Vale Food Co Opens In Miami's Bustling Brickell Financial District

After five years looking for a home in Miami and by popular demand, Vale Food Co is set to debut the seventh location of its Florida-grown restaurant brand in Miami’s financial district, Brickell.

Helmed by CEO and Founder Sunny Ilyas, Vale Food Co attracts locals and visitors alike with its vast array of healthy and high-quality protein, açai and poke bowls accompanied by a full beverage and bakery selection.

"I’m thrilled to finally introduce Vale Food Co to Miami and offer an all-day restaurant where visitors can enjoy high-quality, healthy food with quick service in one spot," said Sunny Ilyas, CEO and Founder of Vale Food Co.

"I’m confident that our food offerings will be a new elevated option to meet the needs of the fast-paced Brickell market and the lifestyle of our guests who are on-the-go, working or into wellness."

Ilyas launched Vale in 2014 as a meal delivery service and quickly pivoted the brand into a fast-casual restaurant when he opened the first location in Tallahassee in 2016. In 2017, Vale Gainesville and Tampa opened their doors to the public. The following year, he opened a fourth restaurant in Jacksonville and in 2019, he opened Fort Lauderdale and a second location in Tallahassee.

Today, Ilyas manages the brand, recipe development and catering services for all locations.

Vale, an old English word that means “to live an earthly life”, is committed to the values of health, quality food, sustainability and community. At the 3,000-square-foot Brickell restaurant, guests are greeted with a new experiential design and evolution of Vale with earth tones and modern elements throughout the space.

Superfood menu items offered include mashed Avocado Toast; Chia Pudding; Spicy Tuna Poke Bowl; Açai Smoothie and the Dragonfruit Lemonade. A new Matcha menu includes KombuMatcha; Vale Matcha Blast; Vale Matcha Latte and a Dirty Matcha Latte.

The 23-seat dining room features gold, black, green and tropical accents including gold-finished palm tree light fixtures, white and gray marble countertops offset with dark black wood dining tables. Inside, guests can find plants draped throughout the ceiling, lush greenery and fruit-centric photo opportunities that define Vale’s mission to go green and eat green.

A colorful hand-painted Vale mural and rotating Miami-inspired artworks are displayed throughout the space. Located outside is the restaurant’s 35-seat patio. The area offers additional relaxed alfresco seating with patio couches beneath white shade umbrellas, coffee tables lining the exterior surrounded by greenery and stringed lights for an elevated dining experience.

The Brickell location shares the same design backbone as all other Vale locations but offers a unique Miami flair. Vale Food Co is located at 900 S Miami Avenue #125 Miami, FL 33130. Vale Food Co Brickell is open for breakfast, lunch and dinner daily from 9 a.m. to 11 p.m.

Vale is available for delivery on third party platforms via UberEats, DoorDash, GrubHub and Postmates along with catering online. For more information, please visit ValeFoodCo.com.

About me: Hello my name is Carlos Hernandez and I am a food writer with over 10 years of experience in the industry. I write the food blog Carlos Eats (http://www.carloseats.com) and also contribute to several newspapers and magazines with food-related blogs and articles.