From casual beachside spots to upscale dining rooms, these Gulf Coast restaurants turn fresh catches into culinary gold that keeps you coming back.
FRESH FISH
Foodcraft brings a boozy Fish & Chips. Crispy beer-battered grouper comes with golden fries, paired with two chef-crafted sauces. The Gulf’s Tuna Poke Bowl features sushi-grade tuna over delicious rice and vegetables with spicy mayo and ponzu. Gussie’s Grill & Bar has Spicy Smoked Tuna Dip with rich, smoky tuna dip with sneaky heat that keeps your cracker coming back for more. Mikee’s Seafood offers Blackened Redfish — this spice-kissed redfish rests on fluffy rice, lavished with creamy crab and shrimp sauce. Perch tantalizes your tongue with Seared Gulf Grouper. Tender grouper wears a golden sear, surrounded by bright succotash in smokey broth. Pink Pony Pub has a piled-high Fish Basket with fresh grouper done your way, complete with crispy fries and hot, golden hushpuppies. Towne Tap serves a Beer Battered Fish Po’Boy with crispy beer-battered cod on a grilled brioche bun with fresh lettuce and tomato. Woodside Restaurant starts the fiesta with Blackened Tuna Tacos — fresh tortillas filled with spiced tuna, cilantro-corn, and creamy avocado-lime blend.
SHRIMP SENSATIONS
Desoto’s Seafood Kitchen packs a punch with Coconut Shrimp. Coconut-crusted shrimp delivers tropical crunch and sweet tenderness in every bite. Groovy Goat delivers a Crispy Shrimp Platter with Gulf shrimp fried golden crisp, paired with atomic and jalapeno-spiked sauces. Shrimpy’s Grill & Golf stands out with a delicious Shrimp Poboy. Choose your style of shrimp piled high in crispy French bread for pure happiness. Tuscany Pizza and Grill serves Italian delights like the Alfredo Ravioli with Shrimp. You’ll find pillowy cheese-filled ravioli and shrimp swimming in silky, parmesan-rich alfredo. Yoho Rum & Tacos turns up the heat with the Firecracker Shrimp Taco. Each bite brings fiery shrimp, smooth avocado and sweet corn salsa in perfect balance.
OYSTERS
The Steamer Baked Oyster Bar brings Baked Rockefeller Oysters where oysters are bathed in classic herb-butter sauce, topped with golden breadcrumbs and baked. The Tin Top Restaurant & Oyster Bar boasts a delicious dish called Oysters Tin Top. Baked oysters meet creamy crawfish sauce in perfect harmony under crispy parmesan.
CRAB
Ginny Lane Bar & Grill brings Crab Cakes & Fried Green Tomatoes together for some culinary magic when these two Southern classics unite. Crab cakes and fried green tomatoes rest on ham-spiced dirty rice. Pelican Grill’s Crab Claws wear just enough crispy coating to let pure crab flavor shine. Don’t miss this local delicacy.
SCALLOPS
Villaggio Grille ups the game with Pan Seared Scallops. Perfectly seared scallops rest on peach-kissed risotto with bright lemon butter sauce.
SEAFOOD MEDLEY
The Crab Trap offers Hot Crab & Shrimp Dip that’s creamy and delicious. This dip is loaded with sweet lump crab and tender shrimp, then brightened with fresh herbs.