Panama City Beach, Florida
Bay County · 451 restaurants
Panama City Beach is the Panhandle's tourism powerhouse, and its 350+ restaurants are built to serve the massive seasonal influx of spring breakers, summer vacationers, and snowbirds. Front Beach Road and Thomas Drive are lined with Gulf seafood restaurants, beach bars, and familiar chains. Beyond the tourist strip, the area's growing year-round community is slowly pushing the food scene toward more diverse, locally rooted dining options.
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
Panama City Beach's grade mix looks fairly mixed, so this page is best used to narrow the list before checking each restaurant's full record.
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About Dining in Panama City Beach
Of Panama City Beach's 449 graded restaurants, 53.5% earned an A grade — roughly in line with statewide averages. Currently, 3.6% of restaurants hold a failing F grade, representing 16 establishments with significant health violations. The average InspectFL Health Score across Panama City Beach is 91.9 out of 100, based on 1,454 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 1 of 19BELLA ROMA TUSCAN GRILL
11535 HUTCHINSON BLVD
BELLYBUSTERS SNACK SHACK LLC
17403 FRONT BEACH RD
SANDBAR SEAFOOD HOUSE & DELI
275 S HIGHWAY 79
THE BIRD & BREW CO
100 PIER PARK DR STE 130
NELSONS CATERING LLC
606-B COMMERCE DRIVE
PANAMA CITY BEACH WINERY
8730 THOMAS DR UNIT 1103B
MCGUIRES IRISH PUB OF PANAMA CITY BEACH
17290 FRONT BEACH RD
JESSE'S PLACE
7008 THOMAS DR
BRICKS & BARLEY PIZZA
3105 JOAN AVE, SUITE A
SHORE DOGS GRILL
8100 THOMAS DR
THE SALTY BOTTLE
106 CARILLON MARKET ST
ROCK' IT LANES
513 N RICHARD JACKSON BLVD
DUNKIN DONUTS
912 THOMAS DRIVE
FATTYS SANDWICH SHOP
916 THOMAS DR
BEACH COW CREAMERY PCB 2
17292 FRONT BEACH RD UNIT 103
GURU'S PIZZA 786
7806 FRONT BEACH RD
OUR LITTLE BEACH CAFE LLC
100 CARILLON MARKET ST #102
PHO PIER 77
19932 FRONT BEACH ROAD
SENOR FROGS- MEXICAN FOOD & FIESTA
15005 FRONT BEACH RD
DIPPIN DOTS ICE CREAM
801 S PIER PARK DRIVE STE 105
GUTHRIE'S CHICKEN
7905 FRONT BEACH ROAD
BRICKS AND BARLEY PIZZA
100 PIER PARK DR STE 115
PLAYA BOWLS
700 PIER PARK DR STE D186
FIRST WATCH #6027
11160 PANAMA CITY BEACH PKWY STE 407
ALL AMERICAN DINER
10590 FRONT BEACH RD
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.
