Motek, the Miami all-day Mediterranean café, is expanding north with a new Fort Lauderdale location, the brand announced on Instagram this week. The operator is targeting a November 2026 opening — and frames it as the brand's first venture into Broward County.
The specific address has not been disclosed. The operator's post identifies the space only as "a highly sought-after oceanfront space" in Fort Lauderdale, with no street address, square footage, lease terms, or project team confirmed publicly.
The concept traveling north is the same all-day café program that built Motek's Miami following: an Eastern Mediterranean menu built around shakshuka, schnitzel, kebabs, fresh hummus, and house-made pastries. The brand says it has drawn a loyal South Florida audience at its existing Miami locations, and the Fort Lauderdale outpost is expected to carry the full menu.
The operator's language — "first venture into the market" — positions this as a deliberate Broward entry rather than a routine secondary location. Broward County presents a specific calculus for Miami hospitality groups: close enough to share supplier and staffing networks, distinct enough to require an independent customer base. An oceanfront Fort Lauderdale address, if it materializes as described, carries real-estate weight; waterfront restaurant spaces in the city attract competitive interest and command premium lease terms.
No architect, interior program, or lease structure has been announced. The next disclosure to watch is a confirmed street address and a project team — details that will clarify whether this is a conversion of an existing restaurant space or a new-construction tenant deal, and how seriously to take the November 2026 window.
