EMERALD COAST GUIDE
Dining and Entertainment

Plenty of Seafood and local and international choices to choose from when you get hungry. After-hours entertainment is also abundant on our coast.

Should you like more information, please see details below and click on our advertisers' web sites in the column to the right.


Fudpucker’s Beachside Bar and Grill
Two locations - Destin: 20001 Emerald Coast Pkwy. 850-654-4200. Fort Walton Beach: 108 Santa Rosa Blvd., Okaloosa Island. 243-3833. Web site: fudpucker.com. Open daily at 11 a.m. Lunch $7-$14, dinner $12-$22. No reservations. Beach or casual dress. Casual island atmosphere, live entertainment. Playgrounds and kids’ menus at both locations for the lil' Fudsters! Great Food, Live Music, World-Famous T-shirts. VISA, MC, DISC, AMEX, DC.



The Black Pearl
1450 Miracle Strip Pkwy., Suite 104, Fort Walton Beach. 850-833-3016. Fax: 833-3017. Web site: blackpearlgrill.com.  Located at the Boardwalk on Okaloosa Island. Open daily Sun.-Thurs. 5 p.m.-10 p.m., Fri. and Sat. 5 p.m.-11 p.m. Appetizers $6-$12, entrées $14-$22. Reservations optional. Casual dress. Non-smoking area available. Wood-fired steaks and seafood. Gulf-front dining. VISA, MC, DISC, AMEX.

The Crab Trap Seafood House & Oyster Bar
Three Locations - Destin: James Lee Park on Old Hwy. 98. 850-654-2722. Okaloosa Island: On the Boardwalk. 301-0959. Perdido Key: 16495 Perdido Key Drive. 492-8888. Web site: crabtrapdestin.com. Open 11 a.m.-10 p.m. SE. Child menu. No reservations. Beach dress. PC. Fresh seafood, crab, lobster, shrimp, steak and pasta. Best prices on the beach! VISA, MC, DISC, AMEX. Map I-10, E-29 and off map.

Floyd's Shrimp House
1450 Miracle Strip Pkwy., Fort Walton Beach. 850-243-2232. Fax: 244-5422. Located at the Boardwalk on Okaloosa Island. Open daily 11 a.m.-11 p.m. SE. Lunch $5-$12, dinner $12-$20. Child menu. No reservations. Beach or casual dress. Smoke free. Seafood house. Home of All You Can Eat Jumbo Shrimp. Beachfront dining. www.floydsshrimphouse.com. VISA, MC, DISC, AMEX, DC. Map I-10.

Howl at the Moon
1450 Miracle Strip Pkwy., Fort Walton Beach. 301-0111. E-mail: howlgm@aol.com. Web site: howlatthemoondestin.com. Located on Hwy. 98 on Okaloosa Island’s Boardwalk next to the Crab Trap. Open Tues.-Sun. 7 p.m.-4 a.m. Shows start at 8 p.m. Reservations optional. Beach, casual, resort causal or semi-formal dress. PC. Full production, dueling piano rock-n-roll show. Eighteen to enter, twenty-one to drink. VISA, MC, DISC, AMEX. Map I-10. Ad page 2.

The Swamp
1450 Miracle Strip Pkwy., Fort Walton Beach. 850-796-1300. Fax: 796-1303. E-mail: swampgm@aol.com. Web site: swampclub.com. Located at the Boardwalk on Okaloosa Island. Open daily 8 p.m.-4 a.m. Beach or casual dress. Non-smoking area available. PC. Voted the #1 beach club in Florida. Live bands seven nights a week. Concerts feature national acts such as Dierks Bentley, Fuel, Collective Soul. VISA, MC, DISC, AMEX, DC. Map I-10. Ad page 2.


Grand Boulevard at Sandestin
185 Grand Boulevard, Sandestin. Ph: 850-654-5929. E-mail: info@grandboulevard.com. Web site: grandbouldevard.com. Located at the entrance of Sandestin Golf and Beach Resort. Open Mon.-Thurs. 10-9, Fri.-Sat. 10-10 and Sun. 11-7. Mixed-use town center featuring exclusive shopping, dining and office space. VISA, MC, AMEX.








Landry’s Seafood
14059 Emerald Coast Pkwy., Destin. 850-650-1881. Fax: 650-0774. Open Sun.-Thurs. 11 a.m-10 p.m., Fri.-Sat. 10 a.m.-11 p.m. Child menu. Reservations optional. Casual dress. PC. Landry’s Seafood House is the perfect blend of exceptional seafood with a light, lively atmosphere. Enjoy fresh Gulf seafood, steaks, chicken and pasta specialties. VISA, MC, DISC, AMEX.












