Steven M. Kamali

Steven M. Kamali is one of hospitality’s foremost experts living in New York City. He was born in Roslyn, New York in 1981. The son of Iranian Jews who had immigrated to Long Island, he grew up in a traditional Jewish community and environment. Steven M. Kamali started his business career in college creating a website advertising area restaurants and ran a sports-betting operation, hiring fraternity members to take wagers. Steven got his real estate start at the age of 21, working as a top commercial broker at Besen & Associates, then as Director of Acquisitions for Morris Moinian. He founded his own restaurant brokerage firm, Stevens & Company, in 2002, followed by the creation of Steven Kamali Hospitality in 2007. Steven has one daughter, Juliette Lake, with wife Michele Devon Kamali, owner of boutique interior design firm, Lavender & Plum. Steven and Michele live in a loft in Manhattan’s trendy Soho neighborhood and spend their summers in the Hamptons.



Steven Kamali Hospitality
Steven Kamali Hospitality is a full-service advisory and asset management company, offering innovative, strategic counsel to hospitality, restaurant, entertainment, and nightlife clients. Solutions include conceptualizing and implementing unique food-and-beverage concepts, real-estate scouting and brokerage, brand development, creative marketing, trend forecasting, and logistical assistance. Working with clients at the intersection of hospitality, restaurants and nightlife, Steven has skillfully advised partners on some of the most successful, high-profile projects in New York and beyond.

Noteworthy Operations
In addition to offering consulting and advisory services to clients, Steven M. Kamali is an owner and operator of the most sought-after boutique resorts across the East End of Long Island, including The Surf Lodge, Capri and Ruschmeyer's.

The Surf Lodge A laid back yet elegant hangout where Chef Sam Talbot, food and beverage executive at Morgans Hotel Group’s Mondrian Soho, helms the kitchen. Rooms and public areas at The Surf Lodge have a subtle surf theme running through them. White washed walls, sun bleached pine flooring, outsized photos, and artwork from surfers, surf lovers, and all things beach. turned inside-out: eye-to-eye with yourself in the expanse, you are suddenly aware of solidarity in an environment not your own. But cross the connected rope bridge, hands clasped on a railing ten feet in the air, and you’re made an invisible viewer of that same

Capri a chic 30-room summer hideaway featuring the Bathing Club, a lushly landscaped oasis hidden in the heart of Southampton. With a myriad of gardens, daybeds, and sun-soaked lounge chairs, it is an all-day escape from reality. Also enjoy the world-renowned Nobu restaurant where Chef Nobu Matsuhisa displays his legendary dishes, such as Black Cod with Miso and Yellowtail Jalapeno., and a posh Cynthia Rowley boutique which includes a range of items from the designer’s collection of women’s wear, shoes, handbags, eyewear, legwear, jewelry, and a selection of Mr. Powers men’s wear to Rowley/Roxy wetsuits and prints from Exhibition A.

Ruschmeyer’s Ruschmeyer’s evokes memories of a nautical adult summer camp and features culinary darling Fat Radish. The recently renovated guestrooms circle a central lawn featuring a teepee and grills, while a sand-filled pool serves as an open-air beer garden. Much like summer camp, your time at Ruschmeyer's centers around a slew of activities—from ping pong to kite boarding, paddle boarding to yoga, balsa-wood planes to bubbles, there's a little something for everyone.