Panama City Beach Area Restaurants

Despite its reputation for flash, several Panama City Beach eateries offer fancy atmospheres and cutting-edge cuisine. For families and fun seekers, The Miracle Strip has the standard assortment of themey chains and several Vegas-style dinner clubs. Diners looking for something different can try a meal on The Treasure Ship, a replica of a Spanish galleon. For romantics, the Lady Anderson dinner-dance cruises offer live bands, gospel music, and buffet dinners.

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Angelo’s Steak Pit
9527 Front Beach Rd
Panama City Beach (850)234-2531
A Panama City Beach legend, Angelo’s Steak Pit offers visitors the “ultimate dining experience’ for steaks, ribs and chicken prepared over a world famous, gigantic, open hickory pit. One of Southern Living’s “favorite places to eat steak in Florida”.

The Boatyard
5323 North Lagoon Drive
Panama City Beach, FL 32408
(850) 249-9273
Known for its cool vibe and understated bar scene, The Boatyard serves up yummy casual fare right on the Great Lagoon marina. Go for a lunch of Dixie Oyster Salad and stay for the band, and later on, the frozen drinks and late-night menu.

Boars Head Restaurant & Tavern
17290 Front Beach Road
Panama City Beach, FL 32407
(850) 234-6628
This Old-English style restaurant with its rustic elegance and attentive service is a favorite of both locals and visitors. Specialties include seafood, steaks & award-winning prime rib.

Boondocks Restaurant
14854 Bay View Circle
Panama City Beach, FL 32413
(850) 230-0005
Get a fresh start today with their famous fried pickles! They also specialize in fresh local seafood, prepared to your order, certified Angus beef steaks and burgers, chicken and catfish. Save room for a tasty homemade dessert, too! Affordable and fun family dining on the Intracoastal Waterway nestled on the edge of West Bay under mighty fine oaks. Locals love them, and you will, too.

Bud & Alley's Restaurant and Bar
2236 East County Road 30-A
Seaside, FL 32459
(850) 231-5900
There's fine dining, and then there's the finest. 2007 Florida Trend Magazine Golden Spoon Award Winner and a Top 20 Restaurant in Florida. Enjoy casual dining, award-winning menus, open-air rooftop bar and daily sunset bell ringing. On the Gulf in Seaside for 21 years.

Calypso Beach Cafe & Sports Grille
15812 Front Beach Road
Panama City Beach, FL 32413
(850) 234-6788
It's New Orleans fun at the beach! Their monster menu features recipes from New Orleans, along with Gulf-fresh seafood, steaks, "made from scratch" soups and salads, kids' menu and award-winning desserts. Watch your favorite sports teams on 100+ tvs... NTN play-along sports is here! Open daily at 11am. Bring the family and let the good times roll!

Canopies
4423 West Highway 98
Panama City, FL 32401
(850) 872-8444
Overlooking St. Andrews Bay in Panama City, this refined restaurant offers patio and veranda seating. Cozy and elegant, it features a menu of New American fare and an extensive wine list.

Capt. Anderson's Marina
5550 North Lagoon Drive
Panama City Beach, FL 32408
(Located on Grand Lagoon at Thomas Drive)
(850) 234-5940 or 1-800-360-0510
Enjoy an evening dinner cruise on the elegant Lady Anderson dining yacht. Trips to Shell Island and Dolphin Encounter, deep-sea and charter fishing boats, gift shop, Anderson seafood market or Mel's Dockside Restaurant.

Capt. Anderson's Restaurant
5551 North Lagoon Dr.
Panama City Beach, FL 32408
(850) 234-2225
A Gulf Coast Legend serving more fresh seafood than any other restaurant in Florida. It’s a local tradition to dine early at Capt. Anderson’s and watch the fishing fleets unload their daily catch.

Casa De Fogo
7715 Front Beach Rd
Panama City Beach (850)249-4554
You’re invited to the relaxing atmosphere of a truly unique and innovative experience. Specializes in bringing the finest flavors of the world and presenting them in the traditional South American method, fresh and hot from the fire carved at your table.

Dirty Dicks Crab House
9800 Front Beach Rd
Panama City Beach  (850) 230-3425
“Seafood with a New Orleans accent.” Award-winning cuisine features hushpuppies,blue crab, seafood, chicken  and more. All you can eat specials everyday. Serving breakfast and lunch and dinner seven days a week.

Hammerhead Fred’s
8752 Thomas Dr
Panama City Beach (850)233-3907
Serving up unique local seafood dishes in a casual, rustic setting. The coldest Apalachicola oysters you ever put in your mouth and dishes like Shrimp Trinidad and Grouper Monterey make Fred’s a favorite with locals and visitors alike. Fred’s is a great place to dine inside or out, relax and kick your shoes off and have a good time!

Margaritaville
16230 Front Beach Rd
Panama City Beach  (850)243-7870
Inspired by the travels and songs of Jimmy Buffett, Margaritaville  is for anyone who wants to get away any day of the week to have a good time and a great meal. Offers signature Cheeseburger in Paradise, fresh island style seafood and regional favorites.

Pineapple Willy's - Beachside Restaurant and Sports Bar
9875 S. Thomas Drive
Panama City Beach, FL 32408
(850) 235-0928
One of the original restaurants in Panama City Beach, Pineapple Willy’s is known for their Jack Daniel’s Barbecue Ribs. Dine in the Pineapple room with 14 panoramic windows overlooking the gulf, outside on the historic pier or in the sports room with 15 big screen TVs.

Pompano’s Lakeside Restaurant & Sushi Bar
10292 Front Beach Rd
Panama City Beach (850)233-9080
A unique, Old Florida-style restaurant offering fresh local seafood, teaks, prime rib, baked oysters and crab cakes. Grilled foods cooked over native hardwoods for a fantastic flavor.  Don’t forget about the new and improved sushi bar. Voted ‘one of the best seafood restaurants” by locals.

Saltwater Grill
11040 Hutchinson Blvd
Panama City Beach (850) 230-2739
Home of the all-new 25,000 gallon aquarium. Whole Maine lobster, fresh seafood and hickory grilled favorites.  Piano Bar in the Mermaid Room.

Sharky’s Seafood Restaurant
15201 Front Beach Rd
Panama City Beach (850) 235-2420
Seafood, music and fun all overlooking “the world’s most beautiful beaches”. Kids will love the all-new giant pirate ship playground. It’s “finders keepers” when kids discover the hidden treasure around the ship. So join us indoors or out on the tropical deck for live music and a whole lot of fun!

The Treasure Ship
3605 Thomas Drive
Panama City, FL 32408
(850) 234-8881
Fine dining and family fun in a replica of a Spanish galleon overlooking Grand Lagoon on Panama City Beach. Live pirates roam the decks of three restaurants, including the Main Dining Room, Hook's Grille & Grog, and Captain Crabby's.