Panama City Beach, Florida
Bay County · 438 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 438 graded restaurants, 63.0% earned an A grade — roughly in line with statewide averages. Currently, 1.4% of restaurants hold a failing F grade, representing 6 establishments with significant health violations. The average InspectFL Health Score across Panama City Beach is 94.7 out of 100, based on 890 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 18RC HOSPITALITY SOLUTIONS (TIDEWATER WAVES BAR & GRILL)
16819 FRONT BEACH RD
GRAND MARLIN RESTAURANT
5323 NORTH LAGOON DRIVE
FINNS ISLAND STYLE GRUB
7220 THOMAS DR
HYATT PLACE
15727 FRONT BEACH RD
SHORELINE BAR AND GRILL
15817 FRONT BEACH RD
THE HUNTSMAN
24202 PANAMA CITY BEACH PKWY STE 2
BAREFOOT HIDE A WAY GRILL
15405 FRONT BEACH RD
ROCK' IT LANES
513 BECKRICH RD
SUN HOMES
1957 ALLISON AVE
MEHDIS
13620 FRONT BEACH RD
DAT CAJUN PLACE
2705 THOMAS DR
JAKE`S WAYBACK BURGERS
15750 PANAMA CITY BEACH PKWY BLD 200
SHIP'S GRILL
12201 HUTCHISON BLVD
SHIPWRECK RIPTIDE TACOS
12201 HUTCHISON BLVD
TRIPLE J STEAKS & SEAFOOD
2218 THOMAS DR
DUSTY'S OYSTER BAR
16450 FRONT BEACH RD
BEACH TREATS
2521 THOMAS DR
MCDONALD'S
11852 PANAMA CITY BEACH PKWY
PATCHES PUB AND GRILL
4723 THOMAS DR
OMNIWORK OPERATIONS LLC
9523 FRONT BEACH RD,
MOES ORIGINAL BBQ
14896 FRONT BEACH RD
PIZZERIA BELLA NAPOLI
10514 FRONT BEACH RD
NELSONS CATERING LLC
606-B COMMERCE DRIVE
THE SALTY BOTTLE
106 CARILLON MARKET ST
THE TACO SHOP PC
606-B COMMERCE DRIVE
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.
