Three of the Best Seafood Restaurants in Miami

Reena Das
"Enticing flavor, exotic ingredients and mouth watering selections" characterize Miami's dining scene. The place is simply a haven for food lovers and offers diverse and ethnic cuisines for visitors to indulge in. If you're visiting, stop by at one of these best seafood restaurants in Miami.

Best seafood restaurants in Miami: Scotty's Landing

Nestled in Grove Key Marina, is Scotty's Landing, one of the most popular seafood restaurants amid locals. Known for a great view and food, Scotty's offers its patrons a wide variety of seafood appetizers, entrees along with homemade soups, sandwiches, salads and desserts. The restaurant boasts of a full bar featuring draft and bottled beer, wine and non-alcoholic drinks. In a laid-back comfortable atmosphere, guests to Scotty's indulge in conch fritters, chilled shrimp cocktail, raw oysters, fish dip and dolphin strips. Along with that, enjoy a sumptuous feast of fish and chips, Chesapeake crab cakes, seafood platter and grilled dolphin sandwiches.

Scotty's Landing is a great place to visit with a group of friends, a romantic date or a casual family outing. The restaurant accepts credit cards and provides take-out and parking.

Scotty's Landing
3381 Pan American Dr.
Miami, FL 33133
(305) 854-2626
www.sailmiami.com/scottys.htm

Best seafood restaurants in Miami: River Oyster Bar

Urban, hip and modern, the River Oyster Bar located in the heart of Miami is known for "well orchestrated, unpretentious dining." Serving the area since 2003, the River specializes in a wide variety of oysters served with "unpredictable sauces." The restaurant's dinner menu highlights a raw bar, small plates for customers with light appetite, salads and fish prepared a la carte. Enjoy your fish grilled, steamed with ginger-lemon or pan seared, complemented by lemon butter, mango chutney, salsa verde or scotch-bonnet vinaigrette. River Oyster Bar offers a full bar equipped with world famous liquors.

During your visit, relish on the innovative desserts that the restaurant comes with. Choose from red wine glazed strawberries, white and dark chocolate pecan tart, banana macadamia nut sundae, along with warm apples, sorbets and cheese. Enjoy an after dinner drink of blended scotches, port wines, herbal teas, coffee to complete your meal.

River Oyster Bar
650 S Miami Ave
Miami, FL 33130
(305) 530-1915
therivermiami.com/

Best seafood restaurants in Miami: Garcia's Seafood Grille & Fish

Garcia offers a pleasant dining experience to its customers. Enjoy an exhaustive list of fresh seafood served in a rugged, comfortable ambiance. Local favorites include the dolphin sandwich, stone crabs, grilled shrimp appetizer and conch fritters. Indulge in stews, soups, appetizers and seafood entrees. Garcia is kids' friendly, wheelchair accessible and provides outdoor seating, take-out and a full bar.

Garcia's Seafood Grille & Fish
398 NW North River Dr
Miami, FL 33128
(305) 375-0765

Source(s)
www.therivermiami.com/
www.sailmiami.com/scottys.htm
www.yelp.com
http://www.miamiandbeaches.com/visitors/Dining.aspx

Published by Reena Das - Featured Contributor in Lifestyle

Reena Das is a professional freelance writer providing well-researched content to several online publications like Yahoo!, Suite101, eHow, Trails, Travels and USA Today. She is also one of the top 1000 Cont...  View profile

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  • Pat Bartels2/15/2010

    Great reviews. Next time I'm in Miami I'll have to try one of these. Thanks.

  • Dina Quirion1/21/2010

    I haven't had seafood in soooo long, I'm craving it... :o)

  • Judi J1/21/2010

    I LOVE seafood. Yum, yum. These restaurants sound wonderful. :)

  • Janet Hunt1/20/2010

    Ahhh... Seafood! Great review! :-)

  • Amanda Cartwright1/20/2010

    Now you're talking!

  • Abby Greenhill1/20/2010

    Never went to Miami, usually to Orlando or St. Pete.

  • Mary Russel1/20/2010

    They sound like great places for seafood.

  • Nancy V Canfield1/20/2010

    Can't remember the last seafood restaurant I visited in Miami, but they had great red snapper!

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