10/09/2026
NEW CHEF + DINNER NIGHTS at the Michelin Guide-recommended BAR CITRA in St. Augustine, Florida!
In a press release from owners Rachel Gant and Andrew Deming:
Bar Citra Welcomes New Head Chef Marcos Puglie lli as Dinner Returns Starting October 17
Bar Citra will resume weekend dinner service beginning Friday, October 16, following a seasonal summer pause and an expansion of the café’s culinary team.
Dinner will be served Friday and Saturdayevenings until 9 p.m., bringing back favorites from the restaurant’s earlier menus alongside new dishes and rotating specials.
The return of dinner follows the arrival of Head Chef Marcos Puglielli, who joined Bar Citra this summer with more than 15 years of restaurant and hospitality experience and a particular depth of knowledge in pizza, bread and
dough. Most recently, Puglielli served as General Manager and Chef at Perla’s Pizza in Winter Park, where he developed and launched the restaurant’s menu. Previously, he served as Operations Manager for Mister O1
Extraordinary Pizza. Puglielli joins Bar Citra as the restaurant continues to invest in its food program, including a growing in-house bakery producing daily sourdough alongside cardamom buns, cinnamon buns and an expanding range of salt breads. His approach is already shaping the daytime menu and bakery program and will extend into the returning dinner service this fall.
Bar Citra was recognized with a Michelin Bib Gourmand in May 2026 and serves coffee, pastries, breakfast and lunch from its St. Augustine location. The team is also currently developing a second Bar Citra at Pearl Square in Jacksonville, expected to open by summer 2027.
📍3676 N Ponce de Leon Blvd
St. Augustine, Florida
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