El Cielo at the SLS South Beach

Name: El Cielo at the SLS South Beach
Address: 1701 Collins Ave., Miami Beach, FL, United States, 33139
Telephone: (305) 455-2999
Price range: $50 and over
Rating: 4.6

4.6

4043 Reviews

$50 and over

Colombian

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El Cielo is a vibrant and sophisticated Michelin-star concept created by Chef Juan Manuel Barrientos where Colombian ancestral cuisine, Latin-American ingredients, and modern avant-garde techniques are playfully blended into a collection of imaginative culinary experiences. This will be Chef Juanma's third location in the United States after Washington D.C and Brickell, both of which hold one Michelin star each, however at El Cielo South Beach, the dining experience transcends into fête extraordinaire as guests are welcome to enjoy a wide array of à la carte items or choose to partake in an decadent tasting menu. This interactive experience is meant to be served family style, encouraging guests to share and experience all the colors, culture, and flavors of Colombia.

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Party Size

2 people

DateTime

Oct 4, 2023

7:00 PM

Booked 5 times today

Private dining

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Additional information

Dining style
Casual Elegant
Cuisines
Colombian, Latin American, South American
Hours of operation
Daily 6:00 pm–11:00 pm
Phone number
(305) 455-2999
Website
https://book.ennismore.com/hotels/sls-hotels/south-beach/dining/elcielo
Payment options
AMEX, Diners Club, Discover, Mastercard, Visa
Dress code
Smart Casual
Executive chef
Juan Manuel Barrientos
Catering
Catering offers elcielo's award-winning Colombian cuisine by Michelin Starred Chef Juan Manuel Barrientos. For intimate dinners at home, meetings at the office or elaborate parties just about anywhere. Customize your event with tray-passed service, seated dinners, or chef’s stations. We can do it all! Contact Denise.Andino@slshotels.com for details
Private party facilities
From intimate to grand, let Events & Catering plan your perfect event at Elcielo. The Elcielo at the SLS South Beach accommodates up to 400 guests with design by Philippe Starck, on-site and off-site catering, custom menus by Michelin Starred award-winning chef Juan Manuel Barrientos, and premium mixology.
Private party contact
sbe Events & Catering: (305) 455-2994

Location
1701 Collins Ave., Miami Beach, FL 33139
Neighborhood
South Beach
Cross street
17th Street
Parking details
Valet parking is available at the SLS Hotel 25$ per vehicle
Additional
Banquet, Bar/Lounge, Beer, Cocktails, Corkage Fee, Counter Seating, Entertainment, Full Bar, Gluten-free Options, Late Night, Outdoor Smoking Area, Patio/Outdoor Dining, Patio/Outdoor Dining, Private Room, View, Weekend Brunch, Wheelchair Access, Wine

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What 4,043 people are saying

