After 10 years, this sophisticated French restaurant is closing in Bal Harbour
Another restaurant at Bal Harbour Shops is closing for good.
After 10 years at the luxury mall, Le Zoo from restaurateur Stephen Starr, will be serving shoppers, residents and tourists no more. With its lease up at the end of April, the brand has decided to close the French brasserie at 9700 Collins Ave.
There's still time for a final bite there, though. Known for its sophisticated atmosphere and dishes like steak frites and classic cocktails, the restaurant, which opened in 2015, will be serving brunch, lunch and dinner through the end of the month.
Starr Restaurants is also the parent company for the upscale Japanese restaurant Makoto in the Bal Harbour Shops, as well as the French bistro Pastis in Wynwood.
New restaurant in 2025?
The group announced the closing and said it plans to open a new Starr restaurant in Bal Harbour later this year.
'On behalf of the STARR Restaurants family, we want to thank our Le Zoo guests for their loyalty over the last ten years,' the statement said. 'We have loved being a part of this wonderful community. Although this may be a goodbye for now for Le Zoo, we are looking forward to introducing a new STARR Restaurants concept at an exciting new location in the Bal Harbour Shops in late 2025.'
'As our lease expires at the end of April, please join us over the next few weeks in celebrating Le Zoo and cherishing the amazing memories that were made here; à bientôt!'
Le Zoo is the second restaurant in 2025 to close at the Bal Harbour Shops. In March, Aba Mediterranean restaurant announced it would be closing at the end of April. The original Aba restaurant in Chicago will remain open, as will the Aba in Austin, Texas.
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