Island hopping

Paya (South Beach)

RESTAURANTS • First Word

The Skinny: Last fall, homegrown chef Niven Patel opened his first foray into South Beach’s restaurant scene, Paya, an ode to island cooking spanning the Caribbean, Southeast Asia, and Spain. As Miami diners have come to expect from Patel, there’s a focus on seasonal, hyperlocal sourcing with ingredients cultivated on his own Sou…