Dinner beneath the foliage

A tantalizing new approach to dining

The Bâoli dinner starts with the room: luscious foliage, velvet chairs and tropical textures, with outside tables and fully enclosed seating so the garden mood survives any forecast. The kitchen draws on the spirit of Southeast Asia filtered through the elegance of the South of France — the house photography says it plainly, from sashimi and nigiri boxes to caviar-topped bites and dessert poured tableside. The full à la carte menu is served from 7 pm to 1 am, which means dinner at Bâoli does not have to end when most kitchens in Miami Beach close — it just slides toward the bar.