This Mediterranean spot is closing in Miami Beach. Guess what’s replacing it?

After five years on Lincoln Road, Issabella, the Mediterranean restaurant that took over the former space of Balan’s, is closing its doors.

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And now, almost 30 years after the first Balan’s opened on Lincoln Road, Balan’s is returning to fill the Issabella space at 1022 Lincoln Rd.

Issabella, which opened in 2021 and was created by Balan’s founders Jonathan and Keva Balan, will complete its final service on Aug. 30. The new Balan’s plans to reopen on Sept. 17.

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The plan for the new Balan’s is not to mimic the original, which first opened in 1997, in every respect. There will be new menu items, many of them Mediterranean in style, and new programming.

But customers will also find familiar favorites on the menu, like the eggs Benedict, Belgian waffles, the Balan’s burger and fish and chips. The restaurant will also revive its popular brunch daily service — yes, daily — until 4 p.m.

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The Balan’s at Mary Brickell Village in Brickell remains open as well.