Pier restaurant reopens landside in Holmes Beach plaza

Old, new again pier restaurant Oli Lemke, owner, standing by the bar, was greeting guests and showing off the curated interior of the new Rod & Reel restaurant at the Anna Maria Island Centre shopping plaza in Holmes Beach on Nov. 21, the first day of service at the landside location. Lemke said they did everything they could to include memorabilia and a decor reminiscent of the pier in Anna Maria that was destroyed by hurricanes in 2024. Islander Photo: Bonner Joy

Holmes Beach Mayor Judy Titsworth, HBPD Chief Bill Tokajer and Rod & Reel Restaurant manager Adina Vasquez pose at the restaurant on opening day where a line of customers waited at breakfast, lunch and dinner to be served in the Anna Maria Island Centre shopping plaza in Holmes Beach. The city officials dropped in to welcome the business to the city. Islander Photo: Bonner Joy