The Sandy Seagull Cottage Guidebook
Food scene
You will literally feel like the ladies at this homestyle Mexican Restaurant are your abuelitas (grandmothers) too. So friendly, stellar service (especially given how busy it gets). Great place for breakfast.
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MI Abuelitas Homestyle Mexican Restaurant
1728 45th StYou will literally feel like the ladies at this homestyle Mexican Restaurant are your abuelitas (grandmothers) too. So friendly, stellar service (especially given how busy it gets). Great place for breakfast.
Solid Mexican food on the east end. Long-time Island favorite. Good for large parties, they can get you in and served quickly.
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The Original Mexican Cafe
1401 Market StSolid Mexican food on the east end. Long-time Island favorite. Good for large parties, they can get you in and served quickly.
It's really hard to describe The Spot, other than it's THE Spot. It's 5 venues in one...a delicious burger joint, ice cream joint, bar joint, bakery joint...it's got the best dining views on the island, because it's directly across the street from the Gulf and the water is visible from nearly every table there. It's VERY busy, VERY popular, so be prepared to wait.
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The Spot
3204 Seawall BlvdIt's really hard to describe The Spot, other than it's THE Spot. It's 5 venues in one...a delicious burger joint, ice cream joint, bar joint, bakery joint...it's got the best dining views on the island, because it's directly across the street from the Gulf and the water is visible from nearly every table there. It's VERY busy, VERY popular, so be prepared to wait.
Undoubtedly the most well-known Seafood Restaurant on the island, and with good reason. Excellent food, excellent service. Fancy date nights, for sure. PRO-TIP, the adjoining restaurant (Nick's...."Nick GAIDO") is owned by the same family, uses the same kitchen, has practically the same menu...but is over half the price. Pick what type of experience you want. Fancy dress and stellar table service, Gaidos. Flip Flops and shorts, Nick’s.
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Gaidos Seafood Restaurant
3828 Seawall BoulevardUndoubtedly the most well-known Seafood Restaurant on the island, and with good reason. Excellent food, excellent service. Fancy date nights, for sure. PRO-TIP, the adjoining restaurant (Nick's...."Nick GAIDO") is owned by the same family, uses the same kitchen, has practically the same menu...but is over half the price. Pick what type of experience you want. Fancy dress and stellar table service, Gaidos. Flip Flops and shorts, Nick’s.
There are three Mario's on the Island. Way far west, East, and Central. Great Italian food, especially pizza and calzone. Super kid friendly. If you have toddlers, be sure to ask them for some pizza dough. It'll keep the kids entertained for hours. Great place for larger groups. The Seawall location is an 8 min. walk from the Sandy Seagull.
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Mario's Seawall Italian Restaurant
628 Seawall BlvdThere are three Mario's on the Island. Way far west, East, and Central. Great Italian food, especially pizza and calzone. Super kid friendly. If you have toddlers, be sure to ask them for some pizza dough. It'll keep the kids entertained for hours. Great place for larger groups. The Seawall location is an 8 min. walk from the Sandy Seagull.
A little bit further west, on Stewart road. Growlers available to go. If you're not a Bud (or Naty) Light kind of beer person, check them out. They have plenty of outdoor seating if you'd like to drink there, otherwise get a growler to go and enjoy it on the beach.
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Пивоварня Galveston Island
8423 Stewart RdA little bit further west, on Stewart road. Growlers available to go. If you're not a Bud (or Naty) Light kind of beer person, check them out. They have plenty of outdoor seating if you'd like to drink there, otherwise get a growler to go and enjoy it on the beach.
One of our favorite places! Delicious spot for weekend brunch, and killer bakery for when you've got a carby-sweet tooth. Outdoor seating available.
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The Sunflower Bakery & Cafe
512 14th StOne of our favorite places! Delicious spot for weekend brunch, and killer bakery for when you've got a carby-sweet tooth. Outdoor seating available.
A family favorite! The reason they've been around forever is their quality and consistency. You won't go wrong with a po'boy. Don't forget a side of crab balls. There's plenty of parking in the back.
