SOURCE ARTICLE: Miami.eater.com
John Martin’s, one of South Florida’s longest-running restaurants and bars, has reopened its doors with a new look and new ownership after shuttering nearly three years ago during the COVID-19 pandemic.
The newly updated space is now being run by Emi Guerra and Alex Mantecon of Breakwater Hospitality Group, the team behind The Wharf, and Erick Passo, owner of Downtown’s Black Market Miami. The two-story restaurant and bar has been redesigned by Bigtime Design Studios; the 7,000 square-foot venue pays homage to the original John Martin’s while offering a more contemporary and family-friendly atmosphere. The space still features plenty of its original architectural elements, but it now showcases a black-and-white color scheme, a new indoor “garden,” and a moss-covered brick wall bordered by portraits of the original founders John Clarke and Martin Lynch, who originally opened the bar on Miami’s Miracle Mile in 1989 but are no longer involved with the restaurant.