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We picked these 14 new restaurants, bars and cafés in Destin & Panama City from the 14 independent places that opened in the last 30 days, and we update the list daily.
Ranked, and each name links to its full timeline
Restaurant · Inlet Beach · 40 Mark Twain Ln
A new restaurant in Inlet Beach, open since Sep 28, 2026.
Restaurant · Santa Rosa Beach · 2235 E County Hwy 30a
A new restaurant in Santa Rosa Beach, open since Oct 23, 2026.
Restaurant · Lynn Haven · 826 Florida Ave, Ste B
A new restaurant in Lynn Haven, likely open since October 2026.
Bar · Panama City Beach · 483 N Richard Jackson Blvd
A new bar in Panama City Beach, likely open since October 2026.
Restaurant · Panama City Beach · 9860 S Thomas Dr Retail, Ste 9
A new restaurant in Panama City Beach, open since Oct 8, 2026.
Restaurant · Panama City Beach · 9860 S Thomas Dr, Ste 10
A new restaurant in Panama City Beach, open since Oct 8, 2026.
Café · Panama City Beach · 2427 Navy Blvd, Ste 400
A new café in Panama City Beach, likely open since October 2026.
Dessert shop · Panama City Beach · 24202 Pcb Pkwy, Ste 3
A new dessert shop in Panama City Beach, likely open since October 2026.
Mexican spot · Defuniak Springs · 100 E Nelson Ave, Ste B
A new Mexican spot in Defuniak Springs, open since Sep 30, 2026.
Restaurant · Niceville · 1114 E John Sims Pkwy
A new restaurant in Niceville, open since Sep 30, 2026.
Bar · Panama City · 474 Harrison Ave
A new bar in Panama City, likely open since October 2026.
Restaurant · Fort Walton Beach · 822 Beal Pkwy
A new restaurant in Fort Walton Beach, open since Oct 7, 2026.
Restaurant · Mexico Beach · 719 Hwy 98
A new restaurant in Mexico Beach, likely open since October 2026.
Restaurant · Panama City · 200 Navy Blvd
A new restaurant in Panama City, likely open since September 2026.
We pick only places that have opened, and we rank them by how sure we are they’re open and how they’ve done since. We leave chains out, and no one pays to be on the list.
Neighborhoods with the most new restaurants in the last 30 days
Our top picks for October 2026 are Indaco Alys Beach, Wild Nectar and Wild Root. The full list of 14 is above, and we update it daily.
14 restaurants, bars and cafés opened in the Destin & Panama City area in the last 30 days, based on publicly available records.
Panama City Beach (32408) leads with 4 openings in the last 30 days, followed by Panama City Beach and Panama City.
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