Red Snapper Inn

The decor of this yellow-frame cafe just past the Intracoastal Waterway bridge to Galveston is basic bait camp, but the dining room is crammed with happy diners. The best of the appetizers is the retro oyster brochette wrapped in smoky bacon and basted in buttery brown meunière sauce. The fried seafood platter is good, but there are more imaginative contenders, like the charbroiled whole baby red snapper -- crisp, spicy, white and flaky. Just don't forget to bring a hefty appetite because the Red Snapper Inn doesn't skimp on its portions.