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BODEGA HOURS
9am-6pm Sun-Tues • 9am-7pm Wed-Sat

BAR HOURS
1pm-9pm Sun-Thu • 1pm–10pm Fri-Sat

Uptown Saint Augustine’s newest tap room and bodega

We’re here to be your neighborhood staple, where residents and visitors alike can find locally-sourced fresh and value-added foods, household basics, coffee, grab-and-go options, and a regional selection of beer and wine to enjoy onsite or to take home. 

It’s a place where neighbors can stop in when they run out of a kitchen basic, visitors can find what they need for a picnic while exploring St. Augustine, and all who are thirsty can find a drink in a relaxed environment of modern Southern hospitality. 

Come to Spinster Abbott's to find home in good food and a full glass, surrounded by new and old friends alike.

Fill your glass. Fill your basket. Stay a while.

About the name

Spinster Abbott's is named after Lucy Abbott, an impressive young woman who in the 1800s broke with convention and blazed her own trail. She never married, and instead began buying up land on her own and built over 100 houses in the area. The ne ighborhood where Spinster Abbott’s is located is named after her as the Abbott Tract. The Spinster Abbott apartment is likely in one of the houses she built.

THE BODEGA

Need a quick grocery run? We’ve got you covered! 
The bodega is stocked with local staples and more. Local produce – check. Bread, eggs, meat, and dairy – check. Dry goods – check. Household items and toiletries – check!

About the building

The bodega and bar opening next door to the apartment is located in a building constructed in 1945 as an Indian River Fruit stand. You can still see the old sign! Since then it has also been a glass blowing studio, a gallery, and a model car store.

Renovations in this unique little building are designed to bring back its funky Old Florida charm!

THE TAPROOM

The perfect pairing: The hot Florida sun and a cold Florida beer. Choose from our large selection of Sunshine State brews, regional beers, or a few features from places as far-flung as Anchorage, Alaska, and then grab a comfy seat in the Florida room.

About our neighborhood

There’s so much to do around Spinster Abbott’s. Here are some of our faves:

  • Hit the beach! We especially love Vilano, Anastasia, and Crescent.
  • Rent bikes next door at Sunday Cafe and cruise the town
  • Visit Anastasia State Park to walk the trails, rent kayaks/paddle boards, and play at the beach
  • Play miniature golf (there's a course downtown and two on Anastasia Island)
  • Go shopping Uptown and Downtown
  • Take the kids to Project Swing Park downtown or Treaty Park
  • Visit the Lightner Museum
  • Take a historic trolley ride
  • Take surf lessons with Happy Waves or Surf Station
  • Hit the Saturday or Wednesday farmers markets
  • Tour the Castillo de San Marcos fort and Fort Mose
  • Play arcade games at Sarbez on Anastasia Island
  • Visit the Alligator Farm
  • Check out visitstaugustine.com for MORE great ideas!

THE APARTMENT

Located right behind the bodega and taproom, the private, 
one-bedroom apartment is the whole second floor of a historic two-story home built in 1901. 

Finding Home Near and Far

Founder Liz Snyder grew up a Florida lake rat – racing down limestone roads with her cousins to grab a Slush Puppy at the local jiffy store, shining for alligators late at night, and running up to the lakehouse at the sound of a triangle dinner bell for southern-style potlucks with her sprawling extended family. At the lake, home was defined by the gleam of the morning sun off the glassy lake, the sound of the screen door scraping the porch and slamming shut, and the taste of fresh-picked figs eaten from sap-sticky fingers.

Liz soon began exploring other places to call home, eventually landing in Alaska for 13 wild and delicious years with her husband and two boys. Here, the feel of home took on new sights, sounds, and flavors, but what didn’t change was Liz’s love of a crowded table and stories told over the clanging of forks and popping of corks.

So, when Florida finally called her back home, Liz knew she needed a way to keep local food, family, and community at the forefront – and thus, Spinster Abbott’s was born. Drawing inspiration from the building’s origins as an Indian River Fruit Stand, Spinster Abbott’s is designed to embrace welcoming old Florida vibes through locally-grown and -made food and drink, beautiful and southern-sourced bodega inventory, and an atmosphere inspired by memories made at the beach, the lake, and the trips in between.

Spinster Abbott’s is where anyone can come to find home in good food, comforting essentials, and a full glass.