Finding your next coastal moment…
A little local discovery
Great food. Beautiful beaches. Places worth finding.
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Explore the Emerald Coast
12 places on this page
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Restaurant · Miramar Beach
Moo La-La Ice Cream & Desserts is the original Moo La-La shop at 101 Cannery Lane in the Village of Baytowne Wharf. It offers a rotating selection of ice cream flavors, waffle cones, shakes, sundaes and other sweet treats. The shop is a convenient dessert stop while exploring Baytowne Wharf in Sandestin.
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Recommended businesses need at least three published reviews averaging 4 stars or higher. Recommendations update automatically as eligible reviews change.
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Community recommendation calculation: (total stars + 17.5) ÷ (review count + 5). Five prior reviews at 3.5 stars reduce the effect of very small samples. Only published reviews from active, non-demo accounts count.
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Restaurant · Watersound
Long-running 30A pizza shop in Watersound offering dine-in, takeout, and delivery. Pizzas are made with house-prepared dough and sauce, and the restaurant also serves a daily lunchtime pizza bar.
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Restaurant · Destin
Irish pub near Destin Harbor with a classic saloon atmosphere, live Irish entertainment, and an upstairs deck with harbor views.
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Restaurant · Miramar Beach
Pascalli Kitchen is a chef-run takeout kitchen in Miramar Beach offering breakfast, lunch and dinner. Its menu includes traditional breakfasts, New York-style pizza, sandwiches, salads and desserts, along with prepared sides to take home. Find it at 1688 Scenic Gulf Drive, Suite C, near Seascape Drive.
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Restaurant · Miramar Beach
An upscale Mexican restaurant at Grand Boulevard in Miramar Beach, with dishes inspired by Mexico City cuisine. Cantina Laredo serves grilled seafood, chicken, and steak with house sauces, alongside tacos, enchiladas, guacamole, and fresh-lime margaritas.
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Restaurant · Grayton Beach
Breakfast and brunch restaurant in Grayton Beach serving homestyle favorites and lunch dishes. Crackings offers a relaxed setting at Uptown Grayton, with live music and a menu of breakfast classics and coastal-inspired specialties.
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Restaurant · Santa Rosa Beach
Casual restaurant and bar in Grayton Beach serving globally inspired beach food and drinks. Chiringo offers a relaxed coastal atmosphere, with vegetarian and gluten-free choices and a location near the beach on Hotz Avenue.
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Restaurant · Rosemary Beach
Restaurant Paradis is a dinner restaurant in Rosemary Beach featuring seasonal Gulf seafood, prime steaks and a selection of wines. Its dining room and full-service lounge offer seating for meals and drinks, and the restaurant also hosts private celebrations, wine dinners and tastings.
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Restaurant · Seacrest
Peddlers Pub serves draft beer and wine at Peddlers Pavilion in Seacrest Beach. The pub is part of an outdoor gathering area with covered seating, televisions and nearby food vendors, shops and bicycle rentals. Seasonal live music adds to the pavilion’s relaxed atmosphere, while the neighboring Kickstand Bar offers cocktails.
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Restaurant · Destin
Jasmine Thai is a neighborhood Thai restaurant in Plantation Commons on Commons Drive West in Destin. It serves traditional Thai dishes prepared with fresh herbs and spices, with dine-in, takeout and delivery options. The restaurant is in suite 108; its published schedule runs Tuesday through Sunday, with possible early closing on quiet evenings.
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Restaurant · Destin
Destin Harbor cafe serving New Orleans-style beignets dusted with powdered sugar, specialty beignets, coffee drinks, and breakfast bites near the waterfront.
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Restaurant · Miramar Beach
Poppy’s Crazy Lobster, promoted on its website as Poppy’s Seafood Factory, is a seafood restaurant on Baytowne Wharf at Sandestin. Its multilevel waterfront setting includes indoor dining and an outdoor deck overlooking Choctawhatchee Bay. Seafood dishes, cocktails and live music are part of the relaxed wharf atmosphere.
