Vero Beach, Florida
Indian River County · 338 restaurants
Vero Beach's Ocean Drive, on the barrier island across the Indian River from downtown, is the heart of its dining scene — a walkable strip of seafood houses and cafes serving a well-heeled seasonal population drawn by the city's beaches and the Vero Beach Museum of Art. Downtown's 14th Avenue has its own smaller cluster of restaurants tied to Indian River County's citrus heritage, still visible in the packing houses that once made this stretch of coast famous for its oranges. With 335 restaurants split between island tourists and mainland locals, Vero Beach draws heavily on a snowbird population from the Northeast and Midwest each winter.
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About Dining in Vero Beach
Of Vero Beach's 337 graded restaurants, 33.8% earned an A grade — below the statewide average, suggesting room for improvement in local food safety. Currently, 20.2% of restaurants hold a failing F grade, representing 68 establishments with significant health violations. The average InspectFL Health Score across Vero Beach is 83.0 out of 100, based on 1,437 inspections on record.
What Inspectors Look For
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Restaurants
Page 12 of 14JRTC QUAD CONCESSIONS
4601 26TH ST
VEROTOWN LLC
3901 26 ST
HOLIDAY INN EXPRESS
9400 19 LN
BOAT SNAK
885 11TH DR SW
THE NEW INDIAN RIVER CLUB INC
800 CAROLINA CIR SW
SOUTH BEACH PIZZA II
1802 OLD DIXIE HWY
WIND & WAVES GRILL
9250 ISLAND GROVE TER
WIND & WAVES MARKETPLACE
9250 ISLAND GROVE TER
SAILFISH BREWING COMPANY VERO BEACH
2855 OCEAN DRIVE STE B1
COOPERS CHOPHOUSE
30 ROYAL PALM PT
HUA XING
2050 58 AVE
SONIC DRIVE-IN 6156
1780 US HWY 1
FAIRFIELD INN & SUITES VERO BEACH
9065 AMERICANA WAY
ARBYS 6124
1605 US HWY 1
OLIVES PIZZA AND TACOS
6200 20 ST STE 470
TEA SPOT
925 15 PLACE
PIZZA MIA OF VERO BEACH
1115 21 ST
BIG BOYS JAMAICAN RESTAURANT
774 S US 1
PIZZA HUT
840 US 1 S 3C 11
MCDONALDS
9080 20 ST
VERO BEACH INN & SUITES
8797 20 ST
MAIN KITCHEN
3 JOHNS ISLAND DR
AUTUMN'S CRAB VERO BEACH
6700 20TH STREET
VEROBEACHOUT02
1824 94 DR
MAI THAI BISTRO
9320 90TH AVENUS
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.
