Panama City Beach boasts a wide array of colorful dining establishments from casual beachside cafes serving up fresh Gulf seafood to gourmet bistros serving fine wines and specialties by award winning chefs.

Do you prefer a meal with the family or a luxurious, leisurely evening for two? Do you like live entertainment while you dine? How about sunshine on your shoulders while watching the children play in the sand? With new restaurants and eateries arriving almost daily, dining in Panama City Beach has never been more tempting.

All you can eat buffets:
Capt. Jack's Family Buffet
The finest # 1 crab legs included with every dinner buffet, every night.
Panama City Beach's newest and finest seafood buffet is housed in a charming and unusual historic building on Thomas Drive. Hosted by renowned local restauranteur, Jack Bishop, and an experienced crew servicing Panama City Beach since 1971. Three great buffets daily - breakfast, lunch and dinner plus Sunday Brunch. Truly, the best seafood value on the beach.
8208 Thomas Drive, Panama City Beach 850-236-8555

Jack Bishops Family Buffet
Panama City Beach's "Best for Less" Buffet
12628 Front Beach Rd., Panama City Beach 850-234-6457
Now under the management of original owner and founder Jack Bishop. Get "the best for less" at Bishop's. 3 buffets daily. - Breakfast, lunch and dinner plus Sunday Brunch. Every dinner seafood buffet includes #1 crab legs, shrimp, fired oysters, scallops, fish of the day and a 38 item salad bar.

Harpoon Harrys
Kick back on the beach and relax at the always cool, never hurried tropical waterfront cafe. The only waterfront cafe on the beach. The food is great for lunch or dinner. The music is right, the beer is ice cold and the frozen drinks are frosty and oversized. Inside or out, the good times rule at this funky, rustic little "escape" from the ordinary. Mike Van Elsen plays your favorite beach music and oldies as well as Jimmy buffet style island music.
12627 Front Beach Rd., Panama City Beach 850-234-6060

Breakers
You can dine on the Beach and stay for the fun. Breakers have been on the beach for 3 decades and serve up food and fun. You can dine on the beach early to local seafood, steaks and chef specials. The all new "Breakers After Dark" includes a 40 foot bar, just like the old days at Breakers, plus the best entertainment on the beach with Mike Van Elsen, Ivy and the Breaker's Band nightly. After a long day on the beach its time to break away to Breakers.

Hammerhead Fred's
A legend on Panama City Beach... from ice-cold Appalachicola oysters to one of a kind seafood dishes., Kick back on the front deck and enjoy a frozen drink while listening to the sounds of s steel drum band. Lunch, dinner and late night.
Local Seafood, Local Music, Local flavor.
Appetizers, Sandwiches, Seafood Dinners, Specialties, Steaks and Raw Bar. Kid's menu also available.
www.hammerheadfreds.com
8752 Thomas Drive, Panama City Beach 850-233-3907

Spinnaker Beach Club and Paradise Grill.
National renown bands play the rock arena. Awesome BBQ ribs and burgers in the Paradise Grill. Eat, Drink, dance and Party on the beach. Beautiful beaches and incredible views - perfect for people watching. Award winning DJ's spin the best dance mixes on the beach. 21 to Enter after 11 pm. Open for lunch and dinner 7 days in season. Live Entertainment. Kid Friendly. Thomas Drive on the Beach - www.spinnakerbeachclub.com 850-234-7882

Boatyard Restaurant on the Waterfront.
There's something about a place on the water that's just different... its where you want to be... grab a waterfront table and get a breath of fresh salt air. The coolest waterfront restaurant is the Boatyard. Inspired by the casual nature of life on the coast and designed to ease right in with the rustic, open air feel of the docks of Grand Lagoon, the Boatyard just begs you to hang out, kick back.... unwind. The Boatyard menu offers a refreshing change from the usual fare. The menu, created by Celebrity Chef Konrad Jochum, features fresh seafood and exciting new dishes in the Gulf Coast Classic style or lighter, ore tropical "Key West Style". Real Good food. Cool Music. On Grand Lagoon. 850-249-9273 www.boatyardclub.com

Capt. Anderson's Restaurant & Waterfront Market
Celebrating their 40th anniversary in 2007 and, just as they have for as long as we can remember, the hard working men and women of the Gulf Coast fishing industry will make sure that you are able to enjoy the incomparable flavors of our local fresh fish and shell fish. The greatest fishing fleet in the world works year 'round to preserve and harvest the bounty of the Gulf... our heartfelt thanks for 40 delicious years of fine seafood. Dine early and watch the fleet unload. 850-234-2225 Closed Sunday. www.CaptAndersons.com

Schooners
Last Local Beach Club. The Best Place on Earth. They call Schooners "The Last Local Beach Club", because it is the last of the old classics... open-air with dance worn wood floors - a bar perched right on the Gulf. Great fresh seafood and the bands start early - well before they fire the old cannon at sunset, the dance floor is packed. Voted "Best Bar" "Best People Watching" "Best Place for live Music" and "Best Place to Take Friends from Out of Town". Schooners is truly the Last Local Beach Club. Weather-beaten with windows thrown wide open to the fresh salt air and old wooden floors worn smooth by years of dancing. Schooners serves up good times, great music, awesome fresh seafood. Simple, fresh and perfect and boats the best bartenders on the beach. This may truly be the best place on earth 5121 Gulf Drive, Panama City Beach. 850-235-3555 www.schooners.com