Seafood / Stone Crab · South Beach · James Beard America's Classics, Historic Miami landmark
Opened 1913 on the south tip of Miami Beach — the definitive stone-crab institution and arguably Miami's most famous restaurant. Only open during stone-crab season (October–May). Walk-in only; 2-hour ...
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Estiatorio Milos
Greek / Seafood · South of Fifth · Michelin Recommended
Costas Spiliadis's Greek-seafood classic at the south tip of South Beach — whole fish on ice, a legendary Greek salad, and a dining room that anchors one of Miami Beach's most high-end blocks.
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Amara at Paraiso
Latin American / Seafood · Edgewater
Michael Schwartz's waterfront restaurant on Biscayne Bay in Edgewater, part of the James Beard–winning chef's Miami portfolio. A wood-hearth-centered menu rooted in Latin American traditions with one ...
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Mignonette
Seafood / Oyster Bar · Edgewater
Daniel Serfer's oyster-focused seafood restaurant in Edgewater — a renovated mid-century gas station that became one of Miami's best raw-bar programs. Florida Keys snapper, stone crabs in season, and ...
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Klaw Miami
Seafood / Steakhouse · Edgewater
A multi-level seafood and steak destination inside the former Miami Women's Club — one of the Biscayne waterfront's more theatrical restaurants. A rooftop bar with bay views crowns the building.
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Stiltsville Fish Bar
Seafood · Sunset Harbour
Jeff McInnis and Janine Booth's Sunset Harbour seafood restaurant, named after Biscayne Bay's stilt-house community. Whole fish, a daily raw bar, and a conch fritter that's a consensus Miami pick. Fam...
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La Camaronera Fish Market
Cuban / Seafood · Little Havana · JBF America's Classics 2020 — Little Havana 1976 fish market
The Garcia family's 1976 West Flagler fish market and sandwich counter — a James Beard America's Classics award recipient, a counter-service Cuban-seafood menu that has barely moved in 50 years, and t...
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Ensenada
Coastal Mexican · MiMo
MiMo's Baja-style coastal Mexican — Brad Kilgore's protégés running the kitchen, charred-grouper tostadas, salsa macha that drinks itself, and an octopus al pastor that deserves the destination drive.
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Garcia's Seafood Grille & Fish Market
Seafood · Miami River
A decades-old family-run seafood shack on the Miami River where the fish arrives off the boat and goes straight to the grill. Plastic chairs, water views, and a fish market storefront attached — the M...
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Paya
Caribbean / Southeast Asian · Miami Beach
Tropical flavors and island influences with crab cakes, coconut wahoo ceviche, and a menu that weaves Southeast Asian technique with Caribbean heart. Vibrant Miami Beach room.