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Destin Fine Dining
Fine dining abounds in Destin, FL with a wide range of award-winning restaurants to satisfy any taste. Many of these fine restaurants are located directly on the water.      All dining    Casual dining  Waterfront     Steak Houses     Mexican     Italian     Cajun     Fondue     French
Marina Cafe
404 East Highway 98
Destin, Florida 32541
(850) 837-7960


Marina Cafe, the area’s most award winning restaurant is located on the beautiful Destin Harbor offering picture perfect views from every seat. Outstanding menu that includes an array of appetizers, salads, pizzas and exceptional entrees. Sushi bar, full menu cocktail lounge, wines from around the world and exemplary service. Seating for private dining accommodating up to 45. Happy hour 5-7 nightly. 2 for 1 entrees 5-6 nightly. Wed.- Ladies night. Thurs. - $3 Martinis. Recipient of the DiRoNA award, Florida Trend Top 400 and Emerald Coast Magazine’s Best Fine Dining.
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Destin Chops 30A
The Villages of South Walton Beach
10343 E. County Hwy 30A
Seacrest Beach, Florida  32413

Chops 30A  “30A’s Premiere Steakhouse with a Contemporary Twist.” Backlit liquor bottles illuminated in blues and greens welcome you into a sexy sushi bar and cocktail lounge. An extensive wine collection enhances the traditional steakhouse fare of USDA prime meats, fresh Gulf seafood and Maine lobster. Classic desserts, fine brandies and ports add a crowning touch to ultimate dining experience. Dinner 5–10:30 pm, happy hour 5–7 pm, nightly. Reservations recommended; resort casual.

Beach Walk
(850) 650-7100
2996 Scenic Highway 98
Destin Florida 32541

Beach Walk is Destin, Florida’s most award winning, ONLY beach front fine-dining restaurant on the Gulf of Mexico.   As a recipient of Florida Trend’s Golden Spoon award, Beach Walk is distinguished as one of the Top Twenty Five Restaurants in all of Florida. Voted “Best Chef” on the Emerald Coast for the past three years, Tim Creehan’s menu features Gulf Coast and Island cuisine with French, Italian and Asian flavors.  U.S.D.A. prime steaks, Maine lobster, fresh seafood and an extensive wine selection round out Beach Walk’s eclectic menu. 
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Café Thirty-A
(850) 231-2166
3899 Highway 30-A East
(1.5 miles east of Seaside)
info@cafethirtya.com
Casual fine dining in an airy, upbeat atmosphere. Menu selections include local seafood, beef, lamb, poultry, vegetarian selections and wood-oven pizzas. Wine Spectator Award of Excellence, Florida Trend Top 200, Four Star rated. "2006 Restaurant of the Year--NW Florida Daily News". Reservations suggested. Located in Seagrove Beach. Open for dinner seven days a week.
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FINZ
9300 Emerald Coast Hwy. West
Sandestin, FL 32550
(850) 267-4800/Fax:(850)267-6121
E-mail: finz@sandestin.com

Serving Lunch and Dinner daily inside and out.

A retro-chic dining experience with regionally inspired dishes and Live Entertainment. Specializing in straight from the Gulf Seafood and Contemporary Comfort Food infused with Cajun and Low Country influences. "Upstairs at the Finz" will be Adult Exclusive and welcomes reservations.


Bud & Alley's Restaurant
P.O. box 4760,
Seaside Branch,
Santa Rosa Beach,
Florida 32459


 

A Five Star restaurant featuring Old Florida, Tuscan and Coastal South cooking styles. World class food at it's best served in a casual beachfront atmosphere. An open-air rooftop bar provides spectacular views. Live entertainment nightly. Selected as one of the top restaurants in the state by Florida Trend magazine and recipient of the Wine Spectator award of excellence.

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(Vin'tij)
(850) 650-9820
10859 Emerald Coast Parkway W

A four star Market, Bar, Bistro and wine boutique. From starters to entrees the food is spectacular. Quail, beef, poultry, vegetarian, sushi and seafood with a touch of Louisiana. Awards include restaurant of the year, Wine Spectator Award of Excellence, 1st Place Fine Dining and more. Located just west of Sliver Sands Factory Stores near Sandestin. Open daily 11 a.m. 'till midnight.
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Criolla's Restaurant
170 Highway 30-A East
(in Grayton Beach)
(850) 267-1267
johnny@criollas.com

Recognized as one of Florida's top 20 restaurants since 1991 and recently awarded the highest possible rating by a major newspaper, Criolla's is known for it's contemporary tropical cuisine. The wine cellar has received the wine spectator "Best of Award of Excellence" since 1999 and is the only area restaurant to achieve this honor. Owner Johnny Earls is a frequent guest chef at New York's James Beard Foundation, The Napa Valley Wine Festival, the Sonoma Wine Festival and is seen on the Discovery Channel's "Great Chefs of the South" TV series. Children's menu available. Reservations suggested.
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Poppy's Seafood Factory
(850) 351 1996
(Co-located in Sandestin's fabulous Village of Baytowne Wharf)
Hammerhead's Bar & Grill
(850) 351 1997

Offering the only bayside dining in the Village of Baytowne Wharf, these outstanding restaurants provide the kind of dining experiences great memories are made of. Select from extensive menus of fresh seafood, U.S. prime beef, chicken and succulent lobster prepared in the traditions of the Coastal South, New Orleans and the Caribbean Islands along with specialty drinks and desserts. Dine inside or bayside and experience the most beautiful sunsets this side of Key West. Live entertainment nightly.

