Seafood Shacks
Cherry Pocket Seafood Shak
Monday, April 27th, 2009On the cypress-lined shores of Lake Pierce not far from the rolling hills of Dundee, Old Florida meets gourmet chef at the Cherry Pocket Steak & Seafood Shak. Sure, it looks like a biker bar, but the atmosphere is pure fish camp with a few dressy touches hidden inside. Prudhomme-trained Executive Chef Rich Eten dishes [...]
JB’s Fish Camp
Sunday, April 12th, 2009Ask anyone in New Smyrna Beach where the best seafood is, and they’ll point you to JB’s Fish Camp. It’s off FL A1A en route to Canaveral National Seashore and right along Mosquito Lagoon; I’ve seen manatees hanging out at the dock, playing under the flow of water out of hoses. This was a post-hike [...]
Malony’s Steam Kettle Cooking Pub
Sunday, April 12th, 2009At Malony’s Steam Kettle Cooking Pub in New Smyrna Beach, it’s all about the shellfish, simmered in steam pipe kettles to make a mean handcrafted bisque of shrimp, oyster, and clams, and their own Brunswick stew. Since 1997, they’ve served authentic soups based on organic broths; no fried foods here. The seafood is fresh, there [...]
Inlet Harbor Marina and Restaurant
Sunday, April 12th, 2009You’ll find a colorful Caribbean nautical playground for adults at the very busy Inlet Harbor Marina and Restaurant at Ponce Inlet. With folks lifting piña coladas in monkey-shaped coconuts and saluting the steel drum band on stage, it almost feels like a slice of the Bahamas. Fresh local seafood is the cornerstone of the menu, [...]

