The best seafood restaurants in Miami: river fish shacks, raw bars and the white-tablecloth fish
Where to eat seafood in Miami: Miami River fish houses, a Grove raw bar, a Flagler fish counter, rooftop seafood and the Greek fish room.
En corto
- Off the boat: Garcia's on the Miami River: family fish market and grille, mahi sandwich $16.
- Raw bar at sunset: Monty's in Coconut Grove: oysters and stone crabs at happy hour, weekdays 4 to 7 pm.
- Cheap and quick: La Camaronera on West Flagler for a fried fish sandwich, lunch most days.
- Big night: Estiatorio Milos in South of Fifth or Area 31 on a 16th-floor rooftop.
- Stone crabs: In season October 15 to May 1; Joe's on Washington Avenue is the classic.
For fish that came in on the restaurant's own boats, eat on the Miami River at Garcia's or Casablanca; for a raw bar with a bay breeze, Monty's; and for a dressed-up fish dinner, Milos or Area 31.
Miami seafood restaurants, side by side
| Place | Where | Best for | Hours we could confirm |
|---|---|---|---|
| Garcia's Seafood Grille & Fish Market | 398 NW North River Dr, Miami River | Local fish on the river, fish sandwiches | Not posted on its site; call before you go |
| Casablanca Seafood Bar & Grill | 400 NW North River Dr, Miami River | Whole fish and a weekday 2x1 happy hour | Mon to Thu and Sun noon to 10 pm, Fri and Sat to 11 pm |
| Monty's Raw Bar | 2550 S Bayshore Dr, Coconut Grove | Oysters, peel-and-eat shrimp, live music | Site lists 11:30 am to 10 pm, Fri and Sat to 11 pm |
| La Camaronera | 1952 W Flagler St | A fast fried-fish lunch | Sun to Thu 11:30 am to 4 pm, Fri and Sat to 8:30 pm |
| CVI.CHE 105 | 105 NE 3rd Ave, downtown | Peruvian ceviche | Listings disagree; check its site |
| Area 31 | 270 Biscayne Blvd Way, 16th floor | Seafood with a river and bay view | Dinner Sun to Thu 6 to 10 pm, Fri and Sat to 11 pm |
| Estiatorio Milos | 730 1st St, Miami Beach | Greek-style whole fish, a long lunch | Lunch noon to 3 pm daily, dinner from 5:30 pm; Saturday noon to midnight |
| Joe's Stone Crab | 11 Washington Ave, Miami Beach | Stone crabs in season | Lunch Wed to Sun 11:30 am to 2:30 pm, dinner from 5 pm daily |
Casablanca adds an 18% service charge to every check. Garcia's and Milos price whole fish and stone crabs at market price, so ask before you order.
Restaurant websites (garciasmiami.com, casablancaseafood.com, montysrawbar.com, lacamaronera.com, area31restaurant.com, estiatoriomilos.com, joesstonecrab.com), checked October 2026
The Miami River fish houses
The most Miami way to eat seafood is on the working stretch of the Miami River, just west of downtown, where the fish houses sell from their own boats. Garcia's Seafood Grille & Fish Market at 398 NW North River Drive has been family-owned for more than 50 years and still runs a retail fish market next to the dining room. The menu is short on fuss: a mahi-mahi sandwich is $16 and a grouper sandwich $20, either grilled, blackened or fried. The whole yellowtail snapper, which the menu calls the dish, is at market price. Conch fritters are $20 and cracked conch $22; conch chowder is a Tuesday special and lobster bisque a Saturday one.
Casablanca Seafood Bar & Grill is next door at 400 NW North River Drive. It says its fish comes in daily on its own boats and it has more than 30 years in the seafood trade. It opens at noon every day and stays open until 10 pm, or 11 pm on Friday and Saturday. Happy hour is Monday to Friday from 3 to 7 pm with a two-for-one offer. Know the catch before the check arrives: an 18% service charge is added to all checks.
Neither place is fancy, and that is the point. You sit over brown river water with tugboats and fishing boats going past, a few minutes from Brickell's towers.
