Finally, entrepreneur, Xavier Murrofo is ready to share his favorite dishes from the contemporary and bustling spot located in Wynwood.

And it's called Doya.

Hello, this is Erhan Kostepen.

I'm the executive chef.

I'm the partner of Doya Restaurant.

The concept is Doya is about sharing small plates.

So, we like very large tables in the restaurant and we do have a lot of small plates to share and to enjoy with friends and family.

The modern Aegean concept is all about very fresh ingredients.

First of all, we use the best olive oil in the world.

Secondly, every item here that you see is made fresh daily.

We have a lot of vegan, a lot of vegetarian options.

On top of it, all the hot dishes we cook, we cook it either with wood or we cook with charcoal.

Wynwood is an amazing community.

People love each other here.

All the restaurants like very friendly.

We love each other.

We want people to feel like they're at home.

So, the pillows that we bring all the way from Turkey, the tables also, we create our own tables, large size tables.

The furniture, every single furniture came from Turkey at the same time as well.

I make sure I sit it, couple hours, enjoy my dish, and then make sure people gonna enjoy it at the same time as well.

I think Doya is all about love.

We cook love here.

We mix love here.

We serve love here.

And we just love what we do.

I think Doya is love.

So Xavier, tell me about Doya.

I love Doya.

I love Doya.

I was in Turkey for a month and when I came back, Doya just about opened up.

So, not that I wanted Turkish food 'cause I was there for a month.

So, I wanted no more Turkish food.

But about a month Don't you think it was about time though, that we have Turkish food in Miami?

Yeah, and it's a gorgeous spot, aesthetically.

Yeah, it's beautiful.

It is just a gorgeous place.

The garden.

Huge.

The garden, and if you look at the bar, the bar is huge.

It feels like you are in some big hotel in New York and you see this bar and it's a place in Wynwood.

You know, their cocktails are great.

Very authentic.

I have a question because it gets really busy, you know?

Yes, go ahead.

And the area gets really busy.

Yes.

So, how was it for you when you arrived?

It was very busy.

I did make a reservation, but I still had to wait.

I have to say the hostess was very kind.

The line was very long, which was great for them.

Was very happy for them.

Of course.

But you know, we had to wait.

What was your first impression?

I thought it was small when I walked in and then I kept walking.

I'm like, it's huge.

It keeps on going.

It couldn't stop going.

And then we sat in the garden.

Garden was beautiful.

I mean, it was just such a comfy, beautiful feeling.

Alright, let's talk about food.

What did you have this last time you went?

I had, forget the proper name.

It has a odd name on the menu.

It was basically a caviar type of spread.

It was a fish roe spread.

Oh, taramasalata.

Don't curse at me.

We're having a good day.

Okay?

Taramasalata!

That was very good.

Very refreshing.

I liked the breads that they gave with it.

They were Flatbread.

[Marjory] Let's just call it flatbread.

[Xavier] It wasn't a flatbread.

It was a very hard, almost like a long crouton.

Okay.

That was the best example I could give you.

They also gave you some flatbread, but it didn't come with that dish.

And what I found very interesting, and I've never seen this before on a menu, she recommended this to me, the waitress.

She goes, "You need to try the baby chicken wings."

And I go, "Baby chicken wings?"

You know, and she brought them out.

They were very, very well-seasoned.

For dessert I had the baklava.

Don't ask me if it was Turkish or Greek.

Don't ask.

Yeah, it was very thin.

Marjory, what did you have?

So, we had the seafood salad.

Okay.

Which was very good.

I mean, tons of flavor.

We had the hummus that was also really good.

We had the shrimp, the butterflied shrimp that they put it the wood fire.

That was very tasty.

It was a little hard to remove 'cause you couldn't really Oh, because it comes in the shell.

It comes in the shell.

It was really difficult to remove, but it was really good.

Well, use your finger.

Yeah, I mean, you know, I used the fork.

Come on.

But after a while my You eat your chicken wings with a fork too.

This is very odd.

I'm worried about this person.

That's what you ask a little bit of a hot towel for.

Anything else?

For entree we had the lamb, which was very good.

And what did you have?

Oh, we had the roasted beet.

Yep.

Which was great.

We ordered a bean salad, which I honestly did not enjoy.

Now, the waiter should have said, "The beans are not cooked."

They're soaked overnight, so they're a little harder.

Okay, yeah.

It's okay, but the flavor?

The flavor of it was great.

And the freshness was there.

Okay.

The sumac, the onions, perfect.

Okay.

We just, we were expecting something.

Of course.

Of course, you expected It happens.

You know, it happens.

We had a halloumi salad, which was great.

Good.

And fresh, simple grilled halloumi.

And then main course we had the whole branzino, which we love.

How'd you like it?

I loved it.

You like it?

It was a nice portion.

I'm not a fan of branzino.

Not a fan.

Look, you something.

It's more really fish.

Yeah.

Something, you're with a person and sometimes they really want a just plain, grilled fish and fine.

Eh, you know, it was simple.

But that's what we were expecting and that's what we wanted that night.

Good.

It came with a nice lemon olive oil.

Good.

Which we poured on.

It was very, it was flaking.

It was great.

It was fresh, we loved it.

Any Turkish coffee?

No.

No.

My husband had the tea.

He said it was very good.

And I had a martini.

It had a little apple in it, which was very, it wasn't an apple martini, but it had like, the taste of, it was very strong.

So, let's talk about prices.

What do we think?

Marjory?

Reasonable.

Reasonable for the area.

I mean for Miami, yeah.

For Miami.

I didn't find it, I found it very normal.

Very typical.

Nothing out of this world.

No.

Easy it to find?

Easy it to find.

Parking, I think they have a valet, right?

They have valet.

Valets outside.

Yeah.

All depends on the time of day you go.

Yeah.

Yeah.

Okay.

Well, Xavier, this was your pick.

So, sum it up for me please.

Fantastic, consistent, good ambiance, great food, great scene, great everything, I love it.

I agree, I mean, it's just a very chic, really, you know, trendy type place.

A great place to have a party.

Wonderful.

A great place for a party, birthday.

Nice tapas.

You can share, you can have it with a glass of wine or cocktail, fun.

Perfect.

Well, for a fresh and vibrant meze meal, you can visit Doya, located at 347 Northwest 24th Street in Miami.

They're open daily for lunch and dinner.

Reservations are accepted where the average price for dinner without drinks is about $75.