Best Seafood

Like Garcia's, the Captain's venue is a Pinecrest -- and by extension, Miami -- institution (since 1971). The market is worth a trip alone -- very wide selection of fish freshly caught in local waters (as well as some specialty fish flown in from the Mediterranean). There are often a dozen or more varieties of oyster and a nice breadth of shellfish in general. Once you've got the fresh goods, the job of the chefs in the restaurant becomes a lot easier. The menu is extremely extensive: Raw bar items, conch fritters, chowders, bisques, fried fish, grilled fish, baked fish, stuffed fish, fish risotto, fish with pasta, lobster variations -- just figure any fish and any preparation you can imagine. Captain's Tavern is an old-style seafood house, not all gussied up (the décor has been described as "seafarin' '70s"). And the menu and prices are such that many first-timers are shocked to learn that the wine list is one of the very best in South Florida. Captain's Tavern was named one of the "50 Great Wine Destinations in America" by Food & Wine magazine. Even more impressive, it copped Best of Miami's Best Wine Selection in a Restaurant in 2004, 2005, and 2008.

Source: Miami New Times

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