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, 65.1% earned an A grade — roughly in line with statewide averages. Currently, 1.1% of restaurants hold a failing F grade, representing 5 establishments with significant health violations. The average InspectFL Health Score across Panama City Beach is 95.0 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 17 of 18FIREHOUSE SUBS
11560 PANAMA CITY BEACH PKWY STE B
EDGIES CORNER MARKET
11212 FRONT BEACH RD
RUNAWAY ISLAND BAR & GRILL
14521 FRONT BEACH RD
UPIZZA
10270 FRONT BCH RD
DUNKIN DONUTS
912 THOMAS DRIVE
THE PINK PELICAN ICE CREAM BAR
543 N RICHARD JACKSON BLVD
JUST JUMP TRAMPOLINE PARK
11220 HUTCHISON BLVD
LICENSE TO CHILL & JOE MERCHANT COFFEE
101 BANANA WIND WAY
SUBWAY
17304 PANAMA CITY BEACH PKWY
AMORE DONUTS
14508 FRONT BEACH ROAD
RAFAEL PIZZERIA
12700 FRONT BEACH RD STE 101
RIVIERA CREAMERY
12700 FRONT BEACH RD UNIT 105
DIPPIN DOTS ICE CREAM
801 S PIER PARK DRIVE STE 105
DOMINO'S #3865
272 S HIGHWAY 79
CICI'S
523 RICHARD JACKSON BLVD
DUPLIN WINERY
10101 PANAMA CITY BEACH PKWY
LIQUID SUNSHINE & CUISINE
606 COMMERCE DR STE B
SEACRUST PIZZA
10343 E COUNTY HWY 30A KIOSK #4
SKY BAR/TIKI HUT
14700 FRONT BEACH RD STE 100
THE SWEET PEDDLER
10343 E COUNTY HWY 30-A #C115
PINNACLE PORT GRILL
23223 FRONT BEACH RD
SPRINGHILL SUITES PANAMA CITY BEACH BEACHFRONT
12513 FRONT BEACH RD
COCO LOCO AT SPLASH
17739 FRONT BEACH RD
DUNKIN DONUTS
22909 PANAMA CITY BEACH PARKWAY
PCB CATERING RIPTIDES BAR & GRILL AT SPLASH
17729 FRONT BEACH RD
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.
