Your day-by-day plan
- 1
Day 1
Morning:Crackings omelet landing
Breakfast & coffee:Café Café
Afternoon:Beach
Lunch:LuLu's Destin
Evening:Seagar's ribeye.
Dinner:Bruster's Real Ice Cream
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Day 2
Morning:Oyster crawl: raw at Boshamps
Breakfast & coffee:The Pancakery of Destin
Afternoon:Chargrilled at AJ's
Evening:Lagniappe grilled catch.
Dinner:Heavenly Croissant
- 3
Catch Day
Morning:A Gulf charter out of the harbor
Fishing charter:Charter Boat Stelluna
Afternoon:Harbor lunch: chargrilled oysters and a bunless burger
Lunch:Neighborhood Cafe
Evening:Your fish three ways, hold the rice
Dinner:Everkrisp
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Day 4
Morning:Morrison Springs swim-burn day — the original 68°F cold plunge
Breakfast & coffee:2 Birds Coffee And Cafe
Afternoon:Paddle the spring run; keto cooler of meats, cheese, and avocado
On the water:Friends of Grayton Paddle Rentals
Evening:Bunless Gulf burger on the drive back
Dinner:850 FROYO
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Day 5
Morning:Village Door smoked-meats night with the band
Breakfast & coffee:Ali Baba Grill Cafe
Afternoon:Sauce on the side
Evening:Meats by the pound.
Dinner:Pazzo Italiano Destin
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Day 6
Morning:Paddle morning on a calm bayou
On the water:Sage Paddle Company
Afternoon:Beach-chair afternoon with a chargrilled-oyster stop at AJ's
Evening:Steak-or-fish rotation dinner at Ocean Club or Marina Café
Dinner:The Cowhead
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Day 7
Morning:Hard-pack sunrise jog
Breakfast & coffee:The Patch Coffee Cafe
Afternoon:Heavy-cream coffee; blackened-grouper farewell
Breakfast & coffee:Bad Ass Coffee
Evening:Home with macros intact.
Dinner:Waldo’s Chicken & Beer
Finn's tips
Oysters, smoked meats, and blackened fish are keto's Destin trinity; tequila-soda-lime keeps vacation and ketosis simultaneously alive.
More A-List spots for this trip
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Brotula's Seafood House & Steamer
Mi Casita Mexican Grill
Shades Bar & Grill
Deb's Coffee Drive-Thru - Navarre, FL
Tropical Boho
Dunesider Grill by The Old Florida Fish House
Nick's Seafood Restaurant
Perfect Pig Grill and Fish House