Joe's Stone Crab

at 11 Washington Avenue, Miami Beach , 33139 United States

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Joe's Stone Crab, also known as Joe's Stone Crabs, is an American restaurant in Miami Beach, Florida. The restaurant was opened in 1913, by Joe Weiss, who began his Miami Beach career by cooking at Smith's Casino beginning in 1913. Joe's is the top buyer of Florida stone crab claws, and it plays a significant role in the industry, influencing the wholesale price and financing many crabbers.Even though stone crabs are their most famous dish now, fish was served, rather than crabs, after the restaurant's opening. When an ichthyologist asked Weiss why he didn't serve stone crabs, he answered that no one would want to eat them. He turned out to be wrong, as they found out soon after first cooking them.Joe's Stone Crab is often visited by politicians, actors, and athletes. It was featured in the 1985 film The Mean Season before its mid-1980s remodeling. The restaurant is reputedly referenced in Ian Fleming's novel "Goldfinger" as "Bill's on the Beach" in which James Bond ate the best meal he had ever eaten in his life.HistoryIn 1913, "Hungarian-born Joe Weiss" arrived in Miami Beach from New York hoping to relieve his asthma. Five years later, he opened up the "original Joe's Restaurant" in the front room of the bungalow he shared with his wife Jennie on Biscayne Street. In 1921, an icthyologist noticed the large number of stone crabs in the area and brought them to Joe to find out if they were edible. And as Patricia Schultz says, "And so an institution was born." Famous guests have included Al Capone, Frank Sinatra and Howard Cosell.

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Anne P.

Parking: excellent, easy and fast, plus there's valet and a parking lot across the street which is free when validated Service: A++! Our server (forgot her... Read more

Bradley P.

This is restaurant is a landmark and one of the things you have to do when you're in Miami. Feels like it's 100 years old in here. Summertime hours are... Read more

Carlin F.

Old school fine dining ambiance with top notch service serving local specialties. Obviously, you've got to get the stone crab claws. If you haven't heard... Read more

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Joe's Stone Crab is Miami Beach based place and this enity listed in Organization category. Located at 11 Washington Avenue FL 33139. Contact phone number of Joe's Stone Crab: (305) 673-0365