18 Best Restaurants & Bars On Galveston Island

"When you’re rolling with a group that’s 20 people deep and in dire need of buttermilk pancakes, there’s always the breakfast and lunch spot, The Sunflower Bakery & Cafe. This place serves everything from french toast to migas to steak and eggs, and it has an uncanny ability to seat even the largest walk-in parties within a few minutes. The decorations might be a bit unconventional—think National Geographic photos of wildlife next to old-timey tin signs for hot cocoa—but the walls are painted a cheery shade of orange and the staff is just as bright and sunny. After you’ve filled yourself with lemon curd waffles and soft-shell crab benedict, head to the bakery and grab some banana bread and creme puffs for dessert." - chelsea thomas, gianni greene