Is there anything cool to do in or around Apalachicola?

[Teresa]

The Spoonbill gets pretty funky after 10pm...

NOW you tell us!!! we were very comfy at the River Inn, despite the noise levels at night. the view was awesome.

Apalach has the best restaurant in Northwest Florida located at the Gibson Inn. The restaurant is called Avenue Sea and the chef is David Carrier. He trained at the best restaurants in the world such as French Laundry in Napa and Trio in Chicago. This alone is worth the drive. They only focus on fresh seafood out of apalachee bay. His motto is if it doesn't swim here we don't serve it!

Avenue Sea was surprisingly wonderful. often I am underwhelmed by fancy/gourmet restaurants. this one is really really delicious. not just a pretty plate. not by far. Chef David serves only delicious food. yes, it looks very pretty, but that ain't what its about with him.

Tamara's restaurant was definitely one of our favorite places to have lunch. can't wait to try dinner there.

There is a new Trattoria (italian) restaurant in town - we ran out of time to try it.

we ate at Boss's Oyster. not our favorite oyster place in town, but it was convenient. all locals tell us to go go Papa Joe's. it is a wonderful seafood shack on the river. old and definitely hole in the wall.

the new Brennen's restaurant in Windmark (port st joe) was really really really wonderful. had a fancy cheeseburger and possibly the best french fries (tossed in truffle oil) I've ever had.

 

[Teresa]

Avenue E remains my favorite shopping place downtown Apalach. but there are many many others I adore. talk about some great shopping.

 

[rapunzel]

The owners of Avenue E and Azure used to own a place in Columbus, Georgia, called 1617 Wynnton. 1617 was my favorite place to shop for years, and the owners Jeannie and Joe are some of the most creative and talented people. They do so much with such simple things.

As for the scalloping...are there charters or outfitters for that sort of thing, or do you just have to beg a local with a boat to let you tag along? I've been trying to find something online, but the nearest thing is Steinhatchee.

 

[seagrovegirl]

You can just walk out into the bay and pick them up, you don't need a boat and the bay is shallow. You can rent boats at Presnells Marina on the Cape, which, personally, I think is a whole lot more fun and you can explore a vast area.

We rent a house on the bay every year and our trip starts July 26th!!!! Can't wait..........

 

[Teresa]

You can just walk out into the bay and pick them up, you don't need a boat and the bay is shallow. You can rent boats at Presnells Marina on the Cape, which, personally, I think is a whole lot more fun and you can explore a vast area.

We rent a house on the bay every year and our trip starts July 26th!!!! Can't wait..........

we may see ya there! scallop festival at port st joe is aug 2-3. it is kind of a hot time for standing out in the sun, so we may opt out of that one this year. also, its kind of bizarre that fresh scallops are not available at the festival or anywhere we could find at local seafood markets because of the limits on harvesting. as it turned out the frozen ones were wonderful to buy and cook up! Waco was playing last year. don't know the scoop for this year.

 

[seagrovegirl]

The festival in August?? That's crazy!!! Do they still have one in October?

Hope to see ya'll over there. Look us up...We would love to see you!! We always have lots of fresh scallops...so much so, I get my fill for the year.

 

[aggieb]

As for the scalloping...are there charters or outfitters for that sort of thing, or do you just have to beg a local with a boat to let you tag along? I've been trying to find something online, but the nearest thing is Steinhatchee.

you may can find some information at the scallop cove bp. we bought our fishing license there last year.

and sgg, if you're out by black's check it out or take some pictures if it's possible, i'm interested in knowing if it's completed and if people are actually staying in the bungalows.

 

[seagrovegirl]

you may can find some information at the scallop cove bp. we bought our fishing license there last year.

and sgg, if you're out by black's check it out or take some pictures if it's possible, i'm interested in knowing if it's completed and if people are actually staying in the bungalows.

You got it...I'll take the camera. There were houses there last year and building more, but didn't see any people living there. I could so live there!

 

[gardening1970]

I have a fuzzy photo of the bungalows on Black's Island. Taken last year. No people as of then. I will post in the member photo gallery.

And shallow is an apt description of the bay. Nearly beached our boat in short order after snapping the pic of Black's. We were coming back across the bay from the state park. Stayed out on the point too long. Wind advisory, tide change on a shallow bay and our 21' Yahama do not mix. We learned a lot on that trip.

 

[seagrovegirl]

I have a fuzzy photo of the bungalows on Black's Island. Taken last year. No people as of then. I will post in the member photo gallery.

And shallow is an apt description of the bay. Nearly beached our boat in short order after snapping the pic of Black's. We were coming back across the bay from the state park. Stayed out on the point too long. Wind advisory, tide change on a shallow bay and our 21' Yahama do not mix. We learned a lot on that trip.

Yes, you learn qucik to know the tides before you head out. They change twice a day most days.