The first thing to check when searching for seafood near me in South Beach is not the menu. It is whether the restaurant is open, takes bookings and suits the sort of meal you want. Joe's Stone Crab remains the local reference point, but the old no-reservations line is out of date: it now accepts OpenTable bookings up to 14 days ahead and still welcomes walk-ins. It also closes for its summer hiatus after September 13, 2026. For a more casual meal, Poseidon Fish Bar keeps things Greek-leaning and less formal, while A Fish Called Avalon puts seafood on Ocean Drive. Casablanca takes you across the causeway to the Miami River.
Ask Karpo in the app for the best South Beach seafood option for your timing, budget and preferred atmosphere. You can also ask for the booking order and the most practical route from where you are staying.
Joe's Stone Crab, South Beach — Florida stone crab in a classic dining room
At 11 Washington Avenue, Joe's Stone Crab is the century-old, white-tablecloth seafood institution built around chilled, cracked Florida stone crab claws and mustard sauce. The room has set tables and warm traditional detailing rather than a beach-bar feel; ask about the East Wing, identified as the site of the original house until the early 1960s. One useful correction matters here: Joe's no longer operates on a no-reservations basis. It accepts OpenTable bookings up to 14 days ahead and continues to welcome walk-ins, so you have two ways in rather than one.
The current summer schedule is lunch Friday through Sunday from 11:30am to 2:30pm and dinner Wednesday through Sunday from 5:00pm to 10:00pm. The bar opens at 11:00am for lunch and 4:30pm for dinner, with Monday and Tuesday closed. Stone crab claws cost $49.95 for medium, $59.95 for select, $74.95 for large and $129.95 for jumbo; Joe's Key Lime Pie is $14.95. The summer hiatus begins after September 13, 2026, with dinner service returning October 16, 2026. Valet is $15 at lunch and $25 at dinner; limited complimentary self-parking across the street closes at 11:15pm.
A Fish Called Avalon, South Beach / Art Deco District — Ocean Drive seafood with an early happy hour
Inside the historic Avalon Hotel at 700 Ocean Drive, A Fish Called Avalon is the polished Ocean Drive alternative to Joe's more established format. It combines raw-bar selections, fish entrées, an outdoor terrace facing Ocean Drive and nightly live music, so the setting is as much part of the decision as the seafood. The Art Deco architecture gives the room and terrace a distinct South Beach context, while the adjacent Rocket Bar is marked by a prominent neon logo. Its daily early-evening happy hour makes it useful when you want seafood before a later dinner.
Dinner runs Monday through Wednesday from 6:00pm to 10:00pm and Thursday through Sunday from 6:00pm to 10:30pm. Happy hour is daily from 3:00pm to 7:00pm. Oysters are $3.50 each, a seafood plateau is $82, seafood risotto is $47 and the orzo seafood paella for two is $96. At Rocket Bar, the same window includes $7 beers, $10 wines, $12 cocktails and specially priced seafood bites. The restaurant offers $10 validated three-hour valet parking through the Avalon Hotel, which suits an Ocean Drive evening better than relying on uncertain street parking.
Poseidon Fish Bar, South Beach — A casual Greek-leaning seafood meal
At 1131 Washington Avenue, Poseidon Fish Bar gives seafood-searchers a lower-priced, less formal South Beach option. Its menu moves through grilled octopus, branzino, calamari, shellfish, seafood baskets and Greek-style dishes, with outdoor seating and online reservations. The visual contrast with Joe's is clear: crisp white tables, ocean-blue walls and tables beneath the Miami sky. It is a practical choice for fish sandwiches or a full dinner when a formal stone-crab dining room is not what you had in mind.
Poseidon serves dinner Monday, Tuesday and Thursday from 5:00pm to 11:00pm, and runs from 11:00am to 11:00pm on Friday, Saturday and Sunday. It is closed Wednesday. A grouper fish sandwich costs $20, the ocean fried basket is $20, grilled octopus is $26 and a half-dozen oysters is $24. Happy hour advertises two-for-one house wine and beer. For an unusual splurge, the menu lists a $30 caviar ice cream dessert. The weekly closure is worth checking before you make this your Wednesday plan.
Casablanca Seafood Bar & Grill, Miami River / Downtown Miami — Boat-delivered seafood by the water
Casablanca Seafood Bar & Grill at 400 NW North River Drive is the outlier in this South Beach search, but it offers a distinctly Miami seafood experience beyond the beach. The restaurant combines a working fish-market identity with waterfront dining, Latin-Cuban influences and views along the Miami River. Its official description ties the seafood to daily arrivals from its boats, so the adjoining commercial-fishing operation is part of the experience rather than just a phrase on the menu. Expect indoor dining and outdoor waterfront seating, with boats and Downtown Miami across the water.
Casablanca is open Monday through Thursday from 12:00pm to 10:00pm, Friday and Saturday from 12:00pm to 11:00pm, and Sunday from 12:00pm to 10:00pm. A mahi sandwich with fries and coleslaw costs $20, and the restaurant applies an 18% service charge to all checks. This is the choice for a riverfront setting, a fish-market connection and a broader Miami backdrop rather than a walkable South Beach dinner. From the beach, allow extra time for the causeway and evening traffic, and use valet or rideshare instead of assuming easy street parking.
How to choose
Choose Joe's when Florida stone crab, a formal dining room and the South of Fifth end of South Beach are the point. The booking rule is now straightforward: reserve through OpenTable up to 14 days ahead or join the walk-in flow, then check the seasonal dates if your trip falls after September 13, 2026. Choose A Fish Called Avalon for an Ocean Drive terrace, raw bar, live music and a daily 3:00pm to 7:00pm happy hour. Poseidon is the better fit for a $20 fish sandwich, Greek-leaning dishes, outdoor tables and a more relaxed meal. Casablanca is for the river, boats and a working-fish-market setting.
These South Beach options are not all next door to one another. Joe's sits on Washington Avenue near the South of Fifth end, Poseidon is farther north on Washington Avenue and Avalon is on Ocean Drive in the Art Deco District, so walking only makes sense for nearby pairings. Avalon offers $10 validated valet parking and a nearby public garage on 7th Street between Washington and Collins. Joe's has limited complimentary self-parking across the street, plus paid valet. Casablanca at 400 NW North River Drive requires a drive or rideshare across the causeway; allow extra time at dinner and do not plan around easy street parking.
One correction before you search
Outdated guides still list Prime Fish at 100 Collins Avenue, but that South Beach seafood restaurant closed for good. Current listings from its former operator should not be treated as proof that it is open. If your search results still point there, use the current options above instead: Joe's for stone crab, Avalon for Ocean Drive, Poseidon for a casual South Beach meal or Casablanca for waterfront dining on the Miami River.
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Ask Karpo first
Before leaving, ask Karpo in the app to check which South Beach seafood restaurant fits your meal time, budget and preferred setting, then ask for the booking order and route. For Joe's, plan around the 14-day OpenTable window or a walk-in, and confirm the seasonal closing dates. If you are heading to Casablanca from South Beach, allow extra time for the causeway and evening traffic, and choose rideshare or valet rather than assuming easy street parking.
