Guidebook for Pensacola Beach/ Downtown
Drinks & Nightlife
Bands on the Beach - Free concert series Tuesday nights from May to October.
Check out the schedule: https://visitpensacolabeach.com/whats-happening-bands-on-beach/
The best view of the gulf, right under the fishing pier. Food is awesome too and they often have live music. Plus you can walk there!
122 locals recommend
Casino beach
41 Fort Pickens RdThe best view of the gulf, right under the fishing pier. Food is awesome too and they often have live music. Plus you can walk there!
Best sunset view from a bar! Located on the other side of Little Sabine where the condo is located, at the marina. Nice outdoor deck and it is covered so not problems if it rains!
The Sandbar - Pensacola Beach
715 Pensacola Beach BoulevardBest sunset view from a bar! Located on the other side of Little Sabine where the condo is located, at the marina. Nice outdoor deck and it is covered so not problems if it rains!
Best Bushwacker on the beach! The bushwacker is a local favorite frozen beverage.
41 locals recommend
Sandshaker Lounge
731 Pensacola Beach BlvdBest Bushwacker on the beach! The bushwacker is a local favorite frozen beverage.
Sightseeing
Downtown Pensacola has a thriving food and bar scene! Open air Palafox Market on Saturdays, Pensacola Blue Wahoos Baseball Stadium, The Ice Flyers Hockey Team, and tons of quaint galleries and historical museums. Very walkable streets! An easy Uber ride from the beach. Third Friday each month is Gallery Night, a big, all age, family friendly street party!
212 locals recommend
Downtown
Downtown Pensacola has a thriving food and bar scene! Open air Palafox Market on Saturdays, Pensacola Blue Wahoos Baseball Stadium, The Ice Flyers Hockey Team, and tons of quaint galleries and historical museums. Very walkable streets! An easy Uber ride from the beach. Third Friday each month is Gallery Night, a big, all age, family friendly street party!
Parks & Nature
Amazing history here. There is an entry fee for cars and bikes but you have to see the old forts and the stunning views! Old and young alike will love this place. It is at the end of the Island, turn right out of the condo and just keep driving, the views are amazing!
394 locals recommend
Fort Pickens
1400 Fort Pickens RdAmazing history here. There is an entry fee for cars and bikes but you have to see the old forts and the stunning views! Old and young alike will love this place. It is at the end of the Island, turn right out of the condo and just keep driving, the views are amazing!
Essentials
An upscale market located in Gulf Breeze just over the bridge. Go early, traffic backs up over the bridge starting around 11 am daily!
70 locals recommend
Publix
28103 Perdido Beach BlvdAn upscale market located in Gulf Breeze just over the bridge. Go early, traffic backs up over the bridge starting around 11 am daily!
For everyday illnesses try ProHealth. Located in the Office Depot shopping center right across the bridge. For major emergencies Gulf Breeze Hospital is just in the city center also.
ProHealth Medical Clinic
1157 Gulf Breeze PkwyFor everyday illnesses try ProHealth. Located in the Office Depot shopping center right across the bridge. For major emergencies Gulf Breeze Hospital is just in the city center also.
Entertainment & Activities
Our local Blue Wahoos are the Cincinnati Reds farm team! The stadium is amazing and located on Pensacola Bay! Tickets are affordable, great for all ages.
245 locals recommend
Admiral Fetterman Field at Community Maritime Park
351 W Cedar StOur local Blue Wahoos are the Cincinnati Reds farm team! The stadium is amazing and located on Pensacola Bay! Tickets are affordable, great for all ages.
See the beach by scooter! Pack a picnic and visit almost deserted beaches!
6 locals recommend
The Scooter Hut Rentals LLC
4 Casino Beach BoardwalkSee the beach by scooter! Pack a picnic and visit almost deserted beaches!
Bands On The Beach - FREE - find schedule at https://visitpensacolabeach.com/whats-happening-bands-on-beach
Pensacola Beach’s popular free, outdoor summer concert series, Bands on the Beach, features a lineup of performers sure to please every musical taste. Located under the beach ball, overlooking the Gulf of Mexico, the series features regional artists performing a wide variety of music.
