About CVI.CHE 105
CVI.CHE 105 opened on NE 3rd Avenue downtown in 2008 and has become the benchmark Peruvian neighbourhood restaurant in Miami under chef Juan Chipoco, who has been repeatedly featured in Bon Appétit and Food & Wine for the ceviche programme. The dining room has expanded twice and now seats approximately 200 across two floors.
The menu runs 12 ceviches — including the signature 'CVI.CHE 105' with leche de tigre, red onion, and sweet potato — plus a full secondary menu of tiraditos, anticuchos, causas, and three variations on lomo saltado. Dinners land $55-95 per person. The bar pours 45 pisco labels and a rotating pisco-sour programme with six flavour variations.
The dining room is bright-modern-Peruvian — high ceilings, azulejo-tiled walls, an open ceviche bar visible to every table, and a soundtrack that leans Latin-contemporary rather than restaurant-ambient. The service is knowledgeable about the ceviche progression and will pace a three-course dinner across an hour and forty-five minutes.
Best Occasion Fit
CVI.CHE 105 is a first-date restaurant for daters who want a substantive meal without overcommitting. The shared-ceviche format, the 200-seat scale, and the accessible pricing let a two-hour first date run its natural arc without forcing anyone into a tasting-menu commitment.
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