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Cafe Provence
35 Musset Bayou Road & Hwy 98
Santa Rosa Beach, Florida 32459
Phone:850 622 3022
www.cafeprovenceusa.com

A Place Where Everything Is Special, A Place Where Time Itself Stops, With Beautiful Refined, Yet Warm and Cozy Decor, With Superbly Professional, Yet Friendly and Pleasant Service, With Tantalizing Flavors and Dishes of Unrivaled Splendor, The Perfect Taste of the Old World, The Perfect Place to Be, Here and Now

Serving Dinner Daily 5:30-9:30
Entertainment Weekends       
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Santa Rosa Golf and Beach Club
4801 W. Scenic Hwy 30-A
Santa Rosa Beach FL 32459
850 267-2305/850 267-2229
www.santarosaclub.com

The Santa Rosa Golf and Beach Club, located on the shores of the Gulf of Mexico, offers a beautiful golf course, pool, hot tub, beach cabanas and courts for the tennis enthusiasts. Enjoy breakfast or lunch at Milligan's Grill and enjoy evening dining at The Beach Club, serving all types of coastal seafood cuisines (reservations only).  The Santa Rosa golf course was called "The Purest Golf on the Panhandle", by Golf Magazine.

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Seagar's Prime Steaks & Seafood Restaurant
Located at the Hilton Sandestin
4000 Sandestin Blvd. South
Destin, Florida 32550
Dinner Reservations: 850 622-1500
www.seagarsdestin.com


Seagar's Prime Steaks & Seafood is Northwest Florida's only AAA Four-Diamond restaurant. Specializing in the finest prime beef and freshest seafood available, Seagar's also features a private reserve wine list featuring over 800 labels and private dining facilities for intimate, as well as opulent, business dinners and special events.

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Trattoria Borago
80 East Hwy 30A, Grayton Beach
www.boragorestaurant.com

borago@web30a.com
Phone 850 231 9167
FAX 850 231 9426

Our small Italian Restaurant makes up the body and substance of a clasic Trattora. We serve robust, homemade food that is the heart and soul of Italian cooking. We offer a full service bar, including our house drink......the Bellini. Our atmosphere is unpretentious and homey in a setting reminiscent of Itally's countryside.

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Ruth's Chris Steak House
15000 Emerald Coast Pkwy
Destin, Florida  32541    850-337-5108
email:
salesdestin211@ruthschris.com 
www.ruthschrisdestin.com


 

Ruth's Chris serves the finest aged, corn-fed USDA Prime beef.  Broiled in a trademark 1,800 degree oven & served on a plate heated to 500 degrees, your steak is presented sizzling hot at your table.  With an extensive selection of over 100 domestic & imported wines to complete your dining experience, you'll be coming back for more of the sizzle!

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Cantina Laredo
585 Grand Boulevard
Sandestin, Florida  32550
850 654-5649
email:  sandestin@catinalaredo.com
www.cantinalaredo.com

gournet mexican food

 

Cantina Laredo serves gourmet Mexican food
in a sophisticated, vibrant atmosphere.  Enjoy the signature margarita, the Casa Rita, made from fresh lime juice and savor guacamole made just for you at your table.  Visit Cantina Laredo at Grand Boulevard in Sandestin for lunch, dinner, drinks, and Sunday brunch.


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Royal B Restaurant
36178 Emerald Coast Pkwy
Destin, Florida  32541    850 269-1741
email: info@royalbrestaurants.com
www.royalbrestaurants.com


CLARK & BLAKE BRENNAN'S

R E S T A U R A N T

Brothers Clark and Blake Brennan and their management team have combined their extensive culinary talents and years of restaurant and hospitality experience to create Clark & Blake Brennan's Royal B RestaurantRoyal B Restaurant features upscale fine dining that includes classic New Orleans cuisine and creates an authentic New Orleans, French Quarter ambience.

Dinner Nightly 5:00pm UNTIL 10:00pm
Saturday and Sunday Brunch 10:00am UNTIL 2:00pm.   
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Bistro Bijoux
9100 Baytowne Blvd
Sandestin, FL  32550   850 622-0760
email:  BistroBijoux@gmail.com
www.BistroBijouxDestin.com



Bistro Bijoux is known for its exceptional food, intimate atmosphere and award winning wine list.  Bijoux offers the freshest gulf seafood and prime steaks.  Private dining rooms for groups available. 

Restaurant of the Year, Wine Spectator Award of Excellence and Emerald Coast "Best of" are a few of the accolades the Bijoux has received!

Bistro Bijoux, village of Baytowne Wharf-open 7 nights at 5pm.  For reservations, call 850 622-0760.


Creehan's Copper Grill
11225 US Hwy 98 W
Miramar Beach, FL 32550
Reservations:
Call 850.654.6900 or
Click Here

www.TimCreehanCompany.com

Creehan’s Copper Grill “Voted Best Service on the Emerald Coast” Creehan’s Copper Grill is well known for its New York style steakhouse fare and entertaining, sports themed ambiance. An open style floor plan featuring a full kitchen with flaming grills in the center of the restaurant, where guests may view the preparation of their meal, is only one of the many attributes that sets it apart from other steakhouses in the area. Creehan's Copper Grill serves up an award-winning menu featuring the finest Certified Angus Beef®, fresh local seafood and live Maine lobster; in addition to impeccable tableside service.
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The Melting Pot
11394 Hwy 98 W.,
Miramar Beach, FL  32550
(1/2 mile west of Silver Sands Outlet Mall)
850 269-2227
destinmp@cox.net
www.meltingpot.com


With over 120 restaurants coast to coast,  The Melting Pot is this Premier Fondue Dining experience in the Nation!  Located Just west of the Sandestin Resorts, we feature one of Destin's Finest Wine Lists, Private, Candle-Lit Dining and Accommodations for Groups form two to thirty-two.  Patio seating available. 

"Dip into Something Different"


                              

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