St. Augustine FLA

Re:St. Augustine FLA (bosco lover)

Wed, 06 Jun 2012 22:12:05 GMT

O'steen's is a must, and has the best minorcan chowder. Go slightly off hrs, like between 2 and 5, for less crowds.
The Columbia in downtown does have excellent cuban food, love their 1905 salad. They actually have their own parking lot,located behind the restaurant on Spanish street.
Also downtown on St george street is the Spanish Bakery, only open until 2 or so, they have great cheap empanadas.
There's a place on St george street called cafe hidalgo, i believbe its spanish, and has a tapas and cocktail bar above it, but I've never been so can't vouch for it

And on Avilles street, which is on the other side of the square from the big tourist area, and a really lovely area to walk around, is La Harencia cafe, with some very good cuban food, and good breakfast too.

That's all i can think of for now. Our 2 big specialties are probably fried shrimp and minorcan chowder. If you want some key lime pie, go down to publix supermarket and get a whole one from their bakery, they are excellent

Re:St. Augustine FLA (Foodbme)

Mon, 04 Jun 2012 04:04:41 GMT

sk bob

Foodbme, just to clarify,
ONLY the Panhandle area is the "Redneck Rivera"
that DOES NOT extend to the St. Augustine, Daytona area.

I'm aware of that and should have worded that differently BUT the Southern "Redneck" influence does extend all over North Florida is what I meant.
Daytona = NASCAR= Rednecks

Re:St. Augustine FLA (Extreme Glow)

Sun, 03 Jun 2012 22:24:36 GMT

Not regional, but I liked Gaufres and More on Aviles for some nice pierogi.

...and a stop at Claude's Chocolates on King St.

Re:St. Augustine FLA (Extreme Glow)

Sun, 03 Jun 2012 22:20:40 GMT

NYNM

I'm looking at the regional foods served in these places, and I see lots of seafood (duh). Minorcan clam chowder, mullet, shrimp & grits, catfish.
What's with the crabs?I thought crabs were more a Chesapeake Bay thing.
Also, any "Spanish" food? (although Minorca comes close).

There are plenty of crabs in Florida. You can usually find them at buffet restaurants around 4:00 in the afternoon.

Re:St. Augustine FLA (sk bob)

Sun, 03 Jun 2012 21:40:47 GMT

Foodbme, just to clarify,
ONLY the Panhandle area is the "Redneck Rivera"
that DOES NOT extend to the St. Augustine, Daytona area.

Re:St. Augustine FLA (Foodbme)

Sun, 03 Jun 2012 17:25:58 GMT

NYNM

I'm looking at the regional foods served in these places, and I see lots of seafood (duh). Minorcan clam chowder, mullet, shrimp & grits, catfish.
What's with the crabs?I thought crabs were more a Chesapeake Bay thing.
Also, any "Spanish" food? (although Minorca comes close).

The foods you mention ARE the regional foods of that area! Crabs are in abundance in that area. Lots of Bays and inlets. I think your perception of FL, (AND its different regions) may be a little skewed! It's a big diverse state. Takes a day of hard driving to go from Pensacola to Miami. It's 300 miles from Pensacola to Jacksonville!

Re:St. Augustine FLA (Foodbme)

Sun, 03 Jun 2012 17:17:17 GMT

NYNM

I'm looking at the regional foods served in these places, and I see lots of seafood (duh). Minorcan clam chowder, mullet, shrimp & grits, catfish.
What's with the crabs?I thought crabs were more a Chesapeake Bay thing.
Also, any "Spanish" food? (although Minorca comes close).

North Florida is more "Southern Food" oriented. You have to go below Orlando to get the "Spanish" influence in more abundance. The FL Panhandle is known as the "Redneck Riveria" and that influence extends over to the Jacksonville- St. Augustine, Daytona area.

North FL & South FL are two different worlds. I put the borderline just south of Ocala.

Re:St. Augustine FLA (TJ Jackson)

Sun, 03 Jun 2012 16:14:11 GMT

The Columbia Restaurant we went to while in St Augustine was excellent. Cuban food.
http://www.columbiarestaurant.com/st_augustine.asp

Parking in downtown St Augustine can be quite difficult, and if you find that to be so on your visit, park at the big parking lot at the old Spanish fort and walk there from there - its only 2-3 blocks away

If we had been there one more day, we would have hit O'Steen's next

One of my family's favorite restaurants ever is about 90 miles south in Titusville: http://www.roadfood.com/R...6348/dixie-crossroads. It is well-beloved by many, many Roadfooders. If you work that in as a side trip with a tour of Kennedy Space Center, I think you will have a truly memorable day on both fronts

Re:St. Augustine FLA (NYNM)

Sun, 03 Jun 2012 10:08:54 GMT

I'm looking at the regional foods served in these places, and I see lots of seafood (duh). Minorcan clam chowder, mullet, shrimp & grits, catfish.
What's with the crabs?I thought crabs were more a Chesapeake Bay thing.
Also, any "Spanish" food? (although Minorca comes close).

Re:St. Augustine FLA (Michael Stern)

Sun, 03 Jun 2012 04:13:04 GMT

Of the restaurants on the list, the two I'd most highly recommend are Saltwater Cowboy's and O'Steen's.

Re:St. Augustine FLA (Foodbme)

Sun, 03 Jun 2012 03:10:54 GMT

Type in Saint Augustine, FL in the box at the top right of the RF Homepage and here's what you get. All have been reviewed.
http://www.roadfood.com/Restaurants/SearchResults.aspx?st=latlong&latlongid=2228&ob=LatLon

St. Augustine FLA (NYNM)

Sat, 02 Jun 2012 23:47:07 GMT

What do you recommend, esp. any local specialities?