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
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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 4 of 18THAT ISLAND CHICKEN
606-B COMMERCE DRIVE
BORICUBA CAFE INC
11206 HUTCHISON BLVD
HARDEE'S
11769 PANAMA CITY BEACH PKWY
ONE FAMILY FOOD & PRODUCE
19714 PANAMA CITY BEACH PKWY
PALMETTO INN AND SUITES
17255 FRONT BEACH RD
BOARDWALK BEACH HOTEL AND CONVENTION CENTER
9400 S THOMAS DR
BOARDWALK BEACH HOTEL AND CONVENTION CENTER
9600 S THOMAS DR
FLAMINGO HOTEL TOWER
15525 W FRONT BEACH RD
GREAT WHITE PIZZA
801 S PIER PARK DR A100
MS. NEWBY'S LIQUORS
8711 THOMAS DR
BRICKS & BARLEY PIZZA
3105 JOAN AVE, SUITE A
COFFEE LOVERS
606 B COMMERCE DR
COMPREHENSIVE ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE PROGRAM
606 B COMMERCE DR
FAIRFIELD INN AND SUITES
7718 FRONT BEACH RD
SCHOONERS
5121 GULF DR
SHORE SHACK PIZZA JOINT
4900 THOMAS DR
BEACH PIZZA
8815 THOMAS DR STE B
BEACHSIDE RESORT
21905 FRONT BEACH RD
HOOTERS OF PCB
12709 W HWY 98
PINEAPPLE WILLIES
9875 S THOMAS DR
BAY POINT YACHT CLUB (THE)
3820 HATTERAS LANE
COTTAGES CHRISTIAN RETREAT
22012 BELGRADE AVE
HOLIDAY INN EXPRESS & SUITES
12907 FRONT BEACH RD
LA QUINTA INN AND SUITES
17710 PANAMA CITY BEACH PKWY
NXT LEVEL VENN
6201 THOMAS DR
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.