Anako brings modern Filipino cooking to Little River, Miami
Miami New Times and Hoodline reported on 5 November that chefs Leicel Ros and Nancy Dominguez opened Anako, a modern Filipino restaurant in Little River, on 22 October, with Axios Miami publishing a 6 November tasting of its family-style menu.
Miami New Times reported on 5 November 2026 that modern Filipino restaurant Anako has opened in Little River, Miami, helmed by chefs Leicel Ros and Nancy Dominguez, the couple behind Sili at Wynwood's 1-800-Lucky food hall.
Hoodline likewise reported on 5 November that Anako opened on 22 October in Little River with partner Nidal Barake, and Axios Miami published a 6 November tasting note framing Anako as a modern Filipino neighbourhood restaurant from the Sili team.
Chefs and name
According to Miami New Times, Ros was born in the Philippines and raised in Virginia Beach, while Dominguez grew up in East Hollywood with Guatemalan heritage. Dominguez runs the kitchen and Ros oversees front-of-house service and hospitality.
Miami New Times and Hoodline said the name Anako combines the Tagalog words "anak ko," meaning "my child," a phrase Ros's mother uses. Ros said both chefs see the restaurant as a way to honor their immigrant parents.
Opening menu
Miami New Times highlighted pork-and-shrimp lumpia, kinilaw crudo and oxtail kare-kare among early hits, with kare-kare built on Ros's mother's recipe of slow-braised oxtail, peanut curry, Romano beans, okra and bagoong.
Axios Miami described ordering Palengke Salad, Chili Prawn Noodles and Kare Kare family-style, praising the slow-braised oxtail and peanut curry sauce, and noted the fermented shrimp paste served on the side.
What comes next
Miami New Times and Hoodline reported plans to add about ten more dishes, introduce a four-seat chef's table with a set multicourse menu and optional wine pairing, and open a back room later, with no dates announced for those additions.
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- Miami New Times on 5 November 2026 reported that Anako, a modern Filipino restaurant in Little River, Miami, is helmed by chefs Leicel Ros and Nancy Dominguez, formerly of Sili at Wynwood's 1-800-Lucky food hall, with partner Nidal Barake, and debuted on 22 October 2026.
- Miami New Times said Ros was born in the Philippines and raised in Virginia Beach; Dominguez runs the kitchen while Ros oversees front-of-house; the name combines Tagalog "anak ko" meaning "my child"; early dishes include pork-and-shrimp lumpia, kinilaw crudo and oxtail kare-kare based on Ros's mother's recipe.
- Hoodline on 5 November 2026 confirmed the 22 October Little River opening, the chefs' roles, the anak ko naming, and plans for about ten more dishes, a four-seat chef's table and a later back room with no dates announced.
- Axios Miami on 6 November 2026 described Anako as a modern Filipino neighbourhood restaurant from the Sili team and reported tasting Palengke Salad, Chili Prawn Noodles and Kare Kare with peanut curry sauce and fermented shrimp paste on the side.
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