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Restaurant · Miramar Beach
The Bistro is the American restaurant inside Courtyard Sandestin at Grand Boulevard in Miramar Beach. It serves breakfast and Starbucks coffee in the morning, with dinner and cocktails available in the evening. The dining area provides a convenient option for hotel guests and visitors to the Grand Boulevard area.
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Restaurant · Watersound
Upscale eatery with a menu of steakhouse classics and seafood dishes, plus a bar.
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Restaurant · Inlet Beach
Proper Restaurant & Bar is a dining and nightlife spot at 30Avenue in Inlet Beach. Its menu includes burgers, poke bowls and other casual dishes, with cocktails, wine and draft beer. The restaurant offers weekday lunch and weekend brunch, while Friday and Saturday evenings feature its Proper After Dark DJ events.
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Restaurant · Destin
Ruth’s Chris Steak House in Destin offers a steakhouse dinner menu, cocktails and wine in an elegant dining setting. Located on Emerald Coast Parkway, the restaurant welcomes celebrations and group meals, with private dining rooms and large-party seating available. Reservations can be made through the restaurant.
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Restaurant · Miramar Beach
Breakfast, brunch, and lunch cafe at Grand Boulevard serving Southern-inspired dishes, seasonal specials, and brunch cocktails, with patio dining and catering available.
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Restaurant · Santa Rosa Beach
The MeltDown on 30A serves classic and gourmet grilled cheese sandwiches from a vintage Airstream trailer in the heart of Seaside. The menu also includes soups and chips, with outdoor café seating or takeaway available. The trailer sits on Airstream Row beside Scenic Highway 30A, steps from the beach.
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Restaurant · Miramar Beach
Outcast Seafood’s Miramar Beach location serves seafood boils at 10859 Emerald Coast Parkway, Suites 203–204. Its signature Outcast sauce combines garlic and butter, with a choice of spice levels. The casual restaurant offers dine-in service and online ordering, with a seafood-focused menu and bold nautical decor.
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Restaurant · Miramar Beach
The Wine Bar at Grand Boulevard serves lunch and dinner with an extensive wine list, chef-prepared entrees and gourmet cheeses. Located in the Grand Boulevard shopping district in Miramar Beach, it offers a relaxed setting for a meal or wine pairing. Cocktails and beer are also available.
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Restaurant · Santa Rosa Beach
Cafe and cocktail spot in Seagrove Beach serving espresso drinks, cold brew, tea, matcha, smoothies, and cocktails along Scenic 30A.
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Restaurant · Destin
Outback Steakhouse in Destin is an Australian-inspired steakhouse at 34908 Emerald Coast Parkway, near U.S. Highway 98 and Hutchinson Street. It serves steaks, seafood and other steakhouse favorites in a casual setting. The Destin location offers dine-in service, online ordering, curbside takeaway, delivery and catering.
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Restaurant · Rosemary Beach
Edward’s Fine Food & Wine is a family-friendly restaurant on Main Street in Rosemary Beach offering seafood, steak and a broad wine selection in a relaxed setting. Guests can dine inside or in the courtyard. Tables are generally seated first come, first served. The restaurant reported reopening after the storm on October 10, 2026 with a limited menu and staff; check its latest updates before visiting.
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Restaurant · Miramar Beach
Fat Clemenza's is an Italian restaurant in Holiday Plaza in Miramar Beach, serving wood-fired pizzas, pasta and Italian specialties. Its menu includes Margherita and specialty pizzas, homemade garlic rolls, bruschetta, salads and seafood dishes. The restaurant offers a casual setting for dinner, with takeout ordering available.
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Restaurant · Inlet Beach
Fine dining restaurant by chef Tim Creehan at 30Avenue in Inlet Beach. Cuvee 30A serves signature seafood and meat dishes, with an extensive wine list, a bar, and a reservable chef’s table experience.
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Restaurant · Destin
El Jalisco is a Mexican restaurant at Destin Commons on Legendary Drive. Its menu includes tacos, fajitas, chimichangas, nachos and grilled chicken dishes, with beer, wine and margaritas in a casual dining room. The Destin location offers dine-in service, online pickup ordering and catering.
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Restaurant · Miramar Beach
Sushimoto of South Walton is a small family-owned Japanese restaurant in Miramar Plaza on US Highway 98. The casual dining room and sushi bar serve creative sushi rolls and other Japanese dishes, with seating offered on a first-come, first-served basis.
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Restaurant · Miramar Beach
Authentic Mediterranean dining offering traditional Greek gyros, moussaka, fresh salads, and seafood dishes.
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Restaurant · Destin
The Harbor Tavern is a family-owned restaurant and bar near the Destin Harbor Boardwalk. It serves lunch, dinner and cocktails in a relaxed setting with indoor seating and a covered outdoor patio. Weekend live music is part of the atmosphere, and pets are welcome on the patio.
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Restaurant · Destin
Gulf-front fine-dining restaurant at Henderson Park Inn serving locally inspired cuisine in a coastal setting with sunset views. Dining is available to guests ages 13 and older.
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Restaurant · Seagrove Beach
Surfing Deer is a Seagrove Beach restaurant on East County Highway 30A offering contemporary American dining with a seafood focus. Guests can choose indoor, outdoor or high-top bar seating and a menu accompanied by wine, beer, cocktails, desserts and children’s options.
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Restaurant · Santa Rosa Beach
Airstream creperie in Seaside serving made-to-order sweet and savory crepes with French-inspired fillings. Crêpes du Soleil also offers chocolate mousse, frosé, and frozen lemonade on the town’s Airstream Row.
