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.
Best supporting links
How to read a restaurant page, editorial standards, and corrections.
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.
Explore More
- Bay County restaurants — see all cities in this county
- City rankings — compare this city with others across Florida
- Editorial standards — understand what is official vs. InspectFL analysis
- InspectFL Blog — analysis, trends, and deep dives on Florida restaurant inspections
Highest Rated in Panama City Beach
Lowest Rated in Panama City Beach
Restaurants
Page 10 of 18HANKS FRANKS
606 B COMMERCE DR
PCB WHEEL
15700 L C HILTON JR DR
YOUR PRO KITCHEN PANAMA CITY BEACH
606-B COMMERCE DR
AMERICAN CHARLIE LLC
473 N RICHARD JACKSON BLVD
BANANA-MA CITY FROZEN BANANAS
606 COMMERCE DRIVE, UNIT B
MONKEY LICKS
11840 FRONT BEACH RD
SHUCKUMS OYSTER PUB & GRILL
15614 FRONT BEACH RD
CHEF F
7157 W US-98
THE GRAND 16 PIER PARK
500 S PIER PARK
EL RODEO TEQUILA BAR AND GRILL INC
10908 FRONT BEACH RD
MASON'S FAMOUS LOBSTER ROLLS
600 PIER PARK DR STE 110
THE MARSH AT THE WHARF
9860 S THOMAS DR #10
FATTYS SANDWICH SHOP
916 THOMAS DR
MAGIC ICE CREAM DIPP N DOTS #1
10025 FRONT BEACH RD
PAPA JOHN'S PIZZA # 3317
11160 PANAMA CITY BEACH PKWY #406
POPS BURGERS LLC
606 B COMMERCE DR
MUY WAYNEOS
303 S ARNOLD RD
NATHANS FAMOUS
801 PIER PARK DR STE 110
NICKS SLICE OF BROOKLYN
13528 FRONT BEACH RD
WAFFLE HOUSE #1204
10327 FRONT BEACH RD
850 GRIND
606 COMMERCE DR STE A
OCEANS RESTAURANT
9526 FRONT BEACH RD
THE PIT AT THE WHARF
9860 S THOMAS DR RETAIL #9
RHINERSON INVESTMENTS & ASSOCIATES
16930 PANAMA CITY BEACH PKWY
BACK BEACH BBQ
19714 PANAMA CITY BEACH PKWY
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.