Hello everyone!! Just getting back to reality after being gone for a week in the sunshine state. I had a blast and I can't wait to tell you all about it and the wonderful places that I went that you have to check out if you are ever traveling on 30 A. Now you may be asking? What is 30A.... well luckily I'm here to tell you all the fun facts about 30A. State Road 30A is a Florida Department of Transportation designation shared by four alternate routings of SR 30 in the Florida panhandle. Two segments have SR 30A signage; the other two do not as they are segments of U.S. Route 98. ( wiki) Its a hwy that hits in between Destin and Panama city. On the highway you will find multiple little towns as you drive down the coast line. Some of the towns are Seaside, Seagrove, Watercolor, Watersound, Alys Beach, Rosemary, and inlet beach. All of these little towns have there own little unique touches to make so many fun memories and activities for the whole family. Did I mention the food and shopping??? So many incredible restaurants, boutiques, tourist shops and much much more. You can snag one of the "famous" 30A or beach sweatshirts from any corner shop and also snag some instagramable pics of the beautiful sentry on 30A. Wether you're biking, walking, or driving you will be able to experience the incredible view and sites 30A has to offer. Just a few mins from Destin and a short drive to Panama city you will never be board in this panhandle thats for sure. So many incredible adventures to do in so little time, but there is always next year! So as y'all know I just got back from here and decided to do a little blog post of my favorite restaurants and stores that I enjoyed the most and some fun pics from the trip.
The Shops
If you know me at all or my mother you long some good shops! We were never expecting to find the shops that we did on 30A. We were so pleasantly surprised to find all the cute shops that we did. Whether you were looking for unique jewelry, nice quality clothes or just a old fashion crewneck sweatshirt they covered all boundaries.
Rosemary Beach shops:
Rosemary Beach Trading Company- touristy sweatershirts and sourvenrs
Ophelias- high end swim wear
Hissyfits Boutique- Sandals, home decor, jewelry
Disco - MuMu, We the free, Jeffrey Campbell
Luminary- high end jewelry, sandals, beach clothes
Seaside Beach shops:
Mercantile- barefoot dreams, shoes, small gifts
Seaside Style
The Hub at Watersound:
Yellowfly- Agolde shorts, shoes, dresses, mens wear
30A General store
Live Well 30A
Sunset shoes and lifestyle
Shopping at the Hub (wearing Agolde Parker shorts, shop here)
The Food
The Pearl Hotel
The cutest place to grab a quick drink on the rooftop bar before dinner or after. We went there on two separate occasions. Once during the day right before happy hour, and second time was mid evening after dinner we got a really cool cabana and danced to some fun music and drank fruity drinks.. why else could you ask for?
** Drink recommendations**
We all loved the bushwhacker, martinis and Pin'a Colada's (as shown in picture)
Old Florida Fish House
Great atmosphere; live music, great house views and seating and delightful food. Great menu and has many options whether you're in the mood for good ole seafood or a nice steak.
Runaway Island - Panama City
Being on 30A gives us many options sitting right in between Destin and Panama City. We decided to take a quick drive over to Panama City, to experience the CRAZY spring breakers!!! It was a lot of fun. We ended up at Runaway Island which had an incredible view of the beach and we sat right on the deck looking out at the cloudy sunset. It was a little breezy that night but it was so fun! I got the most fabulous crab legs. **Highly recommend**
**I ordered the "Pineapple under the Sea" drink it was good**
Bud & Alleys waterfront Restraunt
Wonderful nice dinner overlooking seaside beach and watching the sunset. During the day we also got to try out there rooftop restaurant and it was awesome great view of the ocean and got a nice tan too.
**Highly recommend the Frose it was great and refreshing + it looked pretty**
Shades Bar & Grill (lunch & dinner)
The best wedge salad of all time... enough said! Fun atmosphere for a game.
Donut Hole (good breakfast)
Fun chill atmosphere when you first hope out of bed. They have the ultimate menu from omelets to Benedict's to donuts they have got you covered at all ends.
Grits & Grind (breakfast)
We stopped here twice we enjoyed it so much! They have the best mimosas and breakfast and always got seated right away! I ordered the Grind breakfast both times, 2 eggs, beacon or sausage, toast, and farm house potatoes.
Great Southern Cafe
Such a fun outside seating area and lunch spot! I ordered the crispy crusted chicken with mashed potatoes and it was fantastic! Felt like home!
Bruno's Pizza
The best late night snack delivery and it was super fast!
The Beach
Some fun pics over the entire week at the beach! I'll link the stuff I can below the gallery wall but if not they are in my 21 Buttons page.
Orange swim suit: (shop here)
LA Tee: (shop here)
White Jeans: (Shop here)
Cheetah Skirt: (shop here)
I hope y'all enjoyed this blog post, and hope you all get to visit 30A sometime it was a great time and lovely area! For more info just email or dm on Instagram. As far as some place to stay we found a house on Airbnb that was wonderful and highly recommend.
xoxo,
Ban