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4201 SE Rickenbacker Causeway Key Biscayne, FL 33149

305-361-7026

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BEST SMOKED FISH
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Bocce Ball

Every Sat., Sun.

Roll one with the old timers and sea faring characters that hang out at this unique seaside bar.

2003 | BEST SMOKED FISH

This place has been around at least 48 years -- manager Dan Nudge thinks maybe 50 -- way the hell back in the woods and gone without a proper address. It used to be a bait shop on Biscayne Bay just north of the MacArthur Causeway, but was bounced when the Miami Herald built its waterfront eyesore. It still is a bait shop, but there's a whole lot more going on. Owner Jim Luznar likes the scruffy, backwoodsy feel of the site, despite the nearby sewage plant. Now there are palm trees and a... More »
2002 | BEST OLD-FLORIDA TIME TRIP

Your generic Cheers-type bar -- a neighborhood hangout that could be located in Anywhereville, USA -- feels fine most of the time. But when you want a brew at a bar that screams, "Hey, this here's Florida!" there's only one place in Miami: Jimbo's. Which isn't actually a bar. Officially it's a bait shop, tucked away at Shrimpers' Lagoon on Virginia Key. Unofficially it's an authentic time warp, a ramshackle compound of boats and trailers and derelict cars crowded around an assortment of... More »

Jimbo's Place is closing, and a crazy family feud is to blame

By Gus Garcia-Roberts | Thu, March 22, 2012

Miami reacted with horror last week to news that the end is nigh for Jimbo's, the open-air beer-and-smoked-fish joint that's been Miami's weirdest, most beloved hangout for nearly six decades. But no one has yet told of the Old Testament-style sib... More »
Jimbo's Family Feud: The Sordid Real Story Behind The Iconic Bar's End

By Gus Garcia-Roberts | Fri, March 16, 2012

Miamians reacted with horror this week to news that the end is nigh for Jimbo's, the open-air beer-and-smoked-fish joint that's been Miami's weirdest, most beloved hangout for nearly six decades. But ... More »
Jimbo's Sad Letter to Tomas Regalado: "I Would Like to Give the Site Back to the City of Miami"

By Gus Garcia-Roberts | Thu, March 15, 2012

Here is the nail in the coffin of Jimbo's, Miami's weirdest bar which has existed in a state of quasi-legality for almost six decades. We couldn't believe it when we heard that founder Jimbo Luznar'... More »
Smoked Fish and $2 Beer: Jimbo's Free, Weekend-Long Music Festival Starts Thursday

By Jacob Katel | Wed, February 8, 2012

The Virginia Key Grassroots Music Fest is almost here, and that means a stellar music lineup, camping in the cool winter beauty of the subtropics, and more hippies, rastas, and traveling kids than you... More »
Jimbo Luznar: King of the Island

By Liz Tracy | Thu, November 24, 2011

James "Jimbo" Luznar has made a special trip to his squatting spot on Virginia Key. The 84-year-old leans against a chopper while bikers, drifters, and bikini-clad University of Miami students crawl all over each other to get a picture with him. ... More »
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