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Food Colonial Quarter, St. Augustine

Columbia Restaurant

A place to eat in Colonial Quarter, St. Augustine, moderately priced ($$) and worth about 1.5 hours. Best time to go: Dinner.

Columbia Restaurant in Colonial Quarter, St. Augustine
Photo: Rob Briscoe · CC BY 2.0 · license

Why go

St. Augustine branch of Florida's oldest restaurant family, serving Spanish and Cuban dishes on St. George Street since 1983.

It is one of 9 curated places we feature in St. Augustine, alongside 4 sights, 1 activity and 1 place for a drink. 6 more of our picks sit within about half a mile in a straight line, so it pairs easily with St. George Street and Nights of Lights at Plaza de la Constitucion.

Type
Food
Neighborhood
Colonial Quarter
Price
$$
Time needed
1.5 hr
Best time
Dinner

Nearby

The 6 closest curated picks in St. Augustine, measured as straight-line distance.

  1. 1
    St. George Street

    Pedestrian street through the colonial quarter, lined with shops, cafes and reconstructed Spanish houses.

    Shopping · 0.0 mi straight-line
  2. 2
    Nights of Lights at Plaza de la Constitucion

    The town's central plaza, laid out in 1573, is the heart of Nights of Lights, with the oaks and gazebo strung in white lights.

    Sight · 0.2 mi straight-line
  3. 3
    Casa Monica Resort & Spa

    Moorish Revival hotel from 1888 facing the Lightner Museum, its towers outlined in white lights through the season.

    Stay · 0.2 mi straight-line
  4. 4
    Flagler College (Hotel Ponce de Leon)

    Henry Flagler's 1888 Spanish Renaissance hotel, now a college, with Tiffany glass and a gilded dining hall shown on guided tours.

    Sight · 0.2 mi straight-line
  5. 5
    Castillo de San Marcos

    Spanish coquina-stone fort completed in 1695, the oldest masonry fort in the continental United States, on Matanzas Bay.

    Sight · 0.2 mi straight-line
  6. 6
    Lightner Museum

    Gilded Age collections in Flagler's former Hotel Alcazar, built around a palm courtyard and the hotel's old indoor pool.

    Sight · 0.2 mi straight-line

On these curated routes

Columbia Restaurant is a stop on our St. Augustine & Amelia Island route. Open it to see the full day-by-day plan.

More to do in St. Augustine

Columbia Restaurant is our only food pick in St. Augustine; here is what else we recommend there. See the full St. Augustine guide.

When to go

Average daily highs in St. Augustine run from 64°F in January to 86°F in July; August is usually the wettest month. For Columbia Restaurant itself, we suggest: Dinner.

Modelled monthly averages for St. Augustine from NASA POWER, not a forecast. Full St. Augustine weather by month.

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Columbia Restaurant: quick answers

How much time do you need at Columbia Restaurant?

Plan on about 1.5 hours at Columbia Restaurant. That is our curated estimate for a typical visit; groups that linger will want more.

When is the best time to visit Columbia Restaurant?

Our pick: Dinner. Insider tip: Order the 1905 Salad and a paella; reserve for holiday weekends.

Which TripsCircle routes include Columbia Restaurant?

Columbia Restaurant appears on St. Augustine & Amelia Island, a curated route you can open on TripsCircle and plan with your group.

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