Panama City Beach, Florida
Bay County · 455 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 92.0 out of 100, based on 1,467 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 17 of 19NELSONS CATERING
606-B COMMERCE DRIVE
JIMMY JOHN'S GOURMET SANDWICHES
100 PIER PARK DR STE 105
THE OLD BEACH BAR
19952 FRONT BEACH RD
PHO EXPRESS NOODLES & BAR
7510 THOMAS DR UNIT K
CHATEAU LLC
12525 FRONT BEACH RD
JUSSBUSS
8701 FRONT BEACH RD
BANANA PEEL LODGE
12830 FRONT BEACH RD
WATAGWAN CUISINE
8813 FRONT BEACH RD
AURA SPRINGS CAFE
606-B COMMERCE DRIVE
DIRTY DICK'S CRABHOUSE
9800 FRONT BEACH RD
WAFFLE HOUSE #1092
17110 BACK BEACH ROAD
SALTWATER SOCIAL
606 B COMMERCE DR
MORNING MUNCHIES
606 B COMMERCE DRIVE
LITTLE CAESARS PIZZA
8017 FRONT BEACH RD
BEACHES COMEDY CLUB
493 N RICHARD JACKSON BLVD
TROPICAL JERK PARADISE
17184 FRONT BCH RD
RUSSELL JOYE
606-B COMMERCE DR
LA QUINTA INN & SUITES
7115 COASTAL PALMS BLVD
NIC'S FLYING FRANKS
606 COMMERCE DR STE B
THE BARN AT WICKED WHEEL
10029 HUTCHINSON BLVD
SPARK BY HILTON
10241 CLARENCE STREET
TAZIKI'S MEDITERRANEAN CAFÉ
15463 PANAMA CITY BEACH PKWY STE B
PAPARAZZI @ AQUA
15625 FRONT BEACH RD
SAPS PIZZA
606 COMMERCE DR B
BOARDWALK CORNER MARKET
9450 S THOMAS DR STE 110
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.