Overall ratings and reviews

Reviews can only be made by diners who have eaten at this restaurant

4.6

4.6 based on recent ratings

4.7Food
4.7Service
4.5Ambience
4.1Value

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4,043 Reviews

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Seisboygb7
San Francisco
6 reviews
vip
4.0
6 reviews
Dined 4 days ago
overall4food4service4ambience3
Nice place nice food. Some things didn’t really feel right i.e. no fresh plates after every dish, window blinds were dirty, etc. Could tell the place was losing popularity.
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ToddA
Washington DC
21 reviews
5.0
21 reviews
Dined on September 13, 2023
overall5food5service5ambience5
Outstanding! An incredible experience throughout. Unique and delicious food items. Stellar service. Highly recommend this restaurant Planning to go back soon and bring others to enjoy it all.
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OpenTable Diner
Miami
5 reviews
vip
1.0
5 reviews
Dined on August 27, 2023
overall1food1service3ambience1
"The food was nothing but disappointing, the place feels dead, we paid and went to try Katsuya which is anlso managed by them and it was another disappointment, we wouldn’t recommend this place at all. Manager was nice and so was server but the place needs a lot of help when it comes to the menu, chef and space design and vibe." Terrible experience.
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OpenTable Diner
Baja California Sur
1 review
vip
1.0
1 review
Dined on July 28, 2023
overall1food1service5ambience5
The food portions where horrible! And presentation was great along with the service! But the food wasn’t good at all! Lots of improvement needs to be made!
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OpenTable Diner
Miami
1 review
5.0
1 review
Dined on July 28, 2023
overall5food5service5ambience5
Incredible experience. Food was creative delicious and a great change from the usual. Every bite was full of color, texture and taste with a great presentation. Service was impecable without being intrusive. Well with it.
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Zinman
Tampa
60 reviews
vip
5.0
60 reviews
Dined on June 9, 2023
overall5food5service5ambience4
Great food, great service. Always a fabulous meal.
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Milo
Miami
8 reviews
vip
1.0
8 reviews
Dined on June 4, 2023
overall1food1service3ambience3
Mediocre food for extraordinary prices. You’re better off skipping this.
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Fishhavefeelings
Orlando
2 reviews
3.0
2 reviews
Dined on June 4, 2023
overall3food2service3ambience3
We had the tasting menus of 12 courses. Was ok NOTHING SPECIAL really. The food is nothing special save for the occasional foam. The staff was nice and seemed to really buy into the complex explanation that accompanied every ho hum dish. Not worth the price or effort of schlepping to south beach.
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Jorges
Chicago
2 reviews
4.0
2 reviews
Dined on June 3, 2023
overall4food2service5ambience4
Tapas style, over all the food was average, other tapas places have better tasting food, for us they sell you the experience witch is Uber $$$. The restaurant look great, server was very nice. 🤷‍♂️
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Kalash
New York Area
1 review
vip
5.0
1 review
Dined on May 30, 2023
overall5food5service5ambience5
Great spot and amazing food for everyone including vegetarians
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1sttimer
Northern MI
6 reviews
vip
5.0
6 reviews
Dined on May 28, 2023
overall5food5service5ambience5
Amazing experience. Julio was wonderfully attentive with great suggestions ! Probably the best dinner we’ve ever had!
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OpenTable Diner
Cleveland
1 review
5.0
1 review
Dined on May 20, 2023
overall5food5service5ambience4
The server there was super sweet and made us feel so welcome and the food was really great.
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Nell
1 review
5.0
1 review
Dined on May 15, 2023
overall5food5service5ambience5
Excellent service as well as the quality of food Attentive servers throughout the evening. Beautiful food and drinks presentation.
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Freddy
1 review
5.0
1 review
Dined on May 9, 2023
overall5food5service5ambience5
I love the experience of the tasting menu. My little treat when I visit Miami. The timing of the didhes coming out was perfectly timed (I do not like when I am rushed - you want to appreciate each flavor).
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OpenTable Diner
Orange County
2 reviews
vip
5.0
2 reviews
Dined on May 7, 2023
overall5food5service5ambience5
Great food and atmosphere. We loved Bazaar in Beverly hills so we made it a point to go to bazaar south beach . Highly recommend.
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FrancescaM
Los Angeles
17 reviews
vip
5.0
17 reviews
Dined on May 6, 2023
overall5food5service5ambience5
Our favorite restaurant in all of Miami, the food was excellent as always, we absolutely love it here. We had croquettes, caviar cones, coffee-rubbed beef and so much more. HIGHLY recommend. The service is also exceptional.
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Maryallys
San Francisco
14 reviews
vip
5.0
14 reviews
Dined on May 6, 2023
overall5food5service5ambience5
Never a disappointment! Love the effort but into unique food and drink preparations.
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Beautiful
San Francisco
27 reviews
vip
4.0
27 reviews
Dined on May 6, 2023
overall4food4service4ambience5
Food was delicious. Some of the dishes where lac luster, like the croquettes fried butter and Pan con tomate. Outstanding ambience, makes you feel cool just to be there. Service was great, however a couple times the kitchen sent out food too fast.
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BajanHappyGirl
Caribbean
45 reviews
vip
5.0
45 reviews
Dined on May 5, 2023
overall5food5service5ambience5
As always the food is awesome . We pretty much know the menu by heart. Kuh pi ti is our favourite starting point. Water melon skews - passion fruit ceviche - coconut rice - tuna pillows - coffee rubbed churasco- Brussel sprouts - gazpacho - We left happy to have had an awesome meal. The servers are all amazing. Giovani is absolutely amazing and we always look forward to seeing him even if we don’t get into his section. We had a lovely evening. Very sad to know it may have been our last dinner there as we know it’s closing 🥲
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StaceyC
Washington DC
8 reviews
vip
5.0
8 reviews
Dined on April 26, 2023
overall5food5service5ambience5
Outstanding anniversary dinner! Good,service and ambiance were top notch.
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DavidS
Philadelphia
6 reviews
vip
5.0
6 reviews
Dined on April 21, 2023
overall5food5service5ambience5
