Tucked down a quiet residential road along the Intracoastal Waterway in St. Augustine, Cap’s on the Water is the kind of place that rewards the people who bother to find it. This is a local institution, a covered outdoor deck, a sunset oyster bar, tiki bar, and sweeping Intracoastal views that have been drawing regulars since 1976. The menu leans into coastal cuisine with a Southern touch: she-crab soup, raw oysters on the half shell, fresh catch prepared every way you want it, and handcrafted cocktails that match the pace of the water outside. St. Augustine is America’s oldest city, and Cap’s feels like it has earned its place in that history. Show up before sunset and snag a table on the deck. You’ll thank yourself.
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