Last Call: STONE CRABS

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Savor peak freshness at Triad. For stone crabs fresh off the boat, there’s no better place than this nofrills café in Everglades City. Before making the 90-minute trek west, call to ensure fishermen have unloaded a sufficient morning catch (and that an early lunch crowd hasn’t already devoured all the hyper-fresh claws). (triadseafoodmarketcafe.com)

Make it a formal affair at Joe’s. A South Beach icon, Joe’s Stone Crab has been cracking the claws of Florida’s prized stone crabs for more than a century. Dress to the nines for a meal to remember at the stately Miami institution, starting with the requisite platter of chilled claws, gently cracked and served with a side of Joe’s secret mustard sauce. (joesstonecrab.com)

Try happy hour at Stiltsville. This Miami Beach mainstay by Top Chef power duo Jeff McInnis and Janine Booth has medium claws for $8 each on Thursdays from 3 to 7 p.m., complementing a value-conscious weekday happy hour menu of $6 wines by the glass, $8 cocktails, and small plates for $9 and under. Don’t miss the caviar deviled eggs or the peel-and-eat royal red shrimp. (stiltsvillefishbar.com)