7-Day Shopping & Style Week

Your day-by-day plan

1. 1

   Arrive & Recon

   Morning:Roll in and settle.

   Breakfast & coffee:Pazzo Italiano Santa Rosa Beach

   Afternoon:A HarborWalk warm-up browse to calibrate the week.

   Shopping:Looks Like Love Boutique

   Evening:A harbor dinner at AJ's; strategy over oysters.

   Dinner:Curly Cream Rolled Icecream

   Insider Tip:Walk the whole strip once before buying anything; day one is reconnaissance.

2. 2

   Silver Sands Deployment

   Morning:The outlets at opening.

   Shopping:Cher Jean Boutique

   Afternoon:The second pass after lunch; the fitting rooms empty out at 2.

   Lunch:Havana Beach Bar & Grill

   Evening:An early night, feet elevated.

   Dinner:Beachside Burger Company

   Insider Tip:Outlet math improves after the second coffee; pace the campaign.

3. 3

   Beach Day (Contractual)

   Morning:Full beach morning.

   Breakfast & coffee:Chopstix

   Afternoon:Pool, book, zero receipts.

   Lunch:Sugar Mill Sweets

   Evening:A 5 pm oyster happy hour and a sunset walk.

   Dinner:Frutas Locas

   Insider Tip:Alternating retail and beach days is the whole architecture; honor it.

4. 4

   Commons & Grand Boulevard

   Morning:Destin Commons open-air circuit.

   Shopping:Blush Boutique

   Afternoon:Grand Boulevard's town-center stores.

   Shopping:Merveilleuse Crepe And Coffeeshop

   Evening:The Rum Runners dueling-piano night if it's Thursday through Saturday.

   Dinner:Pecan Jacks Ice Cream & Candy - Santa Rosa Beach

   Insider Tip:The Commons and Grand Boulevard split cleanly into a morning and an afternoon; don't rush either.

5. 5

   The 30A Boutique Day

   Morning:Seaside shops and The Hidden Lantern Bookstore.

   Breakfast & coffee:Beach Walk Cafe

   Afternoon:Rosemary boutiques and Grayton galleries.

   Shopping:Anthea Le Jardin Fine & Estate Jewelry, Art, Uncommon Gifts

   Evening:Dinner at The Red Bar with the band.

   Dinner:Modica Market

   Insider Tip:Gallery pieces travel home better than you fear; ask about shipping before talking price.

6. 6

   Beach Day II + Baytowne Lights

   Morning:The second contractual beach morning.

   Breakfast & coffee:Main Brew Coffee

   Afternoon:A slow pool afternoon; preliminary packing triage.

   Lunch:Summer Kitchen Cafe

   Evening:Baytowne under the lights for the final low-stakes browse and a lagoon-side dinner.

   Shopping:Ms Tilda's Boutique

   Insider Tip:Baytowne's evening shops are where the last-gift problems get solved painlessly.

7. 7

   Favorites & Farewell

   Morning:The return sweep for the haunting pieces.

   Breakfast & coffee:The Perfect Pig @ Watercolor Crossings

   Afternoon:Shipping-desk decisions, then the drive home.

   Lunch:Kilwins Ice Cream - Chocolate - Fudge

   Evening:Home, unboxing like it's a holiday.

   Dinner:The Caf

   Insider Tip:Photograph every maybe-purchase all week; the Day 7 sweep runs off the camera roll.