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.
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Restaurants
Page 6 of 14THE BOULEVARD TENNIS CLUB
1620 BLD VILLAGE LN
AMERICAN ICON BREWERY
1133 19 PL
UMAMI NOODLE THAI & SUSHI
4166 ATLANTIC BLVD
EL RINCONCITO CUBANO
134 S US HWY 1
CHEF MIKE'S BBQ & CATERING
8909 20 ST
FLAMES MEDITTERRANEAN GRILL
575 21ST ST, UNIT #24
POPEYES LOUISIANA KITCHEN OPERATED BY TICE
1120 US HWY 1
STEAK N SHAKE
1940 94 CT
GOODFELLAS PIZZA AND WINGS #7
1601 US-1 UNIT 107
STAYBRIDGE SUITES
5155 20 STREET
THE TIDES
3103 CARDINAL DR
WINGSTOP
2148 58 AVE
KENTUCKY FRIED CHICKEN
4040 20 ST
CATERING BY ELIZABETH KENNEDY
486 21 ST
PHO 95
2017 INDIAN RIVER BLVD
BAMBOO COURT
532 21 ST
FIRST WATCH RESTAURANT #271
500 21 ST
PANERA BREAD STORE 2794
5810 20 ST
WENDYS 2064
890 US HWY 1
MAIN KITCHEN
350 BEACH RD
SMOKIN GOOD EATS
5400 85 ST
SMOKIN' GOOD EATS
5400 85TH STREET
BROOGIE'S
3400 AVIATION BLVD
PAINTED FROG
1906 14 AVE
SURF SUBS
118 43 AVE
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.