When you’re looking for places to eat in Gulf Shores and Orange Beach, the restaurant options are seemingly endless. From epic burgers to drool-worthy desserts, our local restaurants are serving up tasty treats all day long. They’re also serving up some pretty wacky dishes, too. Here are 8 of the most wild – and most delicious.
Chocolate and Wine Pairings at Kayden's
7. Crazy donuts from City Donut
Whether it’s a decadent donut topped with your favorite breakfast cereal or a sweet, candy covered concoction, you can’t go wrong starting your day at City Donut in Orange Beach.
6. Joe & Dave’s Alligator Bites from Original Oyster House
Sure, we’ve got plenty of seafood gracing the menus of local restaurants, but nobody serves up Alligator Bites like the Original Oyster House in Gulf Shores. If you’ve never tried gator, their signature fried appetizer should definitely be on your must-try list.
5. Pizza Donut from Sassy Bass Crazy Donuts
Everyone loves donuts. Everyone loves pizza. But does everyone love donut pizza? Go all out and try a taste of Sassy Bass’s T-Rex Pizza Donut (which features ham, pepperoni, pork, bacon, onions, marinara sauce, jalapenos, and gooey cheese) or play it a little safer with the Tacky (simply marinara sauce and lots of mozzarella cheese).
4. Fried okra served in your lap at Lambert’s Café
There are few foods more quintessentially Southern than okra – well, except for fried okra. At the infamous Lambert’s Café in Foley, they don’t just serve their fried okra as a side dish to their marvelously Southern entrees. No, instead they serve it on a paper towel in your lap. The rolls (which they throw to you from across the restaurant) only add to the ambiance and the deliciousness.
3. Chocolate and Wine Pairings at Kayden’s Candy Factory
Did you read that correctly? Yes, you did! A local and visitor favorite conveniently located in Orange Beach is Kayden's Candy Factory and they take sweets to another level of fun. Whether you want to tag along with friends and enjoy a flight board with their suggestions for wine + chocolate pairings or you just have a sweet tooth and need to wash it down with a little extra spirit, Kayden’s Candy Factory is the place to go. Not a wine lover? They also offer chocolate + beer pairings!
2. Fried cheesecake from King Neptune’s Seafood Restaurant
If you love cheesecake, you won’t be able to resist the fried cheesecake from King Neptune’s in Gulf Shores. Reward your sweet tooth with this deep fried classic cheesecake piled high with pecans and a healthy drizzle of sweet praline sauce.
1. A chocolate dipped s’more-topped milkshake from The Yard
The milkshakes at The Yard are too good – and too big – to pass up. Their specialty milkshakes feature creamy ice cream of your choice mixed with everything from cereal to candy, then served with a specialty topping like the chocolate dipped s’more, a birthday cupcake, glazed donut, or cheesecake. Sure, it contains more calories than a person needs in a day, but it’s totally worth it!
Want more information about where to eat while you’re in Gulf Shores and Orange Beach? We dish on all-things-dining at Coast360.com/dine.