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Shrimp N Stuff
3901 Avenue OA family favorite! The reason they've been around forever is their quality and consistency. You won't go wrong with a po'boy. Don't forget a side of crab balls. There's plenty of parking in the back.
Benno's is an easy walk around the corner from the cottage and serves up tasty, cajun style seafood. They have a great grilled and fried seafood platter along with favorites like gumbo and muffaletta sandwiches.
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Benno's Cajun Seafood Restaurant
1212 Seawall BlvdBenno's is an easy walk around the corner from the cottage and serves up tasty, cajun style seafood. They have a great grilled and fried seafood platter along with favorites like gumbo and muffaletta sandwiches.
Sightseeing
We take the kids to La King's at least once a week for candy and ice cream. A legit, old school candy shop and soda shop. You can watch them make their delicious candies while you walk through the shop.
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La King's Confectionery
2323 Strand StWe take the kids to La King's at least once a week for candy and ice cream. A legit, old school candy shop and soda shop. You can watch them make their delicious candies while you walk through the shop.
Big clean family friendly beach. TBH, there's so much sand real estate up and down the island. Stewart beach is very busy, very popular. What kind of Beach experience are you looking for? Something close in with lots of people to watch? Pretty much any of the beach access area along Seawall east of 61st will do ya. If you want to go where the locals go to escape the crowds...go west (See Sunny's)!
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Пляж Стюарта
401 Seawall BlvdBig clean family friendly beach. TBH, there's so much sand real estate up and down the island. Stewart beach is very busy, very popular. What kind of Beach experience are you looking for? Something close in with lots of people to watch? Pretty much any of the beach access area along Seawall east of 61st will do ya. If you want to go where the locals go to escape the crowds...go west (See Sunny's)!
Right across the street from the Sandy Seagull! Walk to this clean and well maintained beach with plenty of parking and umbrella rentals!
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Creative Clay
Seawall BoulevardRight across the street from the Sandy Seagull! Walk to this clean and well maintained beach with plenty of parking and umbrella rentals!
Many of the beaches in West Galveston, down 8 mile road, are where the locals go to get away from the crowds of the Seawall. Sunny Beach is a little beach that you can drive your car directly onto (if you're not into carrying all your stuff down from the seawall). Just a short drive west
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Место для серфинга Санни-Бич
2704 8 Mile RdMany of the beaches in West Galveston, down 8 mile road, are where the locals go to get away from the crowds of the Seawall. Sunny Beach is a little beach that you can drive your car directly onto (if you're not into carrying all your stuff down from the seawall). Just a short drive west
Bars & Nightlife
Texas' oldest LGBTQIA bar, opened in 1969. Non-pretentious, friendly bar with some strongly poured drinks. Great drag shows on the weekends.
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Robert's Lafitte
2501 Avenue QTexas' oldest LGBTQIA bar, opened in 1969. Non-pretentious, friendly bar with some strongly poured drinks. Great drag shows on the weekends.
Another old school favorite dive. Most well known for locals who refuse to leave the island during a tropical storm, rather sitting out on the Poop Deck watching the storms roll in!
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THE POOP DECK
2928 Seawall BlvdAnother old school favorite dive. Most well known for locals who refuse to leave the island during a tropical storm, rather sitting out on the Poop Deck watching the storms roll in!
Ike’s seven-foot high-water mark is displayed prominently on the wall near the front entrance of O’Malley’s Stage Door Pub, a dive on Post Office Street downtown. Be sure to check out the retro photos of pin-up models pasted to the wall, uncovered during post-Ike reconstruction. The owners say the scantily clad models appear to date from the ’40s, when a gambling pit thrived on the second floor.
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O'Malleys Stage Door
2022 Postoffice StIke’s seven-foot high-water mark is displayed prominently on the wall near the front entrance of O’Malley’s Stage Door Pub, a dive on Post Office Street downtown. Be sure to check out the retro photos of pin-up models pasted to the wall, uncovered during post-Ike reconstruction. The owners say the scantily clad models appear to date from the ’40s, when a gambling pit thrived on the second floor.