Florida Eats · St. Augustine, Florida
St. Augustine restaurants: oyster bars, MICHELIN & James Beard and more
What St. Augustine has on our lists: 4 oyster bars, 4 MICHELIN or James Beard honorees, 3 hand-checked Cuban sandwich and cafecito spots, 2 fish camps and smoked fish spots and 1 Latin or Caribbean restaurant. Each hand-checked place had a 2025 or 2026 source when we looked in fall 2026. In all, Florida Eats maps 545 restaurants, cafés, bars and bakeries in St. Augustine, nearest first on your phone.
Oyster bars & raw bars in St. Augustine
Each one checked in fall 2026 against a 2025–26 source. For all of Florida: 68 Florida oyster bars.
Aunt Kate's on the River
612 Euclid Ave, St. Augustine
Oyster barFish camp On the menu: steamed oysters, peel-and-eat shrimp, fried flounder, broiled seafood platter
Old riverbank seafood spot under live oaks on the Tolomato River with a floating dock for boaters and outdoor decks.
Cap's on the Water
4325 Myrtle St, St. Augustine
Oyster bar On the menu: oysters, local seafood
Vilano Beach restaurant on the Intracoastal with a Sunset Oyster Bar, big outdoor deck and dock.
St. Augustine Fish Camp
142 Riberia St, St. Augustine
Oyster barFish camp On the menu: oysters on the half shell, daily catch
Modern fish-camp-style restaurant on the San Sebastian River docks, sister to Palm Valley and Julington Creek Fish Camps.
St. Augustine Seafood Company
33 St George St, St. Augustine
Oyster bar On the menu: raw oysters, red clam chowder, white clam chowder, fish sandwiches, fried shrimp basket
Fast-casual seafood counter on St. George Street with raw oysters, two chowders and fried shrimp baskets.
MICHELIN & James Beard in St. Augustine
Restaurants in the MICHELIN Guide Florida 2026 or named by the James Beard Foundation, reported as facts rather than scores. Across Florida: 217 Florida MICHELIN and James Beard restaurants.
Bar Citra
3676 N Ponce De Leon Blvd, St. Augustine
Bib Gourmand
Sunday
73 San Marco Ave, St. Augustine
Bib Gourmand
Lotus Noodle Bar
56 Grove Ave, St. Augustine
MICHELIN RecommendedJames Beard semifinalist
James Beard: Best Chef: South semifinalist 2026 (Barry Honan)
Asado Life
173 Shipyard Wy, St. Augustine
MICHELIN Recommended
Cuban sandwiches & cafecito in St. Augustine
Each one checked in fall 2026 against a 2025–26 source. For all of Florida: 56 Florida Cuban sandwich and cafecito spots.
Columbia Restaurant
98 St George St, St. Augustine
Cuban & cafecito On the menu: Spanish and Cuban dishes, Cuban sandwich
St. Augustine branch of the Gonzmart family's Spanish-Cuban restaurant, with tiled dining rooms and fountains on St. George Street.
Paladar Cuban Eatery
5575 A1A S, St. Augustine
Cuban & cafecito On the menu: roast pork, plantains, Cuban coffee, pastelitos, flan, Basque cheesecake
Cuban eatery and bakery south of St. Augustine Beach with roast pork, Cuban coffee and pastelitos.
The Cuban Cafe & Bakery
100 St George St, St. Augustine
Cuban & cafecito On the menu: Cuban sandwich, empanadas, flan, café con leche
Downtown Cuban café and bakery with a patio, serving sandwiches, empanadas, flan and Cuban coffee daily.
Fish camps & smoked fish in St. Augustine
Each one checked in fall 2026 against a 2025–26 source. For all of Florida: 41 Florida fish camps and smoked fish spots.
Aunt Kate's on the River
612 Euclid Ave, St. Augustine
Oyster barFish camp On the menu: steamed oysters, peel-and-eat shrimp, fried flounder, broiled seafood platter
Old riverbank seafood spot under live oaks on the Tolomato River with a floating dock for boaters and outdoor decks.
St. Augustine Fish Camp
142 Riberia St, St. Augustine
Oyster barFish camp On the menu: oysters on the half shell, daily catch
Modern fish-camp-style restaurant on the San Sebastian River docks, sister to Palm Valley and Julington Creek Fish Camps.
Latin & Caribbean in St. Augustine
Each one checked in fall 2026 against a 2025–26 source. For all of Florida: 35 Florida Latin and Caribbean restaurants.
De Leon Latin Cocina
1111 N Ponce De Leon Blvd, St. Augustine
Latin & Caribbean On the menu: arepas, tostones, yuca, plantains
Colombian and South American kitchen inside the Ponce Saint Augustine Hotel on US 1.
Inspections in St. Augustine
Florida DBPR has an inspection on record for 501 places we list in St. Augustine. At their latest visit, by DBPR's own result groups: 435 places Met Inspection Standards and 66 places Follow-Up Inspection Required. Florida doesn't grade restaurants, and neither do we. Records through September 30, 2026. Each place's results are in the web search; what the results mean: Florida restaurant inspections, explained.
What St. Augustine eats
Kinds of food among the 545 places we list in St. Augustine, counted from DBPR's licenses and open map data.
| Kind of place | Places |
|---|---|
| Bar & Pub | 84 |
| Coffee & Café | 66 |
| Bakery & Sweets | 40 |
| Pizza | 35 |
| Breakfast & Diner | 28 |
| Seafood | 27 |
| Burgers | 26 |
| Mexican | 25 |
| Sandwiches & Deli | 20 |
| Italian | 16 |