Delicious St. Simons Island Seafood

Tasting and traveling go together

Last week we met a group of friends on St. Simons Island in the State of Georgia. It was about a 3-hour drive from Tampa diagonally across the peninsula to reach the Florida/Georgia border. From the border to St. Simons Island, each bridge we crossed gave us a view of the extensive estuarine ecosystem of southern Georgia.

Happily, the house we had rented for our visit was within walking distance of several well-known local seafood restaurants. On our first evening, we ate at the Iguanas Restaurant. We tried various dishes including oysters, fish, and crabs. All were delightful to eat. I was also delighted that we were invited to create ice cream sundaes at their free ice cream bar. The food was so delicious that we had lunch there the next day, eating their calamari and peeled shrimp, and sampling their ice cream bar again.

On our second evening, we ate at The Half Shell. We arrived just before they opened at 5:00 PM. It is a good thing we were there early because every seat in the restaurant was filled before 6:00. It was a chilly day in February. I wonder how they manage the crowds during the busy summer months. I found the blue crab cakes to be delicious and Gerad enjoyed the oysters. He also enjoyed an oyster shooter drink.

On Thursday night, we ate at Barbara Jean’s restaurant. We were delighted with all of the food that we tried. Oysters, crab, fish, or shrimp? What do you like? We sampled them all. I would happily return to sample them again on another visit to St. Simons Island.

Walking back from our seafood dinner at Barbara Jean’s on our last evening in St. Simons Island, I took the photo below of the beautiful St. Simons Island lighthouse at night.

Eating seafood is one reason to visit St. Simons Island but there are many interesting historical sites to visit also.