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Chilled Florida stone crab claws with mustard sauce, served on shaved ice from October 15 to May 1, the dish that defines Joe's Stone Crab and Miami's stone crab season.
Joe Weiss opened Joe's in 1913 on Miami Beach as a small lunch counter; the stone crab arrived in 1921 when a Harvard ichthyologist suggested the crabs could be boiled and chilled. Florida law allows only one claw per crab to be harvested; the crab regrows the lost claw and is returned to the water. Joe's Stone Crab opens for the season every October 15.
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Joe's Stone Crab in Miami Beach is the 1913 South of Fifth seafood cathedral, serving chilled stone crab claws with mustard sauce from October 15 to May 1.
OrderJumbo or large stone crab claws with the mustard sauce and a side of creamed spinach.
TipNo reservations for dinner; arrive by 5pm or use the take-away counter next door for the same claws to-go.
Garcia's Seafood Grille in downtown Miami is the half-century-old Miami River fish house at 398 NW North River Drive, with a takeaway market attached.
OrderWhole fried snapper with a side of yellow rice and beans.
TipSit on the river deck and watch the working boats unload. Cash and card both work; reservations accepted.
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