February 25, 2008

Fin-ish Line

Por Fin Opens

We’ve seen you — flirting with us from that Coral Gables corner.

Those Mediterranean walls, that tile roof, the second-floor balcony. You made us want it but never put out.

Until now: Por Fin opens today — at last (fitting for a restaurant whose name means “finally”).

We know you’re still taking things slow, only accepting reservations. But after almost a year’s wait, you’re letting us gaze upon your buttery leather chairs and laze about on the sexy sofas in the upstairs lounge.

You deliver what we crave: Spanish-Mediterranean cuisine, like bacalao (cod fritters) with Romesco sauce, sea bass with tomato confit and leak chips, tender braised short ribs, and Eggs at Por Fin (homemade potato crisps, mashed potatoes, Serrano ham, and truffle oil).

Not to mention paella (Catalan style), a list of feisty Spanish wines, and a dessert called Caribbean Passion with passion fruit cream and coconut foam.

Finally, some action on the corner.

Por Fin, 2500 Ponce de Leon Boulevard, Coral Gables (305-441-0107).