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Coming soon: Upscale oyster bar in San Marco

A drawing shows the interior of Gemma Fish + Oyster, an oyster bar, restaurant and rooftop lounge planned for East San Marco.
Gemma Fish + Oyster
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via Florida Times-Union
A drawing shows the interior of Gemma Fish + Oyster, an oyster bar, restaurant and rooftop lounge planned for East San Marco.

A new restaurant planned by Jacksonville husband-and-wife restaurateurs could be the pearl in the crown of a San Marco shopping center.

Gemma Fish + Oyster is an upscale casual oyster bar and restaurant with rooftop seating now under construction at East San Marco — the Publix-anchored retail center at Atlantic Boulevard and Hendricks Avenue near San Marco Square.

The two-story restaurant and oyster bar is the new venture from Chef Mike Cooney and his wife, Brittany, the founders and owners of Ember & Iron in northern St. Johns County.

Read the rest of this story at WJCT News partner The Florida Times-Union.