The Crab Trap Restaurant isn’t messing around with the Bairdi Crab Dinner, serving up one-and a-half pounds of wild-c
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aught gold. These “bear die” beauties are bigger, meatier and sweeter than the crab you’re used to!
DeSoto’s Seafood Kitchen’s Coconut Shrimp is transformed with beer batter and coconut flakes and flash-fried to perfection.
Foodcraft at The Lodge at Gulf State Park serves Pecan Encrusted Mahi with roasted Brussels sprouts, summer squash puree, fried leeks and citrus beurre blanc that leaves an impression.
Lucy Buffett’s LuLu’s gives us a Crab Melt with lots of gooey cheese and claw meat on French bread.
Mikee’s Seafood goes full maritime royalty with the Fresh Catch Captain Ed’s Style, drowning perfectly prepared fish in creamy hollandaise loaded with green onions, mushrooms and bay shrimp. It’s fancy comfort food at its finest.
Perch at The Lodge at Gulf State Park shows off with the Sweet Tea Glazed Scallops. This dish features seared scallops, smoked pork belly, buttermilk corn puree, fried green tomatoes, pickled watermelon and that sweet tea glaze.
Pink Pony Pub keeps it beautifully real with Crab Claw Baskets that come with what they boldly call “unbeatable beachside flavor.”
Sea-n-Suds Restaurant & Oyster Bar serves those steaming bowls of gumbo with local seafood—this place has been serving up the family recipe for over 45 years. Shipp’s Dockside Grill pleases palates with Grou
per Pontchartrain. This favorite i stopped with shrimp, crab, mushrooms and lemon butter.
Shrimpy’s Grill & Golf proves that perfection doesn’t need to be complicated with the Shrimp Po’boy. Fried, blackened or grilled, there’s no wrong answer.
The Steamer goes all-out, piling new potatoes, corn, sausage, green beans, royal reds, crab legs, steamed oysters, mussels and shrimp into the Little Lagoon Steamer Tray.
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Tide and Table at Embassy Suites treats guests to fresh Raw Oysters in a chic, coastal setting.
The Tin Top Restaurant & Oyster Bar takes comfort food seriously with Shrimp & Grits featuring eight jumbo Gulf shrimp lounging on smoked gouda cheese grits, all topped with house crawfish sauce. It makes you rethink everything you thought you knew about grits.
Woodside Restaurant at Gulf State Park proves morning meals can be epic too with a Cajun Shrimp Omelet, stuffing farm-fresh eggs with Gulf shrimp and tasso cream.
Onshore Options
Not a seafood person? No need to worry. There are plenty of onshore menu items around to satisfy your cravings.
Check out Crush for an amazing wine selection and plenty of delicious tapas. Or dive into Sound Wave at Embassy Suites to enjoy cocktails, bites and live music at the rooftop bar by the pool.
The Beli is a beach deli that’ll tempt your taste buds. (Try the Big Momma with turkey and raspberry jam!) The Brick Oven in Foley hits home with the Pompeiian pizza. This pie features garlic cream sauce, sun-dried tomatoes, spinach, chicken and fresh basil. One of the handcrafted pizzas at Pirates Cove Restaurant & Marina—like the Karnivorous Karl—won’t miss. This aforementioned pie is loaded with hearty meats and other delicious toppings.
Don’t forget Cherry on Top and City Donut for delicious ice creams and pastries. (And maybe consider eating dessert first since you’re on vacation.)