an evening roost - View this location on map The Owl Cafe (850-653-9888) is where locals roost once the sun goes down. it's a snug corner nest with brazilian cherrywood floors and a dozen tables -- so few that reservations are a must -- set with crisp linen, butcher paper and oil lamps. the waitresses, winsome in their pencil-legged tahari pants, might suggest the black grouper sautéed with artichoke hearts and roasted garlic and capers in white wine lemon sauce ($18.95) or a special like seared yellowfin tuna with south carolina barbecue sauce and cornmeal-crusted oysters ($24). but first, order the rosy blue-crab dip served with flash-fried tortilla chips ($7.50). NYT 15 avenue d, Apalachicola, FL Restaurant

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