Thanks for these recs. Our favorite for dinner and cocktails this trip was St. Augustine Fish Camp for extremely fresh, well-prepared seafood. I got a broiled platter with sea scallops, shrimp, cod, sauteed summer squash with onion, and butter beans with bacon that was great. My DH had fried cod, jumbo shrimp, slaw, and french fries, and our kiddo had homemade chicken strips and steak fries. All good – especially the fried shrimp. I wish they made their own fries, but quibble. On another visit we had conch fritters (fine, mostly breading), spicy peel-n-eat cocktail shrimp, and a wonderful shrimp ceviche. Bourbon list and cocktails were legit. Cheap bubbly was…cheap.
Our best breakfast was at Les Petits Pleasures – very good French pastries, OK coffee. Our favorite iced coffee and lunch of the trip were at Juniper Market. Coffee ice cubes! Another fun and tasty meal was at a Colombian restaurant called La Cucina Latin Market & Catering. Ka Meli food truck also had good iced coffee. We also returned to Mojo BBQ out of nostalgia for dinner and drinks,.and it was mostly pretty good. St. Augustine distillery was fine for a freebie but the bourbon was…not. The gin and vodka were decent, however. Next door at Ice Plant the cocktails and pimento cheese were good, but most of the menu was expensive.
OK: Gaufres & Goods (bit of a tourist trap, but sometimes convenience rules)
Meh: Georgie’s Diner, Coffee House Realty Cafe
Left without ordering: Columbia Restaurant, Beaches (and almost left Coffee House above…should have)
We were hoping to get to O’Steens (no ATM), Cafe Alcazar (for coffee and cake), Hazel’s Hot Dogs, Paladar, Brazas, and elsewhere but time/circumstances/touring didn’t permit.