Possibly the best meal I have ever eaten. Start to finish great bites, artfully presented. Also well timed meal. Sometimes tapas does come out thoughtfully or evenly. This restaurant deserves its accolades. Definitely a meal to remember!
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OpenTable Diner
1 review
5.0
1 review
Dined on April 14, 2023
overall5food5service5ambience5
Amazing. Don’t miss it! It was great. Don’t miss the dumplings.
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Simon
London
20 reviews
vip
5.0
20 reviews
Dined on April 12, 2023
overall5food5service5ambience5
Amazing experience from start to finish. Exemplary staff and service.
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OpenTable Diner
Pittsburgh
1 review
vip
4.0
1 review
Dined on April 9, 2023
overall4food4service5ambience5
Great service, ambiance and food! Hands down the best service we had in a while!
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DrFoodie
Philadelphia
63 reviews
vip
5.0
63 reviews
Dined on April 9, 2023
overall5food5service4ambience5
We love this Gem in the SLS hotel on the northern boarder of South Beach. 3rd time here. The tasting menu is always a treat, but come hungry, this one was 14 courses and while a few are a single bit they do add up quickly. The ambience is always posh, the food decadent. Our only complaint, is that there is always an inconsistent course drop. You can have a 25+ min pause with no food, and then 3-4 courses drop at once. this happen twice to us on this occasion. I get that the kitchen can be a bit unpredictable at times, but the whole idea of a meal like this is the experience and half hours between food and then getting multiple at once does kill the vibe a little bit. With the exception of this, the experience was top notch, would definitely recommend for first timers and would absolutely return again when in that area of Miami.
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OpenTable Diner
Fort Lauderdale
2 reviews
5.0
2 reviews
Dined on April 8, 2023
overall5food5service5ambience4
Excellent food and service
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OpenTable Diner
Philadelphia
12 reviews
vip
2.0
12 reviews
Dined on April 8, 2023
overall2food3service2ambience4
The food is decent, but nothing out of the ordinary. The service kinda sucks. They are friendly, but not very attentive. You have to chase them to fill your water glass. They forget to put in your order. Instead of offering something else, the waiter just shrugged his shoulders.- “sorry , my bad”. I just left hungry. Maybe they don't really care, because the 20% tip is already included so regardless how much they try - they get paid the same. For the amount of money this place charges for three small empanadas, they can definitely do better.
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Bland
New York Area
1 review
2.0
1 review
Dined on April 5, 2023
overall2food3service2ambience4
We have been to Jose Andres restaurants before and loved them. His cookbooks are great. This was an exception. While the food looked beautiful, it was bland. The waiter was patronizing. Given the price point, it was very disappointing.
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OpenTable Diner
Milwaukee
1 review
5.0
1 review
Dined on April 4, 2023
overall5food5service5ambience4
I brought my daughter here for a dinner while on spring break and our server made her night extra special.
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OpenTable Diner
Los Angeles
2 reviews
vip
1.0
2 reviews
Dined on March 31, 2023
overall1food1service1ambience1
Rude hostess. Not worth the time or money. Too many other great restaurants in Miami Beach.
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Snowboarder
Denver
10 reviews
5.0
10 reviews
Dined on March 30, 2023
overall5food5service5ambience5
Incredible service by Luis Food was awesome as always with Jose Andres restaurants
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OpenTable Diner
Charlotte
1 review
5.0
1 review
Dined on March 26, 2023
overall5food5service5ambience5
We had a wonderful evening with exceptional food and presentation. Julio, our server, went above and beyond to ensure our experience. Grand hospitality!!!
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TawnyJ
New York Area
5 reviews
5.0
5 reviews
Dined on March 25, 2023
overall5food5service5ambience5
food and service were excellent, would highly recommend
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EllenP
Toronto
90 reviews
vip
4.0
90 reviews
Dined on March 22, 2023
overall4food5service5ambience3
This was a delicious, creative, beautiful five star dining experience next to a 3 star loud hotel pool party. Every time the door opened, the electronic music blasted into the dining room. A curtain or screen of some kind would have been better to also prevent the distraction of a train of people in and out, like a simple pipe and drape. The service was excellent and the dishes were outstanding.
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JPW76
Fort Lauderdale
25 reviews
vip
5.0
25 reviews
Dined on March 21, 2023
overall5food5service5ambience5
What an incredible experience! Every time we eat at one of Jose’s restaurants we are blown away by the execution of the food, quality of ingredients and impeccable service. Absolutely worth every penny!
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OpenTable Diner
New York Area
3 reviews
vip
3.0
3 reviews
Dined on March 15, 2023
overall3food4service4ambience2
Jamón croquetas were disappointing.. Menu is unduly complicated and strangely organized.
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Elisa
New York Area
3 reviews
vip
5.0
3 reviews
Dined on March 12, 2023
overall5food5service5ambience5
We had a wonderful dinner. Excellent service. Beautiful presentation.
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MarioMontoto
Exclusive
28 reviews
vip
5.0
28 reviews
Dined on March 8, 2023
overall5food5service5ambience5
EXCELENTE….SOLO ME PREOCUPO QUE ME COMENTARON QUE ESTRAIAN CERRANDO EL LOCAL…SIEMPRE,QUE VENIMOS A MIAMI,ES CASI UN “CLÁSICO”, IR A CENAR AL “BAZAAR”…!!!
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OpenTable Diner
New York Area
2 reviews
vip
1.0
2 reviews
Dined on March 7, 2023
overall1food2service1ambience3
Absolutely overpriced for a solid C- meal. Went to the opening of Bazaar in LA years ago and this experience is nothing short of taking a concept and running it into the ground.
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MaryA
Kansas City
6 reviews
vip
5.0
6 reviews
Dined on March 3, 2023
overall5food5service5ambience5
What an incredible experience! The service was impeccable and the food outstanding. We sat outside and it was a little loud, but the energy was electric. Our main server was attentive, knowledgeable, and his recommendations were spot on. The prices for South Beach were not a surprise (as can be the case); and we three agreed every penny was well spent. We will return.
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Safety precautions

