The Aventura Dance Academy and Aventura's own junior ballet company, Arts Ballet Theatre, are located on the east side along with the rapidly expanding Gold Coast Cruises. An extraordinary open-air shopping, dining and entertainment center, Loehmann's Fashion Island offers customers a distinctive collection of fine gift, fashion and home furnishing boutiques, live entertainment of all types and a variety of dining venues. All of this in an intimate, casual setting with colorful, fresh flowers under bright canopies surrounded by sidewalk cafes. Body 2 Body carries a complete line of unusual candles and scents, including Creed from Britain's Royal Family. The International Jewelry Exchange features over 50 jewelers under one roof and now is in two locations.
Fashion stores offer everything from resort wear to evening wear, even exclusive European designers.
For the home, there are custom furnishings, interior design services, hand painted furniture and an eclectic collection of rustic looking furnishings. Dining choices include the recently opened Fish 54 from the popular owner of Mezzanotte, and Carpaccia and Prezzo's with their delicious Italian cuisine. Ruby Tuesday offers a complete selection of food and Fuji Hana has Japanese delights. Among the 60 stores at the Promenade, several new stores opened including Bagatelle, Power Smoothie and one of Aventura's newest and most popular restaurants, Trattoria, Romanza. Fashion, home furnishings, health, personal, medical and professional services for the entire family are available.