After a day of fun and sun building sandcastles on Santa Rosa Beach, there can be nothing more relaxing than sitting back in the shade of an umbrella shaded table and sipping margaritas. Fortunately for visitors, there are an extensive number of delicious eateries in and around the town catering to all kinds of tastes.

Obviously, if you’re going to sample Pensacola cuisine, you should consider trying one of the many seafood establishments. Right off of US Highway 98 is Bayou Bill’s Crab House. with ample seating in the gently lit, wooden-walled dining area or at the long bar, there’s a wide selection of fish, shrimp, oysters, po-boys, and burgers for non-fish fans. On West County Highway 30A is the slightly more offbeat Elmo’s Grill, a funky and fun locale that prides itself on being “not fancy, just famous.” Sometimes they’ll have live music, and at all times they’ll have seafood platters of all varieties (even a gator nugget entree), all-you-can-eat shrimp, steak, or the feast, and steamers served with corn and red new potatoes.