Joe’s Stone Crab is a bustling South Beach staple serving legendary stone crabs, juicy fried chicken, classic sides, and famously perfect key lime pie.
"Joe’s has been celebrating dads’ birthdays for over 100 years, and tolerating their dad jokes about the wildly expensive stone crab price points all the while. It’s a Miami classic that’s a lot of fun when you're in the mood for dirty martinis, stone crabs, and nostalgia. The place is packed during stone crab season and you’ll wait at least an hour for a table (they don’t take reservations). But you should also order the $9 fried chicken (it’s their Costco hot dog), hashed brown potatoes, and the key lime pie. If you don't want to fight for a table, just go to their casual dining room next door for takeout or a quick meal." - ryan pfeffer, mariana trabanino, virginia otazo
"If you go to Joe’s and don’t end the meal with a key lime pie, the servers should be allowed to pelt you with stone crab claws until you apologize. Joe’s version is an absolute classic, perfectly thawed from the freezer to the ideal temperature with just enough of that tart citrus punch. You also don’t have to go through the effort of getting a table at Joe’s to have this. Just go next door to Joe's Take Away and get it to-go. If you order a whole pie, it’ll come with an entire can of whipped cream, too. We like that ratio." - ryan pfeffer, mariana trabanino
"At what other bar in Miami can you run into your parents, your ex, your ex’s parents, your old 7th grade geometry teacher, and a member of the ’72 Dolphins—all in the same night? Nowhere but Joe’s, baby. The restaurant’s front bar is where Miamians have killed time waiting for a table for the last 100-plus years. The Joe's bartenders know the meaning of a filthy martini better than anyone else. Ask for that and they'll hand you a martini that's practically green. Last time we were here, the bartender performed a magic trick as he was handing back our credit card. Never change, Joe’s." - ryan pfeffer, virginia otazo
"Miami Beach's oldest restaurant famous for its seafood." - Jacqueline Dole Jacqueline Dole Jacqueline Dole is a food and travel journalist based in Maine. A lifelong New Englander, her work has appeared in Travel + Leisure, Food & Wine, TimeOut, Insider, Thrillist, Eater, and more. With a b
"The Dish: Stone Crabs Being a "historic" restaurant in Miami often means existing for a few decades. But Joe's has genuine history, and over a century of it. This place is still famous for a very good reason: stone crabs. And if you’re ordering anything else between October 15 and May 1 (stone crab season), you’re not ordering right. These sweet claws are harvested right off the Florida Keys, and brought straight to this South Beach institution, where they’ve been celebrating dads’ birthdays for over 100 years—and tolerating their dad jokes about the price all the while. " - virginia otazo, ryan pfeffer, mariana trabanino