Bring your lawn chair and join us every summer for hot music, smooth grooves and a whole lot of good times. Chairs and a cooler are located in the hall closet for your use!
Bands on the Beach is at 7 p.m. and begins the first Tuesday in April and ends the last Tuesday in October.
122 locals recommend
Casino beach
41 Fort Pickens RdBands On The Beach - FREE - find schedule at https://visitpensacolabeach.com/whats-happening-bands-on-beach
Pensacola Beach’s popular free, outdoor summer concert series, Bands on the Beach, features a lineup of performers sure to please every musical taste. Located under the beach ball, overlooking the Gulf of Mexico, the series features regional artists performing a wide variety of music.
Bring your lawn chair and join us every summer for hot music, smooth grooves and a whole lot of good times. Chairs and a cooler are located in the hall closet for your use!
Bands on the Beach is at 7 p.m. and begins the first Tuesday in April and ends the last Tuesday in October.
Food Scene
Restaurant and bar! Best bartenders on the beach! Great food and a great view of the intracoastal waterway. You can walk there! Great Sunday brunch with all you can drink Mimosa's
36 locals recommend
Hemingway's Island Grill
400 Quietwater Beach RdRestaurant and bar! Best bartenders on the beach! Great food and a great view of the intracoastal waterway. You can walk there! Great Sunday brunch with all you can drink Mimosa's
Local favorite. Great food and happy hour food and drink specials are available all year long.
223 locals recommend
The Grand Marlin of Pensacola Beach
400 Pensacola Beach BlvdLocal favorite. Great food and happy hour food and drink specials are available all year long.
Brewery Destination and Tap Rooms
When you have the chance to wet your whistle with a tall glass of handcrafted beer straight from a brewery's tap room, you might find yourself jumping ship and heading straight to the bar stool. Whether you are in the mood for a light-bodied Belgian Blonde, a hoppy IPA or a refreshing cider, Pensacola has a variety of local brewery destinations that vacationers with a refined beer palate will fully appreciate. Cheers!
67 locals recommend
Pensacola Bay Brewery
225 Zaragoza StWhen you have the chance to wet your whistle with a tall glass of handcrafted beer straight from a brewery's tap room, you might find yourself jumping ship and heading straight to the bar stool. Whether you are in the mood for a light-bodied Belgian Blonde, a hoppy IPA or a refreshing cider, Pensacola has a variety of local brewery destinations that vacationers with a refined beer palate will fully appreciate. Cheers!
Located in the heart of downtown Pensacola, our facility is the original location of Perfect Plain Brewing Company’s brewery and taproom.
Designed to bring people together in a spacious, welcome environment, the taproom is a fully immersive experience with long communal tables and our entire 10-barrel brewhouse exposed within the gathering area. Portions of our building date back more than 75 years, and architectural signs of decades’ past have been preserved in our space.
We completed our taproom with an expansive, dog friendly patio facing historic Garden Street.
In 1764, when Garden Street was the northern border of Pensacola’s small downtown core, any resident who purchased land was given a companion parcel to use for a garden. To this day, the boundary lines of Perfect Plain’s space fits the original “Garden lot” dimensions.
MON-WED 4PM-10PM, THURS 4PM-MIDNIGHT, FRI NOON-1AM, SAT 11AM-1AM, SUN NOON-10PM
87 locals recommend
Perfect Plain Brewing Co.
50 E Garden StLocated in the heart of downtown Pensacola, our facility is the original location of Perfect Plain Brewing Company’s brewery and taproom.
Designed to bring people together in a spacious, welcome environment, the taproom is a fully immersive experience with long communal tables and our entire 10-barrel brewhouse exposed within the gathering area. Portions of our building date back more than 75 years, and architectural signs of decades’ past have been preserved in our space.
We completed our taproom with an expansive, dog friendly patio facing historic Garden Street.
In 1764, when Garden Street was the northern border of Pensacola’s small downtown core, any resident who purchased land was given a companion parcel to use for a garden. To this day, the boundary lines of Perfect Plain’s space fits the original “Garden lot” dimensions.
MON-WED 4PM-10PM, THURS 4PM-MIDNIGHT, FRI NOON-1AM, SAT 11AM-1AM, SUN NOON-10PM