The River Oyster Bar

We’ll be the first to tell you that Brickell is full of overpriced restaurants that leave both your wallet and stomach empty—but River Oyster Bar is our favorite exception. The portions here are big and reasonably priced (by Brickell standards). We love the crab cakes—they’re the size of Costco muffins and bursting with crab meat. But our favorite dish is sea scallops a la plancha. These scallops are perfectly seared and so large it feels like the restaurant accidentally ordered the wrong size. Food aside, River Oyster is just an uncomplicated restaurant in a very complicated neighborhood. It’s an obvious Brickell favorite, but also one of the best places for a seafood dinner in all of Miami.