Raw Bar Near Me in Edgewater: KLAW's King Crab and Florida Oysters

KLAW sits at 1737 North Bayshore Drive in Edgewater, inside the 1925 Miami Woman's Club building on Biscayne Bay, and it is the raw bar near me for anyone who wants oysters with a side of grandeur. From Tuesday to Sunday between 4 and 7 pm, a half dozen oysters is $21 and a shrimp cocktail is $12. At full price, the KLAW Shellfish Tower with a dozen Florida oysters and Norwegian king crab is $215.

The building is the story here. The restaurant says it occupies the Miami Woman's Club, designed in 1925 by architect August Geiger on land donated by Henry Flagler. The building has five stories, and KLAW spreads over three of them: a main dining room, a theatre kitchen, and two private dining rooms, The Tuttle Room and The Flagler Room.

The interiors are by designer Martin Brudnizki, and the floor-to-ceiling windows look straight onto Biscayne Bay. KLAW also calls itself the only restaurant serving live Norwegian king crab on the East Coast, and its homepage notes that it ranked No. 42 in 2023 and No. 35 in 2024 on the World's 101 Best Steak Restaurants list.

Happy hour runs Tuesday to Sunday from 4 to 7 pm, according to the menu dated October 2, 2026. A half dozen oysters is $21, shrimp cocktail is $12 and the grilled giant prawns with yuzu kosho butter are $28. Cocktails are $12, martinis $14, spirits $10, beer $4 and wine by the glass $10, which makes this the most affordable way to sit in this building.

The Curated Combo is $18 and brings a wagyu slider, fries and a Smoky Affair martini. The happy-hour cocktails come with a firm rule, printed on the menu: no modifications allowed. Come at 4 pm, take a seat near the windows facing the bay, and order oysters and a martini before the dinner crowd arrives at 6.

On the à la carte menu, Florida oysters with red wine mignonette and spicy cocktail sauce are $27 for half a dozen. KLAW is on the restaurant partner list of Everglades Oysters, a farm in Florida's Ten Thousand Islands, so the local oysters here are worth trying over imports. The Shellfish Platter at $152 brings half a dozen Florida oysters, Australian prawns, Norwegian king crab and half a Maine lobster.

The KLAW Shellfish Tower at $215 is the full show: a dozen Florida oysters, Australian prawns, Norwegian king crab, half a Maine lobster, shrimp aguachile and tuna sashimi. The crab comes from the fishing village of Bugøynes in northern Norway. A whole king crab is $157 per pound with a minimum of about four pounds, while legs and claws are $19 an ounce with an eight-ounce minimum.

The cold kitchen does more than shellfish. Shrimp aguachile is $26, tuna tartare is $25 and the bluefin tuna tataki is $36. For caviar, the KLAW Imperia Reserve Kaluga is $135 for 30 grams and the Kaviari Osciètre Prestige is $225 for 30 grams. The grilled giant prawns are $38 outside happy hour, and the whole branzino is $68.

Here is the honest call: unless you are celebrating, skip the whole king crab. At $157 a pound with a four-pound minimum it costs over $600 before tax and the service charge. The $19-an-ounce legs and claws give you the same sweet meat in an eight-ounce portion for $152, the same price as the Shellfish Platter, which already includes crab along with oysters, prawns and lobster.

Every menu states that KLAW adds a 20 percent service charge to the bill. Factor this in before ordering a tower. During Miami Spice, KLAW offers three courses for $65 from Tuesday to Sunday, with a beverage pairing for $40. The homepage says the Spice menu runs through October 30, while the happy-hour menu lists the promotion from August 1 to October 31.

Reservations are taken through SevenRooms, and the restaurant also takes requests at reservations@klawrestaurant.com. Dining-room hours on the homepage are Tuesday to Thursday 6 to 10 pm, Friday and Saturday 6 to 11 pm and Sunday 5 to 9 pm, and Monday is not on the schedule. The rooftop page currently says something new is coming, so do not plan your evening around a rooftop drink.

KLAW is built for occasions. The three dining floors, the two private rooms and a tower that costs $215 before the service charge all point to birthday dinners, anniversaries and groups who want one big shared platter. The happy-hour bar, with $14 martinis and $4 beers, is the other side of the restaurant, and it suits Edgewater neighbors who want oysters by the water without committing to a full dinner.

Dress up a little, since the building and the bay view set the tone. KLAW's place on a world steak ranking also means many tables order beef alongside the raw bar, so a mixed group will not have to argue about the menu. If you want the view without the full dinner bill, happy hour is the right time, before the windows go dark over the bay.

Margaret Pace Park sits right next door at 1745 North Bayshore Drive, a bayfront park with paths along the water in Edgewater. Walk along the seawall before your reservation and look back at the 1925 building from the park lawn, which is the best angle to see its Mediterranean details against the newer towers behind it.

For a more casual second stop, Over Under at 151 East Flagler Street in Downtown Miami pours Sebastian Silver oysters from Florida's Treasure Coast at $18 a half dozen and keeps its kitchen open until midnight. Ask Karpo in the Karpo APP for the quickest ride between Edgewater and Flagler Street.

Address: KLAW, 1737 North Bayshore Drive, Miami, FL 33132, in Edgewater. Dinner: Tuesday to Thursday 6 to 10 pm, Friday and Saturday 6 to 11 pm, Sunday 5 to 9 pm. Happy hour: Tuesday to Sunday, 4 to 7 pm. Reservations: SevenRooms or reservations@klawrestaurant.com. A 20 percent service charge is added to every bill.

Prices to plan around: happy-hour half dozen oysters $21, à la carte Florida oysters $27 for six, Shellfish Platter $152, Shellfish Tower $215, king crab legs and claws $19 an ounce with an eight-ounce minimum, Kaluga caviar $135 for 30 grams, Miami Spice three courses $65. Do not count on rooftop service until the new rooftop opens.