JUNE 2017 / SOUTHERNLIVING.COM
72TRAVEL & CULTURE
a grassy lawn with lounge chairs and
umbrellas overlooking the Atlantic.
(There’s no pool, but you won’t care.)
If you stay at The Salty Mermaid,
you’ll be able to walk to all the action
on Flagler Avenue. Bonus points: The
hotel rents bikes and golf carts right
there on-site. You’ll also find plenty
of outfitters in the area to set you
up with other gear like kayaks and
stand-up paddleboards.
Looking to explore the great
indoors? Flagler Avenue has enough
cute shops to keep your credit cards
busy for an afternoon, from handmade
earrings at Jewelry of Joy and home
accessories and decor at Robin’s Nest
Gifts to surf shops like Quiet Flight
Surfboards and Rip Curl. Then findgirl stuff galore at Janie’s Elegant
Clothing & Accessories.
While New Smyrna fans will point
you to eateries all over town (The
Garlic, JB’s Fish Camp, and SoNapa
Grille, to name a few), there are
plenty of spots on and around the
main beach drag if you don’t feel like
dusting the sand off your flip-flops
and driving.
Start with beachfront landmark
The Breakers Restaurant, which is
pink on the outside and packed on
the inside. It has barstools facing an
open-air counter fronting the Atlantic.
At The Beacon, enjoy a down-home
breakfast for around $5.
No visit to the beach is complete
without the requisite ice-cream cone,Produce on the Coast
Among the attractions in
Delray Beach’s Pineapple
Grove Arts District is
Bedner’s Farm Fresh
Market, serving locally
grown produce for “farm
to fork” cooking.