TRAVEL & CULTURE
JUNE 2017 / SOUTHERNLIVING.COM
76so be sure to stop by Treats on the
Beach or Beachside Candy Co. to cure
your sweet tooth. A popular spot for
“beach-inspired Tex-Mex” is Clancy’s
Cantina. And if you don’t believe that
fried eggs and pizza were meant to go
together, head for the Third Wave Café
& Wine Bar, and ask if the Tennessee
Truck Stop is available. It features
Benton’s bacon and a sunny-side up
egg. Plan your visit: nsbfla.comDELRAY BEACH
Channeling MiamiFor a totally different vibe, Delray Beach,
a much bigger coastal town (population
of over 60,000, compared to around
24,000 for New Smyrna), is about 50
miles north of Miami on A1A. Delray
Beach is Miami’s baby cousin. There’s a
level of sophistication to the boutiques,
dining, and nightlife here that feels
big-city, even though the heart of
downtown is compact enough to
be relatively walkable. Such historic
architecture as the incredible
Colony Hotel & Cabaña Club,
which looks like something out of
a Bogart movie, adds to the Miami
mystique, as does Delray’s long,Clockwise from top: Take a
35-mile jaunt from Delray’s
Colony Hotel & Cabaña Club to
Juno Beach Park for its glorious
waters, a popular pier, lifeguards,
and plenty of other amenities.palm-lined main street, Atlantic Avenue,
with all its shops and restaurants.
Unlike New Smyrna’s beachfront,
where the waves are ever present,
Delray can sometimes lose sight of
the Atlantic altogether because of A1A’s
elevation along the water and the way
the beachfront is landscaped. But just
off the highway (which becomes South
Ocean Boulevard in town), you can step
through a verdant archway and onto a
sandy path that leads you straight to the
ocean in all its glory.
Bisecting Atlantic Avenue is the
Intracoastal Waterway, which divides“Delray Beach is Miami’s
baby cousin. There’s a
level of sophistication to
the boutiques, dining,
and nightlife here.”