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 2 of 18DAVE & BUSTER'S
600 PIER PARK DR
DISCOS PIZZA BAR
105 CARILLON MARKET ST STE 101
STADIUM DOGS OF PCB LLC
2110 JOAN AVE
HAMMERHEAD FRED'S
8752 THOMAS DR
BAYOU ON THE BEACH CAFE
11115 HUTCHISON BLVD
HAMPTON INN & SUITES PANAMA CITY BEACH
13505 PANAMA CITY BEACH PKWY
PANAMA PIZZERIA EAST END
3123 THOMAS DR
TOWNEPLACE SUITES BY MARRIOTT
16000 PANAMA CITY BEACH PARKWAY
BRUSTER'S ICE CREAM
7101 COASTAL PALMS BLVD
CAPTAIN JACK'S SEAFOOD BUFFET
8208 THOMAS DR
DEE'S HANGOUT
527 N RICHARD JACKSON BLVD
OFF THE HOOK BAR AND GRILL
5711 N LAGOON DR
SALTWATER GRILL
11040 HUTCHISON BLVD
SANDPIPER BEACON BEACH RESORT RESTAURANT
17403 FRONT BEACH RD
SANDPIPER ICE CREAM STORE
17403 FRONT BEACH RD
THE BEAN BRO
22331 PANAMA CITY BEACH PKWY
TRU BY HILTON
1585 N URBAN BLU DR
AUTENTIKA EXPRESS
8711 THOMAS DR
CRABBY STEVE'S
10254 E CO HWY 30-A
SHORE DOGS GRILL
8100 THOMAS DR
BOURBON ST CAFE
606-B COMMERCE DRIVE
CAPTAIN ANDERSON'S MARINA
5550 N LAGOON DR STE 2
CHECKERS 3789
9958 HUTCHISON BLVD
ICE CREAM MACHINE
4723 THOMAS DR
PHO PIER 77
19932 FRONT BEACH ROAD
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.