5-Day Destin Itinerary for Foodies

Your day-by-day plan

1. 1

   Harbor Classics

   Morning:The Donut Hole. Get the classic glazed and something absurd.

   Breakfast & coffee:Corner Cafe

   Afternoon:Lunch at Dewey Destin's original on Calhoun Ave: paper plates, a water view, and fish that was swimming yesterday.

   Lunch:TC's Front Porch

   Evening:Oysters every way at Boshamps, then dinner proper at Marina Café.

   Dinner:Surfing Deer

   Insider Tip:Ask any raw bar what's local today. Gulf oysters vary bed to bed and the shuckers love the question.

2. 2

   The Fishing-Village Tasting Menu

   Morning:Coffee and a pastry at East Pass Coffee Co.

   Breakfast & coffee:Blue Collar Cafe

   Afternoon:The original Back Porch, whose chargrilled amberjack sandwich is local canon. Walk the Harbor Boardwalk for the 4 pm catch unloading.

   Drinks & nightlife:Basmati's Asian Cuisine

   Evening:Book the counter or a harbor table at Harbor Docks. If you fished today, they're cooking it.

   Dinner:Rick's Crab Trap

   Insider Tip:Build one dinner around hook-it-and-cook-it: book a half-day charter in the morning and hand your catch to the kitchen.

3. 3

   30A Chef Day

   Morning:Black Bear Bread Co. in Grayton, the Panhandle's best bakery argument.

   Breakfast & coffee:Brotula's Seafood House & Steamer

   Afternoon:Graze Seaside's Airstream row, then one scoop at Blue Mountain Beach Creamery.

   Family fun:The Grand 16 - Pier Park

   Evening:Tasting-level dinner at Cuvee 30A or Café Thirty-A.

   Dinner:Mi Casita Mexican Grill

   Insider Tip:Reserve 30A dinners two to four weeks out in season. Walk-ins are a summer myth.

4. 4

   Casual Icons & the Food Hall

   Morning:Biscuits and brunch at Another Broken Egg Cafe.

   Breakfast & coffee:Cafe Bienville

   Afternoon:City Food Hall at Destin Commons, Destin's first food hall. Split the table and order across every counter, then take a dessert flight at The Yard Milkshake Bar.

   Shopping:Coffee Shoppe

   Evening:Sunset dinner at Stinky's Fish Camp. Order whatever's "Lagniappe style."

   Dinner:Thai Hut Garden 2

   Insider Tip:The food hall is the group-with-different-cravings cheat code.

5. 5

   Brunch Finale

   Morning:Boshamps Sunday brunch if the calendar cooperates; otherwise Fish Out of Water for the fancy send-off.

   Breakfast & coffee:Canopy Road Café

   Afternoon:Buy local: smoked fish dip and hot sauce travel, raw oysters do not.

   Shopping:Carter's

   Evening:Depart hungry for the return trip.

   Drinks & nightlife:Fokker's Pub

   Insider Tip:Come back the first weekend of October, when the Destin Seafood Festival runs nearly two miles of the harbor with 100-plus vendors.