Kathy’s guidebook Fernandina Beach
Food scene
Great outdoor patio for lunch or dinner. Consistently good food. Crab cake salad with Brie and cranberries is outstanding and the key lime pie is one of the best I’ve ever had!
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Cafe Karibo
27 N 3rd StGreat outdoor patio for lunch or dinner. Consistently good food. Crab cake salad with Brie and cranberries is outstanding and the key lime pie is one of the best I’ve ever had!
Super cute patio dining. Great margaritas. A little pricey but they are huge. Large dinner portions. Enough to share.
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Pablo's Mexican Cuisine
302 N 2nd StSuper cute patio dining. Great margaritas. A little pricey but they are huge. Large dinner portions. Enough to share.
Great atmosphere and really good food. No outdoor dining.
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Ciao Italian Bistro
614 Centre StreetGreat atmosphere and really good food. No outdoor dining.
Fun restaurant with live bands. Great atmosphere and good food.
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The Boathouse Restaurant
30 South 2nd StreetFun restaurant with live bands. Great atmosphere and good food.
Make a reservation. Hostess is very unfriendly but food is awesome and Brian the waiter is the best in town!
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Joe's 2nd Street Bistro
14 S 2nd StMake a reservation. Hostess is very unfriendly but food is awesome and Brian the waiter is the best in town!
This is the only place on the island where the food and service was average but it’s cheap, great atmosphere and a fun place. It would be great to take kids.
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Cantina Louie
725 Atlantic BlvdThis is the only place on the island where the food and service was average but it’s cheap, great atmosphere and a fun place. It would be great to take kids.
Awesome wine bar! Beautiful inside. They only serve charcuterie and desserts but it is well worth a visit for an after dinner nightcap. They have a full bar as well. Fairly young crowd when we were there.
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The Decantery
117 Centre StAwesome wine bar! Beautiful inside. They only serve charcuterie and desserts but it is well worth a visit for an after dinner nightcap. They have a full bar as well. Fairly young crowd when we were there.
La Surena Mexican Store
22 S 8th StLittle lunch spot for Mexican food. Great nachos. No alcohol.
Cute little seafood restaurant with outdoor seating and a pirate ship for the kids to play on. You order at the counter and then find a seat at the picnic tables. Food is good but chowder is not what you would get in New England. I guess it’s southern style but I like the place. It’s fun. The lobster rolls were decent and you get two for $25.
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Timoti's Seafood Shak
21 N 3rd StCute little seafood restaurant with outdoor seating and a pirate ship for the kids to play on. You order at the counter and then find a seat at the picnic tables. Food is good but chowder is not what you would get in New England. I guess it’s southern style but I like the place. It’s fun. The lobster rolls were decent and you get two for $25.
Located right on the beach at Main beach. Live bands and a great place for a drink or lunch on the sand.
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The Sandbar & Kitchen
2910 Atlantic AveLocated right on the beach at Main beach. Live bands and a great place for a drink or lunch on the sand.
Across the street from the beach. Live music and decent food. Outdoor seating. Big place.
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The Surf Restaurant & Bar
3199 S Fletcher AveAcross the street from the beach. Live music and decent food. Outdoor seating. Big place.
Every Saturday. Best macarons this side of Paris! Natural bug spray, garlic balsamic vinegar, samosas with some crazy good sauce, jumbo Mayport shrimp, fresh guacamole, homemade stuff worth buying. Small venue. Just one street so you can do it all in an hour but you must check it out.
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Farmer's Market
North 7th StreetEvery Saturday. Best macarons this side of Paris! Natural bug spray, garlic balsamic vinegar, samosas with some crazy good sauce, jumbo Mayport shrimp, fresh guacamole, homemade stuff worth buying. Small venue. Just one street so you can do it all in an hour but you must check it out.
Near the bridge on the inter coastal. Lively restaurant always packed but it’s a big place. Very inexpensive for seafood and drinks. Indoor and outdoor seating.
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Shucker's Oyster Bar & Grill
96008 Wade's PlNear the bridge on the inter coastal. Lively restaurant always packed but it’s a big place. Very inexpensive for seafood and drinks. Indoor and outdoor seating.
