Dishes are served with house-made tostones, salad, or rice and beans. Select your fresh catch by the pound to go, or order a seafood feast from the counter and grab a table in the covered patio out back. Inside an unassuming storefront, you’ll find bins of freshly caught fish covered in ice, from whole yellowtail to kingfish steaks, shrimp and red snapper.
Locals know to line up early to snag the catch of the day. Tucked away in the Allapattah neighborhood, the family-owned Plaza Seafood Market is a genuine treasure.
And like any great fish market, you can always take the daily catch home, from whole fish to local lobster and stone crabs when they’re in season. Beloved for their original pan con minuta, a golden fried snapper sandwich served on a Cuban roll, and their namesake camaronera breaded shrimp sandwich, they also fry up delicious conch fritters and fish platters with classic Cuban side dishes such as green plantains. The concept was born when the Garcias equipped their fish market with a deep fryer, and the rest is history. Pick up some locally-sourced fish at La Camaronera Seafood Joint & Fish Market La Camaronera Seafood Joint & Fish MarketĪlso owned by the Garcia family, La Camaronera is a no-frills fish fry place in Little Havana. There’s also a lovely dining room and outdoor patio overlooking the river. Their fleet of local fishermen keep the market and onsite restaurant stocked with fresh daily catches including lobster, snapper and corvina, as well as specialties such as mahi-mahi roe and shrimp. Right next door to Garcia’s on the Miami River, the equally busy Casablanca Fish Market was founded in 1994 by a pair of Cuban-American brothers. Locals know to grab a table on the deck outside overlooking the Miami River and order the day’s fresh catch, then stop in the market to buy more seafood to bring home. Stroll into the small market, which features our local waters’ greatest hits such as grouper, mahi-mahi, lobster and stone crabs (when in season). Established in 1966 by a family of Cuban exiles, Garcia’s Seafood Grille & Fish Market is a Miami institution for fresh seafood and waterfront dining. If you’ve spent enough time in Miami, chances are you’ve bought fish at this longtime staple that’s always bustling with activity. Stop by Garcia's to buy fresh seafood in their market or restaurant Garcia’s Seafood Grille & Fish Market If you’re not up for cooking at home, most of these shops also have onsite restaurants where you can enjoy their fresh preparations. Below, we’ve rounded up a few of our favorites. While Miami is home many excellent seafood restaurants, sometimes you just want to go straight to the source – the humble fish market. In Greater Miami, we’re spoiled by a bounty of seafood, from mahi-mahi to grouper, hogfish, snapper, conch, stone crabs, spiny lobster and so much more. When you’re dreaming of a seafood feast, there’s nothing better than a meal made with seafood plucked from the water just hours before.
By: Shayne Benowitz Here’s Your Guide to the Freshest Fish in Miami
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