Love seafood? Here are 5 restaurants to enjoy in Bay County
PANAMA CITY BEACH − The excitement of living on the beach in Panama City means there are enjoyable seafood places.
Panama City has a wide variety of seafood restaurants. There's never a time where you can't eat great seafood near the beach. Here are five seafood restaurants that residents are enjoying year-in and year-out.
Dee's Hangout
527 N. Richard Jackson Blvd., Panama City Beach; 850-249-4264. (deeshangout.com)
Dee's Hangout is known for their seafood platters and their daily lunch specials. This is a great place to sit back, relax, and enjoy one the best seafood platters Panama City has to offer.
Hours: Monday through Saturday, 11 a.m. to 9 p.m.; Sundays 3-9 p.m.
Hunt's Oyster Bar and Seafood Restaurant
1150 Beck Ave., Panama City; 850-763-9645; (huntsoysterbarpc.com)
Hunt's Oyster Bar has a wide variety of food outside of seafood. While they do serve mainly seafood, their menu also consists of sandwiches, tacos and great vegetables.
This restaurant is a family-friendly place to enjoy great seafood.
Hours: Monday through Thursday, 11 a.m. to 9:30 p.m.; Friday and Saturday, 11 a.m. to 10 p.m.; Sunday closed.
Capt. Anderson's Restaurant and Waterfront Market
5551 N. Lagoon Drive, Panama City; 850-234-2225; (captandersons.com)
Along with sit-down service, Capt. Anderson's restaurant offers lunch and dinner for pick-up and delivery.
Capt. Anderson's serves large seafood platters, including one it calls "world famous," which has stuffed broiled lobster, golden shrimp, scallops, fish, and fried stuffed deviled crab.
Hours: Monday through Friday 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.; Saturday and Sunday closed.
Pompano Joe's Seafood House
16202 Front Beach Road, Panama City Beach; 850-233-1790; www.pompano-joes.com
Pompano Joe's Seafood House offers great lunch and drink specials.
Their seafood options include grouper, flounder, yellowfin tuna, jumbo Gulf shrimp, sea scallops, oysters, as well as a fish and shrimp combo that everyone seems to enjoy.
Hours: Monday through Friday, 11 a.m. to 9 p.m.; Saturday and Sunday, 11 a.m. to 10 p.m.
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Saltwater Grill
11040 Hutchison Blvd., Panama City Beach; 850-230-2739; saltwatergrillpcb.com
Saltwater Grill is open every day and is known for their happy hour and early bird specials.
This restaurant has a wide variety of different drinks and a creative aspect when serving seafood. There are combinations of seafood mac and cheese, blackened redfish and seared yellowfin tuna.
Hours: Sunday through Thursday, 4 to 9 p.m.; Friday and Saturday, 4 to 10 p.m.
This article originally appeared on The News Herald: Here are five seafood restaurants that locals enjoy in Bay County
