Foodie Find: KLAW
The food is sophisticated and the view offers a seemingly endless stretch of blue water and the distinct and priceless breeze of salty air.
Klaw – named for the Norwegian king crabs the restaurant transports to Miami from their native seas – is serving up a sophisticated brunch against the backdrop of a glistening Biscayne Bay. The view from the rooftop – the space itself dressed in a modern décor of sea greens, blues and braided rope all accessorized with gold and marble – offers a seemingly endless stretch of blue water and the distinct and priceless breeze of salty air.
For the meal, diners taste an array of dishes – some are shucked from the sea, others are morning staples made sophisticated plus hearty meal selections. But all are served to an elegant table in portions beginning from small bites to bountiful plates. Rest assured, everyone is well fed.
On one particular weekend, the meal started with three small tasting plates. Oysters dressed in cucumber, yuzu and smoked trout roe – one for each diner – and Gougeres with egg salad and caviar. Plus a chilled tiger prawn with spicy cocktail sauce for each person.
Next course is served family style. There was a salade niçoise with oil cured bonito, egg, potatoes and sherry vinaigrette and a plate of smoked salmon served with toasted bagels, whipped cream cheese, capers and pickled onions. Plus squah ravioli with toasted walnut and brown butter.
Each diner selects a main course. The Sunday roast includes the restaurants aged-beef – a filet sliced and served with sunny egg, avocado and thick, fresh corn tortillas. The Brown Butter Waffle at first sight appears traditional but is served with a surprise of fried prawns under the layer of thick bacon slices. When the side of warm maple butter is poured over the plate, the experience is elevated over any conventional breakfast construct. There’s also a Grilled Scottish Salmon with salsa verde and coal roasted onion. And a King Crab Toast – a tribute to the restaurants resolve – with sunny egg, avocado, grilled gem lettuce and Maine lobster bisque.
Brett Graff is SocialMiami.com’s managing editor and has been a journalist covering money, people and power for over 20 years. Graff contributes to national media outlets including Reuters, Glamour, Harper’s Bazaar, Maxim, and the PBS show, Nightly Business Report. A former U.S. government economist, her nationally syndicated column The Home Economist is first published in The Miami Herald and then on the Tribune Content Agency, where it’s available to over 400 publications nationwide. She is broadcast weekly on two iHeartRadio news shows and is the author of “Not Buying It: Stop Overspending & Start Raising Happier, Healthier, More Successful Kids,” a parenting guide for people who might be tempted to buy their children the very obstacles they’re trying to avoid.
