Barbecue $$
Southern Soul Barbeque
A converted filling station turning out some of the best barbecue in Georgia. Go early — they close when the meat runs out.
2020 Demere Rd, St. Simons Island, GA 31522
St. Simons Island
Where to Eat on St. Simons
The island punches well above its size for food. This is where we actually eat — not a directory listing, and not everywhere with a sign.
Reserve ahead between June and August; the good tables go early.
Barbecue
Breakfast
Breakfast $$
Palmer's Village Cafe
The breakfast on the island. Expect a wait at weekends and take it — the shrimp and grits are worth standing for.
223 Mallery St, St. Simons Island, GA 31522
Casual
Casual $
Sandcastle Cafe & Grill
Straightforward beach food a short walk from the pier. Good for a lunch that does not eat the afternoon.
117 Mallery St, St. Simons Island, GA 31522
Seafood
Seafood $$$
Halyards
The island's benchmark for a proper dinner. Chef Dave Snyder has been cooking Georgia coastal seafood here for two decades. Reserve well ahead in summer.
55 Cinema Ln, St. Simons Island, GA 31522
Seafood $$$
Georgia Sea Grill
Small, consistently excellent, and the place we send people for a first night on the island. The menu changes with the catch.
407 Mallery St, St. Simons Island, GA 31522
Seafood $$$
Coastal Kitchen
Water views over the marina and a raw bar that justifies the drive. Best at sunset.
102 Marina Dr, St. Simons Island, GA 31522
Seafood $$
Crabdaddy's Seafood Grill
Village institution. Loud, friendly, and the grouper is always right.
1217 Ocean Blvd, St. Simons Island, GA 31522
Southern
Southern $$
Barbara Jean's
Crab cakes and she-crab soup, done plainly and done well. Unfussy, busy, and reliably good.
214 Mallery St, St. Simons Island, GA 31522
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