Credit: resident.com
MOTEK, the family-owned Eastern Mediterranean restaurant celebrated for its warm hospitality and award-winning Arayes Burger, is delighted to expand its presence in South Florida. As a response to the overwhelming demand for their quality-driven restaurant, MOTEK is opening its third location at 45 Miracle Mile in Coral Gables. The menu will offer authentic kosher-style Mediterranean dishes, presented in their beloved sunshine yellow atmosphere.
MOTEK was originally established in 2020 in Downtown Miami with the purpose of elevating Magic City’s Mediterranean food culture. MOTEK offers thoughtful and traditional Israeli Mediterranean dishes that are equally innovative, with quality and freshness at the forefront. The restaurant’s new 7,600 square-foot Coral Gables outpost features a modern design coupled with the restaurant’s iconic sunshine yellow hue and vibrant floral touches with cozy interiors designed to make you feel as if you’re dining somewhere between Jaffa and Tel Aviv.
“We are elated with Miami’s immense response to what began as a passion project of ours.” Co-Founder Tessa Levy says. “My husband and I’s deep appreciation for the food culture of our upbringing has inspired us to open the restaurant of our dreams, and we feel blessed to share our distinct vision with a flourishing community like Coral Gables.”
MOTEK’s new Coral Gables location will feature an array of menu items that draw inspiration from regions like Lebanon, Morocco, Yemen, and more. The menu boasts an All Day Brunch section with standouts like the Shakshuka, Hummus Shakshuka, and Jerusalem Grilled Cheese; a variety of Hummus options made daily in small batches to preserve freshness; extensive Cold & Hot Mezzes offerings; refreshing Salads; Kebabs; Homemade Flat-Pitas; Wraps with a variety of proteins; and Burgers including the restaurant’s famed Arayes Burger, which has been awarded the coveted People’s Choice Award at South Beach Wine and Food Festival’s popular kick-off Burger Bash two years in a row. Ranging from freshly-made hummus to hearty meat dishes and a slew of vegetarian options, MOTEK’s menu has something for everyone.
MOTEK’s Coral Gables outpost will be open daily for breakfast, lunch, dinner, and weekend brunch. MOTEK currently has two other locations situated at 36 NE 1st Street in Downtown Miami and 19565 Biscayne Blvd in the Aventura Mall and looks forward to welcoming its fourth restaurant in Miami Beach this summer.
