Dockside eats worth the detour

Marco Villareal

@wrench_marco

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Compiled between engine jobs on the Miami River. These are the spots that know what a real crab claw and a cold beer are supposed to taste like after a ten hour shift elbow deep in a bilge. No tasting menus, no foam, just food that works as hard as the boats I fix.

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Dockside eats worth the detour — 4 items
Name	Address	City	Specialty	My take
1Garcia's Seafood Grille & Fish Market	398 NW North River Dr	Miami	Stone crab, whole fried yellowtail	Boats idle right behind your table. Stone crab here runs clean, no gimmicks. This is the benchmark, everything else gets graded against it.
2Joe's Stone Crab	11 Washington Ave	Miami Beach	Stone crab claws, key lime pie	Old as diesel engines and twice as reliable. The wait's a PAIN but the mustard sauce justifies the whole ordeal. Take Away window skips the line if you're smart.
3Monty's Raw Bar	2550 S Bayshore Dr	Miami	Raw bar, conch fritters	Tie off the boat and walk right up. Tiki roof, cheap beer, oysters that taste like they just left the water. Zero pretension, like a good bilge pump.
4Casablanca Seafood Bar Grille	400 NW North River Dr	Miami	Peruvian ceviche, grilled fish	Right across from Garcia's on the same stretch of river. Ceviche's sharp and cold, good when the Miami heat's cooking you alive on the dock.