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What’s coming to Destin & Panama City

New restaurants, cafés, bars and closings, spotted in permits and licenses weeks before the signs go up.

Try32541 · Destin 32408 · Panama City Beach 32401 · Panama City 32550 · Miramar Beach 32413 · Panama City Beach

42coming soon

22recently opened

138changing hands

15neighborhoods

DestinPermit filedST

Stone's Throw

Destin · 838 Airport Rd

Restaurant plan review · Aug 18, 2026

Just opened, and we saw them coming

From the first public filing to opening day

Wild Root

826 Florida Ave, Ste B · Lynn Haven

Likely openConfirmedSpotted 41 days before opening

Sep 10 · Restaurant plans filed with the state · new construction (Restaurant plan review)
Sep 25 · Plans approved · new construction (Restaurant plan review)
Oct 21 · Restaurant license approved · restaurant with seating · 18 seats (Restaurant license)

Toucan's

719 Hwy 98 · Mexico Beach

Likely openConfirmedSpotted 22 days before opening

Sep 16 · Restaurant plans filed with the state · new construction (Restaurant plan review)
Oct 8 · Opening inspection by the state (Inspection)
Oct 8 · Restaurant license approved · restaurant with seating · 450 seats (Restaurant license)
Oct 20 · Liquor license issued · full liquor (restaurant) (Liquor license)

Between Brewery

483 N Richard Jackson Blvd · Panama City Beach

Likely openConfirmedSpotted 158 days before opening

May 11 · Liquor license issued · beer & wine (Liquor license)
Oct 14 · Plans approved · new construction (Restaurant plan review)
Oct 16 · Opening inspection by the state (Inspection)
Oct 16 · Restaurant license approved · restaurant with seating · 100 seats (Restaurant license)

Pit At the Wharf

9860 S Thomas Dr Retail, Ste 9 · Panama City Beach

Just openedConfirmedSpotted 21 days before opening

Feb 5 · Restaurant plans filed with the state · new construction (Restaurant plan review)
Feb 19 · Plans approved · new construction (Restaurant plan review)
Feb 26 · Restaurant license approved · restaurant with seating · 41 seats (Restaurant license)
Oct 8 · First routine inspection · open and operating (Inspection)

Panama City Coffee Co

2427 Navy Blvd, Ste 400 · Panama City Beach

Likely openConfirmedSpotted 240 days before opening

Feb 9 · Restaurant plans filed with the state · new construction (Restaurant plan review)
Jun 8 · Plans approved · new construction (Restaurant plan review)
Oct 7 · Opening inspection by the state (Inspection)
Oct 7 · Restaurant license approved · restaurant with seating · 25 seats (Restaurant license)

Pecan Jacks Ice Cream and Candy

24202 Pcb Pkwy, Ste 3 · Panama City Beach

Likely openConfirmedSpotted 66 days before opening

Jul 27 · Restaurant plans filed with the state · new construction (Restaurant plan review)
Aug 26 · Plans approved · new construction (Restaurant plan review)
Oct 1 · Opening inspection by the state (Inspection)
Oct 1 · Restaurant license approved · restaurant with seating · 4 seats (Restaurant license)

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Coming soon to Destin & Panama City · 42 spots

Confirmed = two matching records or news · Filed = one official record

Niceville

Permit filedFiled

Chipotle

1520 John Sims Pkwy E · Niceville, FL 32578

Plans and permits are on file for this Mexican spot.

Restaurant plan review · Oct 22 · Plans approved · new construction

Restaurant plan review · Oct 14 · Restaurant plans filed with the state · new construction

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CrestviewSP

Permit filedFiled

Side Porch

1296 N Ferdon Blvd · Crestview, FL 32507

Plans and permits are on file for this restaurant.

Restaurant plan review · Oct 20 · Restaurant plans filed with the state

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Defuniak SpringsRE

Permit filedFiled

Ruth's Eats

17750 Hwy 285 · Defuniak Springs, FL 32435

Plans and permits are on file for this restaurant.

Restaurant plan review · Oct 20 · Restaurant plans filed with the state

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Panama CityT

Permit filedFiled

Techspresso

1013 Transmitter Rd · Panama City, FL 32401

Plans and permits are on file for this restaurant.

