A whirlwind trip and some difficult choices for three dinners. Finally, I settled on a couple of old places as well as a new one. Joe’s Stone Crab is the kind of restaurant I shouldn’t like, but I just can’t help myself. It’s a factory and the quality (bread plate, a lot of the apps) isn’t always there, but I love the old school vibe of Joe’s, one of the oldest restaurants in the U.S. Half of the waiters are lifers who can turn on the charm and can also tell you stories about when J. Edgar Hoover’s used to eat here. And Joe’s does some very simple things very well, namely the eponymous crab claws, fried green tomatoes and key lime pie. To me, a trip to Miami wouldn’t be the same without going to Joe’s.

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