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Our advice for Perla’s? Sit at a chair facing in toward the building, where you can ignore the hustle and bustle of SoCo and embrace the laid-back beachcomber vibe with a bowl of bouillabaisse. You can watch the parade of cargo shorts anytime, but it’s not every day that you can find yourself suddenly in Martha’s Vineyard without ever buying a plane ticket.

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