Best Thing I Ate This Week: Baked Oysters, A Crab Salad and Steamed Shrimp

Jennifer Chandler, Memphis Commercial Appeal
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Wondering where a food writer eats? I am happy to tell you!

Each week, I share a few of my favorite bites at Memphis-area restaurants.

This week, I took a little different route since I was on vacation in Florida's 30A Panhandle.

Two of my favorite restaurants in the 30A area are owned by Memphis-based Spell Restaurant Group. Spell Restaurant Group owns such eateries in Memphis as Brookhaven Pub & Grill and Babalu.

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I know many Memphians vacation in that part of Florida, so I thought you might enjoy these recommendations for your next trip to the beach.

Here are three of the best things I ate this past week — "beach edition."

Edward's: Shrimp Baked Oysters

George's at Alys Beach in Florida's 30A Panhandle is owned and operated by Memphis-based Spell Restaurant Group.
George's at Alys Beach in Florida's 30A Panhandle is owned and operated by Memphis-based Spell Restaurant Group.

Edward’s in Rosemary Beach (66 Main St, Rosemary Beach, Florida) is always a favorite dinner spot. Start with the Shrimp Baked Oysters.

George's at Alys Beach: #1 Sesame Crab and Avocado Salad

George's at Alys Beach in Florida's 30A Panhandle is owned and operated by Memphis-based Spell Restaurant Group.
George's at Alys Beach in Florida's 30A Panhandle is owned and operated by Memphis-based Spell Restaurant Group.

Next up, lunch at George’s at Alys Beach (30 Castle Harbour Drive, Alys Beach, Florida) , which is also owned by the Spell family.  I always get the #1 Sesame Crab and Avocado Salad. It is loaded with fresh jumbo lump crab meat.

Goatfeathers Seafood Market: Steamed Shrimp

Steamed Shrimp from Goatfeathers Seafood Market in Santa Rosa Beach, FL.
Steamed Shrimp from Goatfeathers Seafood Market in Santa Rosa Beach, FL.

But one of my favorite beach meals can be enjoyed at any beach — steamed shrimp and cocktails on the beach at sunset. Seafood markets at most beaches offer fresh steamed shrimp, spiced or plain. When in the 30A area, I go to Goatfeathers Seafood Market (Two locations in Santa Rosa Beach, Florida: 3865 W. Co. Hwy. 30A and 4042 W. Co. Hwy. 30A) for seafood.

Jennifer Chandler is the Food & Dining reporter at The Commercial Appeal. She can be reached at jennifer.chandler@commercialappeal.com and you can follow her on Twitter and Instagram at @cookwjennifer. 

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This article originally appeared on Memphis Commercial Appeal: Best Thing I Ate This Week: My favorite Florida Panhandle beach eats