This Spanish restaurant from a beloved Miami chef is closing in Coral Gables

After two years, chef Michelle Bernstein’s resurrected Sra. Martinez is closing in Coral Gables.

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The restaurant, which originally opened in a historic post office in Miami’s Design District in 2008 and reopened at 2325 Galiano St. at the end of 2024, served upscale Spanish cuisine with hints of other European influences. Diners could feast on tasty snacks like duck fat popcorn or carbonara croquetas with cured egg yolk and Pecorino and work their way up to dishes like a sublime oxtail paella served with melted bone marrow.

Bernstein, who operated the restaurant with her husband and partner David Martinez, announced the news on her social media account.

“After a lot of thought, we’ve made the difficult decision to close Sra. Martinez,” she wrote. “We love Coral Gables, our incredible team and every one of you who has walked through our doors and sat at our tables. We’re incredibly grateful for all the meals, celebrations, late nights and memories we’ve shared together over the last two years.”

Bernstein, who was honored earlier this year at a tribute dinner at the South Beach Wine & Food Festival, added that they will be keeping the space and are considering what to do there next. The restaurant features more than 4,000 square feet, with a covered patio outside and a stage inside, where performers played many nights.

Read more This Spanish restaurant from a beloved Miami chef is closing in Coral Gables

The final night of service will be Saturday, Sept. 26.

“Until then, we’d love nothing more than to see some familiar faces, share a few more meals and raise a glass together one last time,” wrote Bernstein, who also operates La Cañita at Bayside Marketplace, Kendall and Miami Beach as well as the popular Cuban-themed Café La Trova in Little Havana with Martinez and master cantinero Julio Cabrera.

Earlier this year, Bernstein told the Miami Herald that despite increasing challenges in the restaurant industry she remains hopeful about the business.

“I have always had this blind, very optimistic way of thinking,” she said. “Everything gives me hope. When I see the young people that I’ve trained turning into these great chefs, that gives me hope. When someone comes in and says, ‘Oh, my God, this meal is fabulous,’ and then they go home and talk about this restaurant and the service that they experienced, that gives me hope.

“I sometimes get scared and a little depressed and are shaky about the future in this industry, but it can’t keep me down, because I love it. I still want to prove myself.”

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This story was originally published September 23, 2026 at 4:32 PM.