Panama City Beach, Florida
Bay County · 421 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 420 graded restaurants, 64.8% earned an A grade — roughly in line with statewide averages. Currently, 0.5% of restaurants hold a failing F grade, representing 2 establishments with significant health violations. The average InspectFL Health Score across Panama City Beach is 95.0 out of 100, based on 819 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 10 of 17PLAYA BOWLS
700 PIER PARK DR STE D186
ZACHARY MUTSKO
606-B COMMERCE DR
COMFORT INN & SUITES
17701 PANAMA CITY BEACH PKWY
FIREFLY
535 RICHARD JACKSON BLVD UNIT G
BANGIN EATS LLC
331 15 ST
BEACHSIDE MOTORSPORTS PCB
4031 THOMAS DR
BLUE TOP WAFFLE SHOPPE
2802 THOMAS DRIVE
ANOTHER BROKEN EGG CAFE
11535 HUTCHISON BLVD #100
IN CAHOOTS
9860 S THOMAS DR RETAIL #8
SWEET CONE ALABAMA
10279 FRONT BEACH RD, UNIT 102B
30*86*
146 DUNE DRIFT LN
CANTINA DEL MAR
4933 THOMAS DR
CHEF JOJO LLC
606 COMMERCE DR STE B
YOUR PRO KITCHEN PANAMA CITY BEACH
606-B COMMERCE DRIVE
DICK'S LAST RESORT
16210 FRONT BEACH RD
MARBLE SLAB CREAMERY
600 PIER PARK DR SUITE 120
OCEAN'S BAR & GRILL
11212 FRONT BEACH RD
SHAN KISHI CUISINE INC
13800 PANAMA CITY BEACH PARKWAY, SUITE 101D
TOPGOLF
15475 TOPGOLF WAY
MAMI'S BAKECARRY LLC
606-B COMMERCE DRIVE
THE GRAND PIZZERIA & COFFEE CO
11800 FT BEACH RD STE 3
WONDERWORKS
9910 FRONT BEACH ROAD
CARRABBA'S ITALIAN GRILL #6051
13820 PANAMA CITY BEACH PKWY
FATTY PATTYS
948 THOMAS DR
SALTY SWEETS
13102 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.
