Where to Eat: An Honest Local's Dining Guide
DINING · 4 min read · Roger Ridpath
Forget the chains. From Gulf-to-table seafood to hidden tacos, here's where locals actually eat.
There's a formula to eating well on the Emerald Coast: avoid anything on a billboard, look for parking lots instead of valets, and if the menu is laminated, you're probably in the right place.
For Seafood
The Back Porch. Chargrilled amberjack with your toes in the sand. This is the move.
Brotula's. In Destin Harbor. Freshest catch, period. Get the fish dip appetizer.
Nearly all of these are a short drive from the condo we rent on Scenic Gulf Drive, which is how the list got this long.
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