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Local Flavor: where to eat and drink on the Florida Panhandle
20.05.2024 - 14:35 / lonelyplanet.com
Cultural wasteland. Rural backwater. The Redneck Riviera. Whatever northern critics might say about "Flora-Bama," the 200-mile stretch of Florida beneath Alabama, I’m here – as a Florida-raised New Yorker – to tell you they’re flat wrong.
The Panhandle, where my parents live, possesses a very distinct culture defined by American military families raising children near their bases. It also happens to be a fisher’s paradise that supplies fresh seafood to the Gulf Coast restaurants that line its soft, sugar-sand beaches. Given the relatively small size of the local regional airports, the area used to feel like a Southerner’s secret.
Not anymore. The secret’s out, especially now Taylor Swift and Florence + the Machine are singing about Destin in their new song “Florida” (although they don't sing about the food). But, as often comes with national attention and a serious increase in real estate investment — especially along Hwy 30A and its pristine planned community of Alys Beach — there is finally a culinary scene to match the beauty of the beaches. Here's where to eat — and what to avoid — in the Florida Panhandle.
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The family-owned Donut Hole has been feeding Destin since 1978, with two subsequent outposts opened in Santa Rosa and Inlet Beach. For a classic Sunday morning diner, this place hits the mark with pillowy-fresh donuts, eggs every which way, and homey key lime pies. On weekends, the lines run clear out the door. Arrive by 8am if you don’t want to wait for a table. But to me, the best seat in the house is the sky blue 1950s countertop barstool, where you sit elbow to elbow with real live Flora-bamans.
For a lighter, healthier morning, I don my best yoga pants, pretend I own a multimillion-dollar condo and drive down 30A to Raw & Juicy in Alys Beach. My grab-and-go here is their avocado toast with pesto cashew aioli, parsley and pickled onions, washed down with a green apple, kale and lemon smoothie. The flavors really pop because the kitchen is fully stocked with fresh produce from the nearby Goat Island Farm. Workout or not, Raw & Juicy makes me feel better about yesterday’s double-glazed donut.
As a self-anointed coffee snob, Black Bear Bread Co never lets me down, mainly because it sources beans from Portland’s famous Stumptown Coffee Roasters and whips them into cleverly local concoctions. Down here, I order the “Tan Line Latte” made with Stumptown espresso beans, mocha and house-made vanilla syrup and coconut milk. What’s better than being highly caffeinated with a nice tan line? Though Black Bear has four locations along the Panhandle, I’ve made a ritual out of stopping at the cafe in Grayton Beach.
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