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The best Minorcan clam chowder in St. Augustine

A red, tomato-based clam chowder heated with the local datil pepper. The dish to eat here, and the three places that do it best. Recipe at chefamazing.com/food-travel/dish/st-augustine.

3 places in St. Augustine · by Chef Amazing · updated November 7, 2026
Photo: stu_spivack, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

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  1. 1

    O'Steen's Restaurant

    Anastasia Island

    Get: A cup of Minorcan clam chowder with the fried shrimp

    Open since 1965 and a past first-place winner for Minorcan chowder at the Great Chowder Debate.

    Also on the list: Long lines in St. Augustine.

  2. 2

    Barnacle Bill's

    Downtown, by the fort

    Get: Minorcan clam chowder, then a datil-spiced dish

    A downtown seafood house a columnist singled out for its datil-accented chowder.

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    St. Augustine Seafood Company

    St. Augustine

    Get: A cup of the red datil chowder

    The fast-casual counter where Roadfood's writer first tried the city's chowder.

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