Joe's Stone Crab Restaurant and Take Away vs News Cafe
Both restaurants are endorsed by professional reviewers writing for major publications. Overall, Joe's Stone Crab ranks significantly higher than News Cafe. Joe's Stone Crab has a TripExpert Score of 90 with endorsements from 19 sources such as Time Out, Frommer's and Travel + Leisure.
Joe's Stone Crab Restaurant and Take Away
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11 Washington Ave, Miami Beach, FL 33139
From $10 /night
Concierge
"What started as a lunch counter in 1913 is now a block-long institution with a who's-who history—everyone from J. Edgar Hoover to the Duke and Duchess of Windsor has come to Joe's."
Insight Guides
"Regional specialties featuring the prized and delectably sweet stone crab. A Miami institution."
Zagat
""Rob a bank, sell the house, [do] whatever it takes" to afford the "succulent" stone crabs that again make this "legendary" SoBe eatery Miami's Most Popular."
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BlackBook
"You can't leave the Beach without having experienced Joe's Stone Crab, a South Florida seafood fulcrum."
DK Eyewitness
"This Miami institution is a must. There is lobster, shrimp, and fish, as well as the signature stone crab and surprisingly popular fried chicken."
News Cafe
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800 Ocean Dr, Miami Beach, FL 33139-5809
From $21 /night
Fodor's
"No trip to Miami is complete without a stop at this Ocean Drive landmark, though the food is nothing special."
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Frommer's
"This South Beach cafe-cum-landmark hasn't fallen off the radar, it's just on a different one, this time as an iconic South Beach figure rather than a currently hip one."
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Zagat
3.0
"News flash: this "original" SoBe "icon" is still the place to "see and be seen" 24/7, whether "lingering" over a "cheap" breakfast or recovering "after a hard night on the town"."
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BlackBook
"Aside from the newsstand inside, and history—Gianni Versace had his last meal here—it's mostly for connoisseurs of formatted charms."
DK Eyewitness
"One of the very first cafés to open when South Beach began its reinvention, News Café remains a landmark institution today."