Top Things to do in Florida Panhandle
Top Hotels in Florida Panhandle
- 1. Best Western Crossroads Inn
- 2. Hotel Effie Sandestin
- 3. Sandestin Golf and Beach Resort
- 4. Hilton Sandestin Beach Golf Resort & Spa
- 5. Holiday Inn Express & Suites Panama City Beach - Beachfront An IHG Hotel
- 6. Holiday Inn Resort - Panama City Beach
- 7. Hibiscus Coffee and Guesthouse
- 8. The Island Resort At Fort Walton Beach
- 9. The Henderson Beach Resort
- 10. Best Western Ft. Walton Beachfront
10 Bars & Clubs in Florida Panhandle That You Shouldn't Miss
The Florida Panhandle is known for its quaint beach towns and interesting attractions, many of which are money-saving and family friendly. Come to the Florida Panhandle and relax on glorious beaches, shop to your heart’s content and dance the night away. Santa Rosa Island is great for kids and offers a wide array of both beach-based and water-based activities. Families will enjoy a day away to tour the 150-year-old Pensacola Lighthouse. The Florida Panhandle offers exciting nightlife. Panama City, Destin and Pensacola all have numerous bars and nightclubs to suit all tastes. Panama City is home to Club La Vela, the largest nightclub in the U.S. The Florida Panhandle is a shopaholic’s dream. It offers specialty stores, antique stores and shopping malls. For those renting a home or condo, a trip to Joe Patti’s seafood market in Pensacola is a must. The market specializes in fine wine and cheese, and beautifully presented handmade chocolates to take home to friends and relatives as gifts. Mon Père et Moi in Tallahassee is also worth a visit.
Restaurants in Florida Panhandle
1. Bradfordville Blues Club
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 33 reviews
The Bradfordville Blues Club experience is like no other. It combines a truly unique location and atmosphere with the best the Blues has to offer. Hidden in a rural part of Tallahassee, the experience begins when you travel down the winding dirt roads and up the hill that lead to the Club. Surrounded by fields of tall stalks of corn and old majestic oak trees dripping with moss, the one room cinder block “juke joint” has hosted an impressive list of nationally renowned Blues acts. The more than 50 original portraits autographed by the “Kings and Queens” of the Blues, which serve as table tops and wall hangings, attest to the quality of our entertainment. The Club is open on Friday and Saturday nights and offers a good selection of ice-cold bottled beers and wine. Just follow the tiki torches down the dirt roads till you reach the juke joint under the stars. We’ll keep the bonfire burning, the beer ice-cold and the music hot!
Reviewed By barbus55
This was like living a dream night from the 30’s: fantastic energy, great positive vibe and amazing music in a juke joint setting with the small tables in front of the stage. The memorabilia is worth the admission alone. Saw Albert Castiglia there and had an awesome time. Truly could have used an additional wait staff, had to wait a long time for drinks, so we just started going to the bar ourselves and that was fine. Def coming back as much as we can.
2. The Shaka Bar
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 32 reviews
The Shaka Bar is located on Little Sabine Bay on Pensacola Beach. This local bar is the best little Tiki bar on Pensacola beach. Nothing fancy just cheap drinks, cool peeps and awesome sunsets. Come by and grab a cold one, play some cornhole and enjoy the Reggae music. Aloha. We also rent paddle boards right here on the water.
Reviewed By amberr359 - Pensacola, United States
This little tiki-style bar is tucked away behind Aloha Wine & Liquor on Pensacola Beach. Cheapest drinks around and opens at noon. Perfect for day drinking and watching the charter boats come in. Very friendly staff and you can even rent paddleboards here!
3. Scallop RePUBlic
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 41 reviews
A brand new bar on Cape San Blas. A place to kick back and enjoy great craft beer and wine on tap and live music. We open at 3 pm daily. We close at 10 pm Sunday-Thursday and 11 pm Friday and Saturday, Eastern Time. Happy Hour is 5-6 with a dollar off all draft beer and wine. We have live music every evening. Mondays are open mic nights.
Reviewed By 290curtt
The Cape is a beautiful place and the Scallop RePUBlic would be an outstanding destination for a night of Florida craft brews, awesome views, and great music any time you're visiting! The staff and selection are the best anywhere and I'm from Beer City (Grand Rapids, MI)!
4. The Red Bar
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 256 reviews
Temporarily Closed due to fire incident
Reviewed By lizs455 - Biloxi, United States
We were anxious to get back after the fire and closure due to the virus and we weren’t disappointed. I ordered the grouper fish and it was fabulous. Stacked on a bed of sautéed spinach that was stacked on a grit cake made a tower of deliciousness. The salad was generous and tasty. My husband ordered the crawfish shrimp pasta and he loved it. We actually saved room for the key lime cheesecake. All thumbs up! Just go there and you’ll love it. Another thing I like is their menu is small which means to me fresh!
5. The Bridge Bar
6. Bamboo Willie's
7. Jellyfish Restaurant
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 49 reviews
Reviewed By PensacolaPeachy50 - Pensacola, United States
The dozen chargrilled oysters, volcano sushi rolls , and super shrimp tempura rolls were a perfect lunch for two . It wasn’t crowded with beach tourists at 11:30 on a Sunday afternoon . We will be back. The oysters remind us of our favorite in NOLA at Dragos at the Hilton on the Riverfront.
8. Rosie O' Gradys Dueling Piano Show
9. Boathouse Oyster Bar and Grill
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 45 reviews
Reviewed By hjfrey - Winchester, United States
Date night. At first we weren’t sure about this place. We decided to listen to the live music, have a beer, and split peel and eat shrimp to check it out, then decide whether to stay/go. Glad we did. Turned out to be one of the best dinners of the vacation week. Bit of a local dive, hole in the wall place, and we were sick of the lines and chain mediocre places. Oysters were fresh, shrimp wasn’t over spiced, staff was laid back. Husband had blackened fish of the day sandwich, and I had the daily catch fish tacos. Legit y’all. I will come back next time we’re here!
10. The Corner Pocket
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 12 reviews
The only smoke free pool hall in and around Bay County, Florida. The historic Corner Pocket in downtown Panama City is the epicenter of the billiards revival movement with eleven (11) tables, a full bar and HD televisions and projectors galore.
