Checked by The Things To Do In Fernandina Beach editorial desk. Hours and menus change; confirm with the restaurant before you travel.
Photo: The upper end of Centre Street, where Ciao sits.
Ciao is the island's everyday Italian restaurant: pasta, classics and a room at 614 Centre Street, at the upper end of the historic district past the busiest shopping blocks. It took over a space that has held Italian restaurants before, and it has held the position since.
It is the answer to "we want pasta tonight" — a category Fernandina Beach is otherwise thin on once you get past the seafood rooms and the fine-dining kitchens.
What to expect
A straightforward Italian menu, table service, and a room that fits families as comfortably as couples. It is priced below the island's fine-dining rooms, which makes it a practical mid-week dinner rather than an occasion.
Because it is above the main shopping blocks, the walk-by trade is lighter than the restaurants at the bottom of Centre. That usually means a shorter wait on a weekend.
Where it sits, and where to park
614 Centre Street is at the top end of the downtown run, about six blocks up from the marina. There is more street parking at this end of Centre than at the bottom, though the downtown on-street parking rules still apply until the paid programme ends on 18 November 2026 — see the parking guide.
For the full run of Italian options on the island, see Italian restaurants in Fernandina Beach.
Quick tips
- Top of Centre Street — easier parking than the marina end.
- The reliable mid-week pasta dinner rather than an occasion restaurant.
- Lighter walk-by trade means shorter weekend waits.