Art Basel jump-started Miami’s social season.

“Miami was the natural choice for our first U.S. outpost,” Eduardo Beaven, founder and CEO of Grupo RosaNegra, says. “The city’s rich culture and culinary diversity perfectly align with our vision to deliver bold Latin flavors, elevated dining and unforgettable high-energy experiences. We are thrilled to be able to bring the essence of RosaNegra to such a dynamic and globally connected community.”