Every December, Miami fills up with people running the same loop — the fair, the line, the party they were told to be at, a $28 cocktail eaten standing up. It's a lot of looking and not much tasting.
Ate Basel runs the other way. It's a curated culinary journey through the Miami that locals actually eat in: Cuban, Haitian, Jamaican, Thai, Nikkei, Filipino, Amazonian. Six tables across three days — chosen, not filled — threaded through the art and the culture that make this week worth the flight.
One group. Every reservation, ride and detail handled before you land — so the only thing you have to do is book your room and show up hungry.
What the three days hold
Here's the shape of it.
Some have been feeding Miami for decades. Others opened this year. All of them scouted in person, and all of them with time to linger.
A welcome dinner party opens the weekend, and the party after it is open to Satellite List holders — come meet the room whether or not you're doing the whole weekend. A send-off brunch closes things out for guests. Gifting at both ends.
Fair access plus the satellite shows, studios and murals that don't make the official map — paced so you're never rushing a meal to make a viewing.
One dinner built for us specifically, and one hosted party. Not a reservation — an evening that only exists because you're here.
Every seat is chosen. Guests are curated for the group rather than first-come, and how many of us there are is part of the surprise — who's at the table matters as much as what's on it.
Deco lines, Ocean Drive
Golden hour, every hour
Six tables, three days
Where you'll stay
Ate Basel is the food, the art and the group — not the mattress. Keeping lodging out means you stay where you actually want to, at the price that works for you, on your own points if you have them. Locals just go home.
What you get from us is the shortlist: properties we've stayed in or scouted, at three different price points, all within reach of where we're eating. Confirmed guests get the list, the rates we've negotiated where we've managed it, and a nudge to book early — Basel week fills up.
Recommended stays sent with your application
Lodging and flights are yours to book.
Two ways in
By invitation
The full three days, hosted end to end. Tables, transport and programming handled, and a shortlist of where to stay. Guests are selected — request an invitation and we'll be in touch with the itinerary, pricing and what to expect.
Open to everyone
Can't join us at the table? Take the intel. The Satellite List is our little black book for Basel week — where to eat, what's worth your night, and the perks we've negotiated on your behalf.
The Satellite List
Built from the same scouting that shaped the private itinerary — the places we walked into, ate at and vouched for.
Tier one
$39one-time, yours to keep
Tier two · everything in tier one, plus
$75one-time, valid all December
The Satellite List goes on sale ahead of Basel week. Register your interest below and you'll get first access, plus early-bird pricing before it opens publicly.
Perks are single-use and valid for one person per perk — one pass, one redemption at each partner. Travelling with someone? They'll need their own.
Partners, sponsors and collaborators
Tell us what you're working with and we'll send the deck, the rate card and the dates that are still open.
Start a conversationRegister
Pick the one that fits. Everything lands with Felicia directly, and you'll hear back personally.