Vero Beach, Florida
Indian River County · 344 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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What the citywide data means
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About Dining in Vero Beach
Of Vero Beach's 343 graded restaurants, 38.5% earned an A grade — below the statewide average, suggesting room for improvement in local food safety. Currently, 23.6% of restaurants hold a failing F grade, representing 81 establishments with significant health violations. The average InspectFL Health Score across Vero Beach is 82.3 out of 100, based on 1,547 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 3 of 14CATERING BY ADRIENNE DREW
953 OLD DIXIE HWY B1
TUOHY'S DOWNTOWN
2045 13 AVENUE
WILLEE'S PIZZA
1453 20 ST
INDIAN RIVER ESTATES WEST
7730 INDIAN OAKS DR
SEA OAKS BEACH CLUB
8850 N A1A
APPLEBEE'S NEIGHBORHOOD GRILL AND BAR
5335 20 ST
AZUL MEXICAN RESTAURANT & BAR
2199 7 AVE
EL REY MEXICAN RESTAURANT
901 21 ST
JACKIE ROBINSON TRAINING COMPLEX
3901 26 ST
JRTC QUAD CONCESSIONS
4601 26TH ST
VEROTOWN LLC
3901 26 ST
VEROTOWN LLC
4001 26 ST
COUNTRYSIDE FAMILY FARMS / EL SID TAQUERIA
3300 OCEAN DR
KATA JAPANESE AND THAI RESTAURTANT
1306 20 ST
LITTLE GEM
1910 OLD DIXIE HWY
MIGGYS TACOS
4690 US 1
WIND & WAVES GRILL
9250 ISLAND GROVE TER
CAFE 1901
3400 43RD AVE STE 1 & 2
FIREHOUSE SUBS
6170 20TH STREET, FIREHOUSE SUBS
WIND & WAVES MARKETPLACE
9250 ISLAND GROVE TER
HUNGRY HOWIE'S PIZZA & SUBS 3032
2150 58 AVE
MASSIMO'S BEACHSIDE PIZZA
4809 HWY A1A
SUSHI WAVE
962 14 LN
SWEET DESIRES DESSERT LOUNGE
44 ROYAL PALM PT
BLUE AGAVE VERO
1979 14 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.
