New Tigertail + Mary restaurant to open in May

James Beard Award-winning chef-restaurateur Michael Schwartz announced his newest restaurant, Tigertail + Mary, will open in May at 3321 Mary Street at Tigertail Avenue. He calls is "a lush neighborhood retreat for fresh, vegetable-forward American cooking."

Harry’s Pizzeria’s on McFarlane Road is another successful restaurant created by Schwartz.

“Coconut Grove feels good I think because it doesn’t try too hard to be something. It is consistently, 100 percent itself, full of good energy and honesty. Food should be this way, too,” explains Schwartz. “We’ve always embraced this notion as a restaurant group, and as we’ve grown, it has become an extremely important lens that defines our Genuine approach in each new space we inhabit. For us it’s about food that is unhindered in its sincerity to the ingredient and the way we want guests to feel welcome when they join us.  Being in the Grove in many ways reminds us of what we aspire to be, and creating this restaurant and the dining experience has been an affirmation of our commitment to know ourselves better and be who we are. We’re having fun making good food and making a place our neighbors can feel good calling home.”

Tigertail + Mary’s offers seating for 120, including bar, main dining room, private dining room and outdoor patio. The front lawn opens up to neighborhood streets and homes.  Textured fabrics and natural materials in the design develop the relaxed feeling of the outside environment in the dining room, and the open kitchen with hearth and charcoal grill conjures a welcoming feeling.

The restaurant opens in mid-May and will offer breakfast bakery items from its walk-up café with seating at tables in the park, lunch, dinner and brunch.