Monty's Raw Bar
A tiki-roofed bar and restaurant on the water at Bayshore Landing. During happy hour, Monday to Friday from 4 to 7 pm except holidays, the raw bar boat is open with oysters, peel-and-eat shrimp and stone crabs, and drinks drop: $7 margaritas and frozen cocktails, $6 house wines and well drinks, $4 domestic drafts.
Live Caribbean music plays Saturday and Sunday from noon to 4 pm and Tuesday and Wednesday from 6 to 9 pm; a DJ takes over Thursday to Saturday from 6 pm. Park free for three hours in Miami Parking Authority Lot 72 next door with a validated ticket, or use the Regatta Harbor garage at 3385 Pan American Drive, $10 flat on weekends.
Area 31
The seafood restaurant on the 16th floor of the Kimpton EPIC Hotel, looking over Biscayne Bay, the Miami River and downtown. The kitchen calls its food seafood-forward and coastal; the dish it names on its own site is a seafood risotto with shrimp, mussels, clams and calamari.
Dinner runs Sunday to Thursday 6 to 10 pm and Friday and Saturday 6 to 11 pm, with lunch daily 11:30 am to 5 pm and weekend brunch 8 am to 2 pm. Book on OpenTable; use the rideshare drop-off on Biscayne Boulevard Way.
CVI.CHE 105
The Peruvian restaurant that made ceviche a Miami habit, a short walk from Bayside. Raw fish cured in lime, tiradito and seafood rice are the reason to come.
Online listings disagree on its hours by up to half an hour, so check the time on ceviche105.com before you walk over.
Dónde están
The cheap lunch, the Greek fish room and the stone crab question
La Camaronera at 1952 West Flagler Street is the fast option: a fish counter known for the pan con minuta, a fried snapper sandwich on Cuban bread. It opens at 11:30 am and closes at 4 pm Sunday to Thursday and 8:30 pm on Friday and Saturday, so it is a lunch stop most of the week.
Estiatorio Milos at 730 1st Street in South of Fifth is the dressed-up end of the list, a Greek fish restaurant whose chef sources the daily catch from local fishermen. It serves lunch from noon to 3 pm, dinner from 5:30 pm to 11 pm, until midnight on Friday, and runs straight through from noon to midnight on Saturday.
Stone crabs are a season, not a menu item. Garcia's lists them from October 15 to May 1, priced by size at market rate. Joe's Stone Crab at 11 Washington Avenue is the restaurant people mean when they say stone crabs: lunch Wednesday to Sunday 11:30 am to 2:30 pm, dinner from 5 pm every night. If you cannot get a table, Joe's Take Away next door needs no reservation. Our stone crab guide has the season details.
Antes de ir
- Market price means the price changes daily. Ask for it before you order whole fish or stone crabs.
- Casablanca adds an 18% service charge to every check, so do not tip twice by accident.
- Monty's happy hour is weekdays only, 4 to 7 pm, and not on holidays.
- La Camaronera closes at 4 pm Sunday to Thursday. Go for lunch.
- Area 31 and Milos take reservations online; book ahead for a weekend dinner.
Lo que pregunta la gente
What is the best seafood restaurant in Miami?
For local fish from the restaurant's own boats, Garcia's or Casablanca on the Miami River. For a raw bar on the water, Monty's in Coconut Grove. For a special dinner, Estiatorio Milos in Miami Beach or Area 31 on the 16th floor of the Kimpton EPIC.
Where can I eat seafood on the water in Miami?
Garcia's and Casablanca sit on the Miami River at 398 and 400 NW North River Drive. Monty's Raw Bar is on Biscayne Bay at 2550 South Bayshore Drive in Coconut Grove.
When is stone crab season in Miami?
October 15 to May 1. Stone crabs are sold at market price by size; Joe's Stone Crab and Garcia's both serve them in season.
Where is cheap seafood in Miami?
La Camaronera at 1952 West Flagler Street for a fried fish sandwich, or a $16 mahi-mahi sandwich at Garcia's. Monty's weekday happy hour from 4 to 7 pm is the cheap way to a raw bar.
Does Monty's Raw Bar have free parking?
Yes, three hours free in Miami Parking Authority Lot 72 next to the restaurant if you bring your ticket for validation. Valet is also available.
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