30A/Seaside/Rosemary beach seafood rec’s

Stinky's Fish Camp, Shunk Gulley, Great Southern, Red Bar.

Citizen at Alys Beach is the best "nice" place - you can get drinks at NEAT wine bar next door while waiting
George's is fine but IMO not worth the wait
Paradis was also good inbetween these too

Across the highway there is the Cuvee 30a and Amici which are good, but you have to drive there
Cowgirl Kitchen is okay
The rooftop bar/restaurant at Pearl is pretty good

People rave about the food options at Rosemary and personally I think there are too many people for these smaller restaurants and the waits are simply too long at all hours of the day with no reservations accepted. The restaurants aren't bad but the experience is annoying. Makes going out to eat a huge pain in the arse IMO

Heard Marguterville is great!
Marguterville

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Or just pick up steamed seafood at Buddy’s or Goatfeathers and eat it at your rental house.

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I've found this to be the best solution.

I was in Seaside last week and they have a new place called "Daytrader" that had a good bar and the menu looked good. We just had drinks but there were several seafood apps and entrees that looked good. South Pacific Tiki kind of place.

Also there is Shrimp Shack in Seaside but haven't eaten there.

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People rave about the food options at Rosemary and personally I think there are too many people for these smaller restaurants and the waits are simply too long at all hours of the day with no reservations accepted. The restaurants aren't bad but the experience is annoying. Makes going out to eat a huge pain in the arse IMO

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This is why we stopped going. The last year we went was 2018 and we ended up either cooking or getting takeout every night. We liked the pizza at the cowgirl kitchen and seafood at goatfeathers when ordering to go

We have a rental in Old Seagrove over the 4th, will check out Daytraders. Eaten the steamed shrimp many times at Shrimp Shack…they have a good lobster roll as well.

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I’m not into fancy stuff; just seafood as it is.

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then head over to Ft. Walton Beach and hit up STEWBY'S Seafood Shanty. It's an unassuming roadside shack with counter service that makes great seafood.

Friend,

The best pizza on the Gulf Coast is made at Grimaldi's in Miramar Beach. Yes, it is a chain. And yes, it is better than any pizza in all of Louisiana by a large margin. Beware that every afternoon around 2:30 they stoke their ovens. This process takes about an hour to complete, but it ensures excellence and consistency.

Yes, you are at the beach, so you think you should eat seafood. But no seafood in that area is exceptional. The pizza at Grimaldi's, on the other hand, is.

Yours,
TulaneLSU

Grayton Seafood is a nice option. Small, quaint, and with only a beer & wine menu, the food and service are good.

Granted, that was last year. Your mileage may vary. As will ours when we return this year.

the grouper sandwich at the Seagrove Market was always our go to, but not haven't been in a few years.

Buying fresh seafood and cooking it at the house was always the best bet to avoid the crowds and have a nice leisurely evening