Restaurant plan review · Oct 19 · Plans approved · new construction

Restaurant plan review · Sep 29 · Restaurant plans filed with the state · new construction

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Panama CityJH

Permit filedFiled

Jj's Hotdog Cafe

606 Commerce Dr, Ste B · Panama City, FL 32408

Plans and permits are on file for this café.

Restaurant plan review · Oct 16 · Restaurant plans filed with the state

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Panama CityLM

Permit filedFiled

Latin Moments

748 W 15 St, Ste B · Panama City, FL 32401

Plans and permits are on file for this restaurant.

Restaurant plan review · Oct 16 · Plans approved · new construction

Restaurant plan review · Sep 16 · Restaurant plans filed with the state · new construction

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Panama City

Permit filedFiled

Wingstop

15500 Panama City Beach Pkwy, Ste 420 · Panama City, FL 32413

Plans and permits are on file for this restaurant.

Restaurant plan review · Oct 16 · Restaurant plans filed with the state

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Lynn Haven

Permit filedFiled

Chipotle

1615 Ohio Ave · Lynn Haven, FL 32444

Plans and permits are on file for this Mexican spot.

Restaurant plan review · Oct 14 · Restaurant plans filed with the state

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DestinCC

Permit filedFiled

Cafe Cafe

10 Harbor Blvd, Ste 240 · Destin, FL 32541

Plans and permits are on file for this café.

Restaurant plan review · Oct 13 · Restaurant plans filed with the state

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Changing hands · 138 spots

New owners, same address

Miramar BeachCV

Changing handsFiled

Cote de Vinci

158 Sandestin Blvd N · Miramar Beach, FL 32550

New owners are taking over this restaurant.

Restaurant license · Oct 22 · New owner approved for the restaurant license

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Panama CityMG

Changing handsConfirmed

Mr.griffs Cheesesteaks

401 E 23 St, Ste I · Panama City, FL 32405

New owners are taking over this restaurant.

Restaurant plan review · Oct 20 · Plans approved · remodel

Restaurant plan review · Oct 6 · Restaurant plans filed with the state · remodel

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Mary EstherWS

Changing handsConfirmed

Woodys Southern Grill

2540 Us-98 W · Mary Esther, FL 32569

New owners are taking over this restaurant.

Inspection · Oct 20 · Opening inspection by the state

Restaurant license · Oct 20 · New owner approved for the restaurant license

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Panama CitySB

Changing handsConfirmed

Saltwater Billiards

3955 E Hwy 98 · Panama City, FL 32401

New owners are taking over this restaurant.

Inspection · Oct 15 · Opening inspection by the state

Restaurant license · Oct 15 · New owner approved for the restaurant license

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Santa Rosa BeachCE

Changing handsConfirmed

Chanticleer Eatery

55 Clayton Ln · Santa Rosa Beach, FL 32459

New owners are taking over this restaurant.

Inspection · Oct 13 · Opening inspection by the state

Restaurant license · Oct 13 · New owner approved for the restaurant license

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Santa Rosa Beach

Changing handsConfirmed

Taco Bell

3582 Us Hwy 98 · Santa Rosa Beach, FL 32459

New owners are taking over this Mexican spot.

Inspection · Oct 13 · Opening inspection by the state

Restaurant license · Oct 13 · New owner approved for the restaurant license

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Cities

Cities around Destin & Panama City with at least 5 projects

Panama City Beach 32 Destin 31 Panama City 30 Fort Walton Beach 22 Crestview 15 Santa Rosa Beach 12 Miramar Beach 12 Niceville 11 Defuniak Springs 8

Neighborhoods

ZIP codes with at least 5 projects

Destin 32541 · 29 Panama City Beach 32408 · 15 Panama City 32401 · 14 Miramar Beach 32550 · 14 Panama City Beach 32413 · 12 Crestview 32536 · 12 Santa Rosa Beach 32459 · 12 Fort Walton Beach 32548 · 12 Niceville 32578 · 11 Fort Walton Beach 32547 · 10 Panama City Beach 32407 · 9 Panama City 32405 · 8 Panama City 32404 · 6 Port St Joe 32456 · 5 Defuniak Springs 32435 · 5

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How we know

Every opening leaves a paper trail. We match permits, licenses and inspections to one place per address and show where each project stands.

Confirmedtwo matching records, or a news report
Filedone official record
Spotted 90 days before openinghow early the first filing came

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