Our Story
Cheers, l’chaim, ¡salud!
Bringing regional Israeli flavors with eclectic global palates
At Branja, predictability and stuffiness are replaced by a heightened sense of excitement and authenticity. All will feel immediately at home and our ongoing attention to detail transports visitors to different flavors of time and space.
masterChef Aviv
The creative mastermind and flavor rebel, Tom Aviv.
Chef Tom Aviv continues to impress the culinary community, not afraid to take risks and incorporate classic spices in completely unexpected ways. Born and raised in Tel Aviv, he broke onto the Israeli food scene after his incredible win of “MasterChef” in 2016 with no formal culinary training.
Tom has also appeared on several television programs, and and went on to spearhead the openings of five very different and hugely successful culinary concepts. Aviv has also launched collaborations with global brands such as Audi, OMEGA, Adidas and Samsung, and even created his own premium knives collection with Arcosteel, the international brand loved by chefs.
The ever-creative Aviv brings to life fresh and unparalleled concepts using simple yet elevated ingredients, whipping up a mélange of his native regional dishes with flavors and techniques informed by his world travels and his limitless imagination.
The experience
A high-vibe culinary and cultural expedition
Branja is a carefully curated space where we do more than simply enjoy food—we also digest conversation and tradition while we savor the aesthetics of our surroundings subconsciously.
With the concept of breaking bread together as a centerfold, the menu has been curated based on the idea of shareability. Chef Aviv constantly infuses his native regional dishes with ingredients and methods influenced by his travels and advised by his limitless imagination.
Destino Branja
Have you grabbed your boarding pass yet?
Explore Tel Aviv, in the heart of Miami.
In the semi-open outdoor dining room, guests sit at hand-crafted terrazzo-top tables and reclaimed synagogue benches, as they take in the aromatic spices that fill the air, the familiar sounds of an Israeli market and retro art vignettes, representing neighborhoods of Tel Aviv. Branja’s look and feel makes a statement of genuine shalom — elegant and oblique, to any and all.
The ever-creative Aviv brings to life fresh and unparalleled concepts using simple yet elevated ingredients, whipping up a mélange of his native regional dishes with flavors and techniques informed by his world travels and his limitless imagination.