{"id":1668,"date":"2026-06-11T18:31:45","date_gmt":"2026-06-11T18:31:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/floridamovingchronicle.com\/?p=1668"},"modified":"2026-06-11T18:31:45","modified_gmt":"2026-06-11T18:31:45","slug":"after-30-years-this-seafood-market-and-restaurant-in-north-miami-is-closing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/floridamovingchronicle.com\/?p=1668","title":{"rendered":"After 30 years, this seafood market and restaurant in North Miami is closing"},"content":{"rendered":"<article><!-- --><!-- --><!-- WPS-5038 -- removed the script from WPS and added the placeholder for trinity player --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- CONTENT --><!--[--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>Say goodbye to the fresh yellowtail, the delectable hogfish, North Miami. Adios to dollar oyster nights and stone crabs in season. Captain Jim\u2019s Seafood Market &amp; Restaurant, a no-frills spot that served fresh fish and shellfish in the city for 30 years, is closing for good.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/floridamovingchronicle.com\/?p=1666\">Jurors are taken to see George Pino\u2019s wrecked boat in North Miami lot<\/a><\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>The restaurant\u2019s fate was announced by owner David Garcia, who bought the property in 2018 and took over running it because what he saw in the unassuming space was \u201cmore than a restaurant.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>\u201cI saw a place with a history worth preserving and a community worth serving,\u201d he wrote on the restaurant\u2019s social media. \u201cI believed it deserved another chance and worked every day to give it one.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>Other issues, however, intervened: \u201cThe years that followed brought personal hardships, rising costs, labor shortages, and challenges that many small businesses know all too well. Through it all, I never stopped believing in Captain Jim\u2019s or the people who made it special.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>Garcia also runs the seafood spot La Camaronera on West Flagler Street, which has been in his family since 1976, and manages Garcia\u2019s Seafood Grill, which is owned by his cousins. The family affinity for seafood is strong: His grandfather, father and 10 uncles were fishermen in Cardenas, Cuba, and Garcia himself grew up peeling and deveining shrimp along the Miami River.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/floridamovingchronicle.com\/?p=1665\">How this Miami group combats food insecurity using restaurant leftovers<\/a><\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>He thanked his staff, fishermen and supplies, customers and neighbors for their support and dropped a small hint that perhaps Captain Jim\u2019s future is less than final.<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhether this is the final page or simply the end of one chapter, only time will tell,\u201d he wrote.<\/p>\n<p><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>The restaurant\u2019s final day of service will be June 21, Father\u2019s Day.<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>The closing comes at a time when North Miami has finally gotten a little attention for its restaurants. Mutra, a kosher Israeli spot on 123rd Street, earned a Michelin star last month, while the Ecuadorian restaurant Cotoa was named a Bib Gourmand, a designation that indicates great restaurants with affordable prices. Peruvian spot Barra Callou in nearby North Miami Beach was also named a Bib Gourmand.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/floridamovingchronicle.com\/?p=1663\">Broward callers will be able to livestream video to 911 dispatchers<\/a><\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><!-- --><!--]--><!--]--><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><\/article>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Captain Jim\u2019s Seafood Market &amp; Restaurant in North Miami is closing after 30 years; owner David Garcia cites rising costs, labor shortages and personal hardships.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1667,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[18],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1668","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-food"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>After 30 years, this seafood market and restaurant in North Miami is closing - 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