Volusia County breakfast spot named among '12 Most Iconic Restaurants in Florida'
A historic restaurant known for its pancakes here in Volusia County has been featured on a popular travel website.
Trips To Discover, created for readers to find vacation destinations and ideas, included the Old Spanish Sugar Mill Grill and Griddle in the De Leon Springs State Park in its recently published article "12 Most Iconic Restaurants in Florida."
With a griddle at each table, the breakfast restaurant has been home to the "make your own pancakes" destination for over six decades.
Pancakes can be topped with apples or banana slices, blueberries, applesauce, pecans, peanut butter or chocolate chips. For those not into flapjacks, the Sugar Mill offers the classic eggs and bacon breakfast plate, French toast, burgers, hot dogs and salads.
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The local staple will be closing its doors in September after the family-owned business' contract with the state was not renewed due to being outbid by another vendor, reported The News-Journal on Aug. 9. The iconic spot is set to reopen in October, but the return of the do-it-yourself pancakes is unclear.
Trips to Discover has also featured another local restaurant, Flagler Fish Company in their best 15 seafood restaurants in Florida list in June.
Flagler Fish Company has been serving fresh seafood to Volusia-Flagler county locals and visitors alike since 2005. Guests can dine in and have "food that knocks your flops off" or take home fresh cuts of fish filets, shellfish, and sides to cook yourself with the restaurant's house seasonings.
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In June, four Volusia-Flagler restaurants landed on Yelp's first ever Top 100 Florida Restaurants list. Red Bud Café in Daytona Beach placed the highest, landing at No. 13. The popular crowd-sourced review site also ranked Millie's Restaurant and Catering in Daytona Beach Shores at No. 71 and Santorini in DeLand at No. 87. Rounding out the list at No. 100 was La Crèperie Kafè in Palm Coast.
Incidentally, Millie's Restaurant was also in the spotlight recently thanks to a visit by celebrity chef Guy Fieri. The restaurant will be featured on an episode of Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives set to air soon.
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The Spanish Sugar Mill is located at 601 Ponce De Leon Blvd., De Leon Springs and can be reached at 386-985-5644 or oldspanishsugarmill.com. The restaurant is open Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. and on weekends and holidays 8 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Caroline Hebert is the restaurant and dining writer for The Daytona Beach News-Journal. A New Orleans native and food enthusiast, she can be contacted at chebert@news-jrnl.com. Follow her on Instagram, Facebook and Twitter. Support local journalism by subscribing.
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