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 7 of 18LONGBOARDS RESTAURANT
8746 THOMAS DR
SHARKYS BEACHFRONT RESTAURANT
15201 FRONT BEACH RD
SIP & BITE
8730 THOMAS DR UNIT 1104A
THE HANGOUT BY THE SEA LLC
12106 FRONT BEACH ROAD
ALL AMERICAN DINER
15406 W FRONT BEACH RD
DIEGOS BURRITO FACTORY
15514 FRONT BEACH ROAD
FIVE GUYS BURGERS & FRIES
700 PIER PARK DR #100
GURU'S PIZZA 786
7806 FRONT BEACH RD
MR BG'S DINER
14664 FRONT BEACH RD
STERLING BREEZE BAR AND GRILL
16701 FRONT BEACH RD
MAJESTIC MARKET
10901 FRONT BEACH RD
PIRATES VOYAGE
16061 PANAMA CITY BEACH PKWY
BEACH TIME GRILL
6300 W BAY PARKWAY CONCOURSE LEVEL2
DIVE IN CAFE & LOUNGE
6300 WEST BAY PARKWAY LEVEL 1
HUNT & GATHER RAW BAR
7942 FRONT BEACH RD
SUNLAND CATERING 4
606 COMMERCE DR #B
TACO DOCTORS
2317 THOMAS DR
C LEVEL GRILL
8014 FRONT BEACH RD
JUAN TACO
9902 S THOMAS DR UNIT # 11
PUBLIX SPORTS PARK B2
50 CHIP SEAL PARKWAY
PUBLIX SPORTS PARK B3
50 CHIP SEAL PARKWAY
PUBLIX SPORTS PARK B4
50 CHIP SEAL PARKWAY
SUNLAND CATERING 3
606 COMMERCE DR #B
SUNLAND MOBILE CATERING 2
606-B COMMERCE DR
TACO BELL
559 RICHARD JACKSON BLVD
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.