Old Bay Steamer
102 Santa Rosa Blvd., on Okaloosa Island. 850-664-2795. Open 4-10 p.m. AP, SE, ST. Dinner $9-$18. No reservations. Beach or casual dress.Steamed seafood, royal red shrimp, oysters, clams, mussels, snow/king crab, lobster. Platters for two.









Harbor Cigars
4424 Commons Drive E., Suite 2C, Destin. 800-598-2485, 850-650-3111. Fax: 650-3112. Web site: harborcigars.com. Located at the Shoppes at Paradise Key on the corner of Hwy. 98 and the Mid-Bay Bridge. Open daily. Visit the area’s largest walk-in humidor and choose from over 400 selections of fine hand-rolled cigars. Authorized Lampe Berger retailer. VISA, MC, DISC, AMEX.







Capt. Dave’s on the Gulf
3796 Old Scenic Hwy. 98, Destin. 850-837-2627. Located 3 miles west of Sandestin on the beach side of Old Hwy. 98. Open daily at 4:30 p.m. AP, AM, D/T, SE, ST. Dinner $17-$26; child menu. No reservations. Casual dress. The best gulf view. Freshest seafood on the beach. Full-service lounge. VISA, MC, DISC, AMEX.










Johnny O’Quigley’s Irish Sports Grill

34940 Emerald Coast Pkwy., Destin. 850-837-1015. Web site: johnnyoquigleys.com. Located in the Best Buy Shopping Center across Hwy. 98 from Bass Pro. Open daily 11:00 a.m.-3 a.m. Lunch from $7, dinner from $12. Child menu. Reservations optional. Beach, casual or resort casual dress. Smoke-free. An Irish approach to life. Everything prepared from scratch. Handcrafted wood bar, over 50 TVs, three 12-ft. screens and HDTVs. Voted Best of Emerald Coast two years running. VISA, MC, DISC, AMEX, DC.

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Dining and Entertainment
Web Sites
The Black Pearl
Captain Dave's on the
      Gulf               
The Crab Trap Seafood
   House & Oyster Bar       
Floyd’s Shrimp House       
Fudpucker’s Beachside
      Bar and Grill 
Grand Boulevard 
Harbor Cigars       
Howl at the Moon               
Iron Skillet
Johnny O' Quigley's
Landry’s Seafood
The Love Shack  
Nightown 
Old Bay Steamer  
The Swamp
   

Recreation/Attractions Web Sites

Airboat Tours
Bayside Watersports
Big Kahuna's
Bluewater Bay Resort
Boogies Watersports
Destin Snorkel
Dockside

Dolphin Cruises/Southern
      Star

Emerald Coast Science
      Center
Gator Beach at Fudpucker's
Glass-Bottom Boat Dolphin
       Cruise
Good Time Tours
Just Chute Me
Kitty Hawk Kites
Kokomo Snorkeling
Liquid Surf and Sail
Olin Marler’s Dolphin
      Cruises
Plus Skate Shop
Pelican Adventures,
      Snorkeling
Ripley's Believe It or Not
SeaBlaster. Destin’s Original
Sky Pirates Parasail
Snorkel & Dive with Scubatech
Sunshine Pontoon Rentals
The Track
Windswept Dunes

ZooWorld    

Fishing
Backcountry Outfitters
Dockside Boat Rentals
Olin Marler’s Fishing   
      Charters

Pelican Adventures, Fishing
Sweet Jody Fishing Charters
 
Shopping Web Sites
Art Street Gallery

Build-A-Bear Workshop

The Eye Gallery
Footprints

Fudpucker’s Trading 
      Company
Grand Boulevard
Hugs and Hissyfits

Little Bo Feet
Old Time Pottery
Pensacola Photo Supply
Red Velvet
Silver Sands Factory Stores


Accommodations/Real Estate Web Sites

Beach Colony Resort
Beach Rentals of South
      Walton
Breakers of Fort Walton
      Beach

Dale E Peterson
      Vacations
Dune-Allen Realty, Inc.
Jetty East
Navarre Properties
Seagrove on the Beach
 

Tourist Services
Web Sites

Emerald Coast Urgent
      Care
Dune Allen Realty
Gulf Coast Immediate  
   Care
Mid-Bay Bridge
Photocraft