Restaurants in Destin/Seaside area

[jjcokc]

Heading down to Destin/Seaside area around first of October. We always seem to go to our same restaurants, but I'd like to try some new ones. Any ideas???

[Grace]

Where is this? West Coast? East Coast? Which state? Sorry, but I've never heard of this area.....

[Gail]

I'm voting for the east coast. Only Seaside I know of is right above Monterey, CA.

[Speh]

Lagniappe is good-dinner expensive, the elephant walk - dinner expensive, the backporch is a great beach/lunch place. They have great restaurants and many new ones since I've been there last.

FYI - the backporch was the one place the "locals" made popular, and for the expensive dinner the elephant walk has been the place.

[JennyLiz]

Grace, Destin is in the Florida panhandle - white sand beaches and Emerald green waters. It's one of the most beautiful beaches in the country.

Sorry jjcokc, I haven't been there in years, so I can't recommend anything. Enjoy your trip! JennyLiz

[jjf]

oooh - i love seaside - i grew up just east of it and remember it even before it was developed. they have done a wonderful job building a beautiful little town and there are wonderful restaurants!
2 of my favorites are Cafe 30A and Creola's (i think that is what it is called) - it is just west of the main area in town. have fun and enjoy all of the good food.

for those of you who don't know where it is -it was the setting for the movie The Truman Show with Jim Carey - although it is nothing like the movie;-).

[jillmayre]

I vote for Creola's!

[andrea]

yippee! i'm going to destin next week for a girl's weekend! my college friends and i are road tripping it... we are from atlanta, kansas city, new york, boston, charlotte-nc, and london. we, the self-appointed "Bad Girls on the Open Road" are meeting in atlanta and driving down in my friend's suv! i'm the 'Director of Leisure and Games'. we all have a specific "position". i can't wait!

thanks for the restaurant ideas!!! i will forward the suggestions to our 'Director of Food and Drink'!

[This message has been edited by andrea (edited 09-21-2000).]

[andrea]

speh and jjf-
are your suggestions in destin or seaside?
how far away is seaside from destin?
thanks!
andrea

[Stacey Strawn]

Just in case you need anymore suggestions ...the restaurants that have been named thus far are scattered from Seaside to Destin. It's about 45 minutes between the two. I thought I would list a couple of my personal favorites....

Red Bar (long-time favorite)
Cuvee Beach
Pandora's
AJ's (fun atmosphere)
Harbor Docks

Criolla's and Cafe 30-A are tops!!

Have a great trip!

[jjf]

The 2 I mentioned are in Seaside. Cafe 30A is about 5 min east of the center of town and Creola's is a couple of min west of the center of town.
Stacey mentioned the Red Bar too - I forgot about that one - very fun at night - good for lunch too. Have fun!!

jen