Raw Bar Near Me Downtown Miami: Over Under's Florida Oysters on Flagler

Over Under sits at 151 East Flagler Street in Downtown Miami, and it is the raw bar near me for a late night with Florida flavor: Sebastian Silver oysters from the Treasure Coast cost $18 for half a dozen and $33 for a dozen, the market crudo is $14, and the kitchen stays open until midnight every night of the week. Happy hour runs daily from 5 to 7 pm.

Over Under describes itself as a subtropical honky tonk that takes pride in local flavor, and its homepage sums up the mood with the line "Visit old Florida without baggage." The site also jokes that it sits in historic downtown, "probably near some construction," which anyone who has walked Flagler Street recently will recognize.

The press page names the team. Chef Michael Eure runs the kitchen, Ashley Richardson is the managing partner and head bartender Mike Reich is a Broken Shaker alum. Brian Griffiths is listed as an owner and Leonardo Rodrigues as principal owner. The bar's oyster partner is Treasure Coast Oysters, and Miami New Times named Over Under among the restaurant clients of Everglades Oysters, the Florida oyster farm in the Ten Thousand Islands.

The raw bar is deliberately small. The main oyster is the Sebastian Silver from the Treasure Coast on Florida's Atlantic side, at $18 for six or $33 for a dozen. The market crudo, built on the local catch with buttermilk vinaigrette and peanut chili crisp, is $14 and is the best value on the menu for anyone who wants raw fish without the shell.

Because the oysters come from a small Florida operation, The Infatuation noted that they are not on the menu every single day. If raw oysters are the whole point of your visit, make them part of a bigger plan: the black tiger prawns at $20, served with the menu's Flagler St. sourdough, and the $14 steak tartare make a good raw-and-cold round even on nights the oyster supply runs low.

The kitchen leans into Old Florida dishes. Crispy gator, fried Florida alligator tail, is $14 and is the order to make with your first round of oysters. Fish and grits, made with Florida catfish and Marsh Hen Mill grits, is $23. The cheeseburger is $19.50, and a biscuit basket is $7 for a small one or $12 for a big one.

Finish with a slice of sour orange pie at $7.50, the bar's take on a Florida citrus dessert. The honest advice is to skip the cheeseburger if you came for seafood. It is fine, but the gator and the fish and grits are the dishes you will not find anywhere else on Flagler Street, and they pair better with the oysters and the cocktail list.

The bar program is the other half of Over Under. With a Broken Shaker alum running the bar, the cocktails are serious, and the signature for oyster eaters is the Shell-tini, made with gin infused with oyster shells, vermouth and thyme. It is the drink to order with a half dozen Sebastian Silvers, briny on briny.

Happy hour runs every day from 5 to 7 pm, which is the best time to arrive if you want a seat at the bar and first pick of the oysters. After 11 pm a Late Nite menu replaces the main menu, and the kitchen keeps cooking until midnight, so Over Under works as a late dinner after a show at the Olympia Theater across the street.

Over Under is open seven days a week: Monday to Thursday from 5 pm to 2 am, Friday and Saturday from 5 pm to 3 am and Sunday from 3 pm to midnight. Tables are booked through SevenRooms. For groups larger than six, the bar asks you to plan through its events page rather than the regular booking system.

The space is bigger than it looks from the street. The back room holds up to 50 people, the front up to 35, and the whole bar can host about 100 for a private event. The website does not list a phone number, so the event team is reached by email at events@overundermiami.com. For a regular table for two, SevenRooms is the quickest route.

The schedule shapes the room. The daily 5 to 7 pm happy hour suits people finishing work downtown, the midnight kitchen suits anyone coming out of a show at the Olympia, and the 3 am close on Fridays and Saturdays turns the front bar into a late stop for people out in Downtown Miami. A bar team with Broken Shaker roots also draws cocktail regulars who come for the drinks first and the oysters second.

If you prefer a quiet table, come on a Sunday, when the doors open at 3 pm and close at midnight, or early on a weeknight. Ask for the back room if it is open for regular seating, since it is calmer than the front bar, and order oysters first so they arrive before the kitchen gets busy.

The Olympia Theater at 174 East Flagler Street is a few doors away on the other side of Flagler Street. It opened in 1926 as a silent-movie theater and is believed to be the first air-conditioned theater in the South. Walk past its ornate facade before or after dinner, then continue along Flagler Street, Miami's historic main street, toward Biscayne Boulevard and Bayfront Park.

If you want a second seafood stop with a river view, Garcia's Seafood Grille at 398 NW North River Drive serves oysters at $18 for six on a deck over the Miami River, a short ride west. For a dressier finish, KLAW in Edgewater has a full shellfish tower. Ask Karpo in the Karpo APP to sort out the ride between them.

Address: Over Under, 151 East Flagler Street, Miami, FL 33131, Downtown Miami. Hours: Monday to Thursday 5 pm to 2 am, Friday and Saturday 5 pm to 3 am, Sunday 3 pm to midnight. Happy hour: daily, 5 to 7 pm. Kitchen open until midnight, with a Late Nite menu after 11 pm. Reservations: SevenRooms; groups above six through the events page.

Prices to plan around: Sebastian Silver oysters $18 for six or $33 for a dozen, market crudo $14, crispy gator $14, black tiger prawns $20, steak tartare $14, fish and grits $23, cheeseburger $19.50, biscuit basket $7 or $12, sour orange pie $7.50. Email: events@overundermiami.com.