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Haley Maddox
Atlantic Ocean Amelia River Downtown Old Town Main Beach South end Café Karibo, Color It Green, Fantastic Fudge, Hudson & Perry, The Book Loft, The Spice & Tea Exchange, Timoti's Seafood Shak7 Bristly Thistle, First Love Brew Pub, T-Ray's Burger Station3 Sandbar Mocama Beer Company Egans Creek Greenway A Will and A Whisk Bakery, Townies Pizzeria2 Magnolia's Cafe, The Loop2 Sliders Seaside Grill Holy Grounds Coffee House Eato Chef Peters Point Beachfront Park First Drop, Sushi at the Lobby Bar2 Kismet Coffee Pogo's Kitchen Atlantic Ocean Amelia River Downtown Main Beach South end Café Karibo, Color It Green, Fantastic Fudge, Hudson & Perry, The Book Loft, The Spice & Tea Exchange, Timoti's Seafood Shak7 Bristly Thistle, First Love Brew Pub, T-Ray's Burger Station3 Sandbar Mocama Beer Company Egans Creek Greenway A Will and A Whisk Bakery, Townies Pizzeria2 Magnolia's Cafe, The Loop2 Sliders Seaside Grill Holy Grounds Coffee House Eato Chef Peters Point Beachfront Park First Drop, Sushi at the Lobby Bar2 Kismet Coffee Pogo's Kitchen

City guide

Amelia Island

Fernandina Beach and down the island, with Wes along for the beach.

25 places we went.

Start with these

A big favorite, a brewery, and Wes at the beach
Chicken pad thai in a kraft box

South Fletcher · a big favorite

Eato Chef

Chicken pad thai from an Airstream trailer. Pick your spice level.

A Caesar with a pretzel at Mocama

South 8th St · beer and coffee

Mocama Beer Company

Coffee in the morning, beer and food later.

Wes lying on a sandy wooden boardwalk leading to the beach

The beach · with Wes

Wes on Amelia Island

Wes came too. See him out and about on the island.

Wes’s page →

Pocket guides

Downtown and the beach
Downtown

About 0.5 mi · 5 stops

Take it with you

Directions

Morning to night

Where we eat, and Wes on the sand
Morning

Breakfast and beans

Breakfast at Magnolia’s, quiche at Kismet, where I get my decaf beans, and cookies from A Will and A Whisk.

A frittata with roasted potatoes, tomato, and greens at Magnolia's
Magnolia's Cafe
Two mini quiches with an iced latte and an espresso at Kismet
Kismet Coffee
Holiday sugar cookies, a chocolate chip cookie, and raspberry macarons at A Will and A Whisk
A Will and A Whisk
Takeoutour usual order
  1. Chicken pad thai in a kraft box, topped with green onions and peanutsEato ChefChicken pad thai, pick your spice
  2. A bunless bacon cheeseburger with broccoli and fries in a takeout box from The LoopThe LoopBunless burger, broccoli
  3. A thin-crust pizza with pepperoni, spinach, and mushrooms from TowniesTowniesGluten-free pizza
Out to eat

A pint and a plate

A brewery, a brew pub, a patio, a shack, and the beach bar.

  • A Caesar salad topped with a burger patty, and a pretzel, at MocamaMocamaThe Caesar and a pretzel
  • A pepperoni pizza with celery sticks on the side at First Love Brew PubFirst LovePizza and wings
  • A bunless bacon cheeseburger with lentil salad at Café KariboCafé KariboBunless cheeseburger
  • Blackened fish and a side salad in paper boats at Timoti'sTimoti'sBlackened fish
  • Fried shrimp with a cup of sauce at SandbarSandbarFried shrimp
Wes grinning with his mouth open on a boat deck by the water
Wes lying on the boardwalk with the sun setting behind the railingWith Wes

Boardwalks and a boat

Grinning on the boat, and lap seats on the beach.

Haley in sunglasses smiling in a beach selfie with Wes on her shoulder
Beach selfie
Wes on a towel in Haley's lap at the beach, the ocean behind him
Lap seat
Night

New Year’s Eve

at Pogo’s Kitchen, on the south end

  1. A filet with sauce by candlelight at Pogo's KitchenThe filet
  2. A mushroom dish with crumbs and microgreens at Pogo's KitchenThe mushroom dish
  3. Short rib over a purée at Pogo's KitchenThe short rib

Family photos

All of us on the beach
Our family on a driftwood tree at the water at sunset, a sailboat behind us
Our family on the beach by the pier, the girls in front
Our family by a twisted tree, the girls climbing on the roots
Smiling with the girls on the beach, their hair in bows

Photos by Maria, iammili Photography · Jacksonville and St. Augustine

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What are you craving?

Every place, with what it has
  • Café KariboDowntown · Café with a patio
  • Eato ChefSouth Fletcher · Thai from an Airstream trailerOrder Chicken pad thai, and pick your spice level.
  • First Love Brew PubSouth 8th St · Brewpub with pizza and wings
  • Magnolia's CafeSadler Road · Breakfast and lunch café
  • Mocama Beer CompanySouth 8th St · Brewery with a coffee barOrder The Caesar with the pretzel.
  • Pogo's KitchenSouth end · Dinner on the south end of the island
  • SandbarMain Beach · Beach bar and grill with tables in the sandOrder The wings.
  • Sliders Seaside GrillSeaside Park · Seafood grill by the beach
  • Sushi at the Lobby BarThe Ritz-Carlton · Sushi at the Ritz-Carlton
  • T-Ray's Burger StationSouth 8th St · Burgers and breakfast, picnic tables outside
  • The LoopSadler Road · Burgers and salads, across from CVS
  • Timoti's Seafood ShakDowntown · Seafood shack, all outdoor seating
  • Townies PizzeriaT.J. Courson Rd · Pizzeria with gluten-free pizza, by Walmart
  • First DropThe Ritz-Carlton · Coffee counter at the Ritz-Carlton
  • Holy Grounds Coffee HouseGateway · Coffee house
  • Kismet CoffeeSouth Fletcher · Café by the beachOrder A mini quiche and an espresso.Beans I get my decaf beans here.
  • A Will and A Whisk BakerySouth 8th St · Bakery: cookies, cakes, and macarons
  • Fantastic FudgeDowntown · Fudge and ice cream
  • Bristly ThistleSouth 8th St · Needlepoint shop
  • Color It GreenDowntown · Eco gift shop, gifts with a purpose
  • Hudson & PerryDowntown · Corner shop: mugs, vases, and little things for the house
  • The Book LoftDowntown · Independent bookstore
  • The Spice & Tea ExchangeDowntown · Spices and loose-leaf tea
  • Egans Creek GreenwayJasmine Street · Nature trails along the marsh
  • Peters Point Beachfront ParkSouth Fletcher · Beach park with a boardwalk to the sand