Clearwater Beach, Florida
Pinellas County · 57 restaurants
Clearwater Beach's 2.5 miles of white sand have repeatedly been ranked among the best beaches in the country by TripAdvisor and USA Today, and its 57 restaurants serve one of the busiest tourist economies on Florida's Gulf coast. Pier 60, with its nightly sunset celebration of street performers and vendors, anchors much of the beachfront dining, while Mandalay Avenue and Gulfview Boulevard form the island's two main commercial strips. The Clearwater Marine Aquarium, home to Winter the dolphin from the "Dolphin Tale" films, adds another steady draw for families filling the beach's restaurants between trips to the sand.
Data on this page
InspectFL turns public DBPR inspection records into city-level score trends, grade breakdowns, and restaurant history so this page is useful for comparison, not just a list of names.
How to use this city page
Start with the citywide grade mix, then use filters to narrow by category, grade, or inspection dates before opening the full restaurant record.
What the citywide data means
Clearwater Beach has a heavier concentration of failing restaurants than you’d want, which makes recent inspection history and dispositions especially important.
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About Dining in Clearwater Beach
Of Clearwater Beach's 57 graded restaurants, 36.8% earned an A grade — below the statewide average, suggesting room for improvement in local food safety. Currently, 10.5% of restaurants hold a failing F grade, representing 6 establishments with significant health violations. The average InspectFL Health Score across Clearwater Beach is 87.1 out of 100, based on 195 inspections on record.
What Inspectors Look For
Florida DBPR inspectors evaluate restaurants on food temperature control, employee hygiene, pest activity, and equipment cleanliness. Violations are categorized as critical (immediate health risk), major (significant concern), or minor (procedural issue). Learn more about how grades work.
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Restaurants
Page 3 of 3SHEPHARDS RESTAURANT
601 S GULFVIEW BLVD
WATER COLOUR STEAK HOUSE AND GRILL
1201 GULF BLVD
BEACH MARKET CAFE
400 CORONADO DR
SHERATON SAND KEY RESORT - BEACHSIDE BITES
1160 GULF BLVD
CARLOUEL BEACH AND YACHT CLUB
1091 EL DORADO AVE
CARLOUEL FOOD TRAILER
1091 ELDORADO AVE
ICE & CREAM CREAMERY
455 S GULFVIEW BLVD
Important context for city pages
City pages are comparison tools built from public Florida DBPR inspection data. They help surface local patterns quickly, but they are not official government rankings and they should not replace reading the individual restaurant page before making a decision.