Best ice cream sandwiches made to order. You choose your cookie and your ice cream flavor. They are huge and sooo good! It is open till 10pm
Watanut
118 Centre StreetBest ice cream sandwiches made to order. You choose your cookie and your ice cream flavor. They are huge and sooo good! It is open till 10pm
This is our favorite restaurant on the island. It’s near the bridge and is a cute little seafood restaurant. Very Cape Cod feel to it. Mussels were amazing and the best blueberry cheesecake you will ever have!
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Kitchen 251
251 Creekside DrThis is our favorite restaurant on the island. It’s near the bridge and is a cute little seafood restaurant. Very Cape Cod feel to it. Mussels were amazing and the best blueberry cheesecake you will ever have!
Great atmosphere inside and out. Sit on the patio and watch the sunset overlooking the marina. Food is very good.
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Brett's Waterway Cafe
1 S Front StGreat atmosphere inside and out. Sit on the patio and watch the sunset overlooking the marina. Food is very good.
Fine dining restaurant in a charming old house. Nice bar and outdoor patio seating. Reservations recommended especially for patio. Food was wonderful. Great wine list. Best steak fries I’ve ever tasted… not kidding!!! Not a place for kids unless they are really well behaved. Very romantic for a date.
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Burlingame
20 S 5th StFine dining restaurant in a charming old house. Nice bar and outdoor patio seating. Reservations recommended especially for patio. Food was wonderful. Great wine list. Best steak fries I’ve ever tasted… not kidding!!! Not a place for kids unless they are really well behaved. Very romantic for a date.
This is a beautiful, sophisticated restaurant for an elegant dinner. It is located near the Plantation in the Harris Teeter shopping center. Recommend reservations. We didn't have one so we ate at the bar. Food was amazing. It was fancy Southern if that makes sense. Husband had fried chicken and gumbo. I had steak and fries.
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Lagniappe
4810 1st Coast HwyThis is a beautiful, sophisticated restaurant for an elegant dinner. It is located near the Plantation in the Harris Teeter shopping center. Recommend reservations. We didn't have one so we ate at the bar. Food was amazing. It was fancy Southern if that makes sense. Husband had fried chicken and gumbo. I had steak and fries.
Wicked Bao is wicked good! Gets very crowded so you will have to wait. We ate at the bar because its first come, first serve. Owner is super nice and very involved. The wine sangria was delicious and the rice tots you have to get! You will never want tater tots again. Also try the roti canai. Its like a pita bread with a peanut dipping sauce.
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Wicked Bao
232 N 2nd StWicked Bao is wicked good! Gets very crowded so you will have to wait. We ate at the bar because its first come, first serve. Owner is super nice and very involved. The wine sangria was delicious and the rice tots you have to get! You will never want tater tots again. Also try the roti canai. Its like a pita bread with a peanut dipping sauce.
Best cakes ever! Try the Italian cake...its the best cake I've ever had, but there is also choc, strawberry, key lime. Its a huge two layer cake for only $35. The breakfast there is also very good...diner like and reasonably priced. They have cheesy grits!
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Ms. Carolyn's Restaurant
2120 Sadler RdBest cakes ever! Try the Italian cake...its the best cake I've ever had, but there is also choc, strawberry, key lime. Its a huge two layer cake for only $35. The breakfast there is also very good...diner like and reasonably priced. They have cheesy grits!
Sightseeing
Rent a pontoon boat across the street from our house. Take the boat over to Cumberland island and see the wild horses or go to tiger island and have a private beach picnic. We have chairs and beach towels and an ice chest for you to pack with food and drinks. Super fun day!
There is a boat dock at the ice house which is the old ice storage facility for the Carnegies. This is where the ferry drops off passengers so you can't dock your boat their but you can drop off passengers and your ice chest. Then move the boat further out and drop the anchor. Someone will have to swim or wade in to the island but it is not difficult. There are picnic tables and several exhibits to look at from the remains of the former estate.
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Cumberland Island
Rent a pontoon boat across the street from our house. Take the boat over to Cumberland island and see the wild horses or go to tiger island and have a private beach picnic. We have chairs and beach towels and an ice chest for you to pack with food and drinks. Super fun day!
There is a boat dock at the ice house which is the old ice storage facility for the Carnegies. This is where the ferry drops off passengers so you can't dock your boat their but you can drop off passengers and your ice chest. Then move the boat further out and drop the anchor. Someone will have to swim or wade in to the island but it is not difficult. There are picnic tables and several exhibits to look at from the remains of the former estate.
Shopping
Coastal Cottage of Amelia
1439 Sadler RoadCute little boutique with lots of beachy items.