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Motek and Sesame Bakery will open this fall in Midtown Miami, replacing Valerie Chang’s closed Maty’s and Itamae Ao spaces.
Olee Fowler
09.12.25
When Maty’s, the Peruvian restaurant from James Beard Award winner Valerie Chang, closed earlier this year, it left a void in Midtown. The shared space at 3255 NE First Ave. housed both Maty’s and her brother Nando’s omakase counter, Itamae Ao.
Now, the address is being split between two new tenants: Motek will move into the former Maty’s dining room, and its sister bakery, Sesame, will take over the adjoining Itamae Ao side. Both are expected to open sometime this fall, though no date has been announced. (By the way, check out New Times‘ 8 Most-Anticipated Miami Fall Restaurant Openings.)