Restaurant Reviews

Each month, we feature the dining experience at one local restaurant on the island.

Salt Life Food Shack

First things first: Salt Life Food Shack is here to stay. The restaurants are thriving. To make a quick point ...

Story & Song Bookstore Bistro

“Life belongs to the living, and he who lives must be prepared for changes,” wrote Johann Wolfgang von Goethe. By ...

The Foods of the Gilded Age

My recent series of articles, “The Gilded Age in Fernandina,” was inspired by the HBO-Max series. Overlapping partly with England’s ...

Amelia Island Coffee

Step aside, Cinnamon Rolls. Beignets are the favorite now, and they are fresh here in downtown Fernandina! Skip the boxed ...

First Love Brewing

On June 15, First Love Brewing Company will celebrate its fourth year in business in Fernandina. Since opening that fateful ...

Amelia Fresh Café

Great news! We have another breakfast place on Amelia Island! From 8:00 to 10:30 a.m. Monday through Friday, you can ...

España Restaurant & Tapas

Inevitably, when the subject of restaurants comes up, my friends and family rave effusively about España being one of their ...

Lagniappe

Do you like fun events and special occasions? Either throwing them or attending them? If so, have I got the ...

Pepper’s Cocina Mexicana & Tequila Bar

You know that place where you never need worry about seating, good food, last-minute parties, refreshing drinks, or even complete ...

Olive Amelia

Olive juice! Did you know that if you mouth these words to somebody, it looks like you’re saying I love ...