Cleaning & sanitizing
- Surfaces sanitized between seatings
- Digital, disposable or sanitized menu provided
- Common areas deep-cleaned daily
Physical distancing
- Limited number of seated diners

Screening
- Sick staff prohibited in the workplace

FAQs

El Cielo at the SLS South Beach is rated 4.6 stars by 4043 OpenTable diners.

Yes, you can generally book this restaurant by choosing the date, time and party size on OpenTable.

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Party Size

2 people

DateTime

Oct 4, 2023

7:00 PM

Booked 5 times today

Google Map for El Cielo at the SLS South Beach

1701 Collins Ave., Miami Beach, FL 33139

Additional information

Cross street
17th Street
Neighborhood
South Beach
Hours of operation
Daily 6:00 pm–11:00 pm
Cuisines
Colombian, Latin American, South American
Dining style
Casual Elegant
Dress code
Smart Casual
Parking details
Valet parking is available at the SLS Hotel 25$ per vehicle
Payment options
AMEX, Diners Club, Discover, Mastercard, Visa
Executive chef
Juan Manuel Barrientos
Additional
Banquet, Bar/Lounge, Beer, Cocktails, Corkage Fee, Counter Seating, Entertainment, Full Bar, Gluten-free Options, Late Night, Outdoor Smoking Area, Patio/Outdoor Dining, Patio/Outdoor Dining, Private Room, View, Weekend Brunch, Wheelchair Access, Wine

Website
https://book.ennismore.com/hotels/sls-hotels/south-beach/dining/elcielo
Phone number
(305) 455-2999
Catering
Catering offers elcielo's award-winning Colombian cuisine by Michelin Starred Chef Juan Manuel Barrientos. For intimate dinners at home, meetings at the office or elaborate parties just about anywhere. Customize your event with tray-passed service, seated dinners, or chef’s stations. We can do it all! Contact Denise.Andino@slshotels.com for details
Private party facilities
From intimate to grand, let Events & Catering plan your perfect event at Elcielo. The Elcielo at the SLS South Beach accommodates up to 400 guests with design by Philippe Starck, on-site and off-site catering, custom menus by Michelin Starred award-winning chef Juan Manuel Barrientos, and premium mixology.
Private party contact
sbe Events & Catering: (305) 455-2994

El Cielo at the SLS South Beach

Make a reservation

Private dining

Additional information

Popular dishes

Foie Gras PB & J

Watermelon and Tomato Skewers

Kueh Pai Ti

Menu

What 4,043 people are saying

Overall ratings and reviews

Safety precautions

Cleaning & sanitizing

Physical distancing

Screening

FAQs

How is El Cielo at the SLS South Beach restaurant rated?

Is El Cielo at the SLS South Beach currently accepting reservations?

Make a reservation

Additional information