Lenore's Guide to Pensacola

Lenore
Lenore's Guide to Pensacola

My Favorite Restaurants in the Area

Great place, wonderful atmosphere, price at a mid level point. Absolutely must eat here! The best pecan crusted mahi mahi ever! The smoked tuna dip is truly the best in Pensacola. Take a night out and come casual or dressed up, the environment welcomes everything!
34 locals recommend
Nick's Boathouse
455 W Main St
34 locals recommend
Great place, wonderful atmosphere, price at a mid level point. Absolutely must eat here! The best pecan crusted mahi mahi ever! The smoked tuna dip is truly the best in Pensacola. Take a night out and come casual or dressed up, the environment welcomes everything!
This is our hole in the way kind of place, we do take out often and love them for catering!
20 locals recommend
Brother's BBQ
3309 Gulf Beach Hwy
20 locals recommend
This is our hole in the way kind of place, we do take out often and love them for catering!
This is the place you must visit if you have never been to Pensacola. Great tourist stop, worth seeing it all and the family will love it. Great outdoor play equipment for kids, live music and it's a fun place!!
216 locals recommend
Flounder's Chowder House
800 Quietwater Beach Rd
216 locals recommend
This is the place you must visit if you have never been to Pensacola. Great tourist stop, worth seeing it all and the family will love it. Great outdoor play equipment for kids, live music and it's a fun place!!
This place just surprised us... the food is amazing and the staff is so kind. You will not be disappointed eating on the water enjoying the view!
78 locals recommend
Oyster Bar Restaurant and Marina
13700 River Rd
78 locals recommend
This place just surprised us... the food is amazing and the staff is so kind. You will not be disappointed eating on the water enjoying the view!
Great place for ice cream with the family!!
SWEET CONE ALABAMA ICE CREAM
5331 N Palafox St
Great place for ice cream with the family!!
So this is a bit of a drive, so please map quest and make sure you understand where it's located. This restaurant offers such wonderful meals, we have been so many times and have ordered different things each time and love it here. Its so quaint, indoor and outdoor dining, nestled in a the cute town of Milton near the Blackwater River. There is a full bar with a wonderful selection of beers, wines and specialty drinks... Amazing variety of martinis too!
36 locals recommend
Blackwater Bistro
5147 Elmira St
36 locals recommend
So this is a bit of a drive, so please map quest and make sure you understand where it's located. This restaurant offers such wonderful meals, we have been so many times and have ordered different things each time and love it here. Its so quaint, indoor and outdoor dining, nestled in a the cute town of Milton near the Blackwater River. There is a full bar with a wonderful selection of beers, wines and specialty drinks... Amazing variety of martinis too!
If you are driving by from the beach, shopping or other adventures, this is a great place to grab a nice treat!
Hershey's Ice Cream Parlor and Cafe
10427 Sorrento Rd
If you are driving by from the beach, shopping or other adventures, this is a great place to grab a nice treat!
This is a great restaurant for sea food and exquisite meals. Really a great place for a special time.
223 locals recommend
The Grand Marlin of Pensacola Beach
400 Pensacola Beach Blvd
223 locals recommend
This is a great restaurant for sea food and exquisite meals. Really a great place for a special time.

Fun at Night!

Visiting Seville Quarter will be an experience with so many options in side. The restaurant is great, then there are several bars that connect so the time here is not just sitting in one place. You can shoot a game of pool, visit the dueling pianos, listen to live music inside and outside, it's really a great place for night life in Pensacola. Conveniently located just off the downtown Palafox street it's really worth stopping in if this is what you are looking for.
234 locals recommend
Seville Quarter
130 E Government St
234 locals recommend
Visiting Seville Quarter will be an experience with so many options in side. The restaurant is great, then there are several bars that connect so the time here is not just sitting in one place. You can shoot a game of pool, visit the dueling pianos, listen to live music inside and outside, it's really a great place for night life in Pensacola. Conveniently located just off the downtown Palafox street it's really worth stopping in if this is what you are looking for.
This is now our FAVORITE place to stop in, there is nothing like it anywhere! They have expanded and have included a winery, so there are drinks for just about anything you can order up. This is a relaxed outdoor environment, with casual live music, board games, clean bathrooms and an amazing staff. They also host weddings and such, simply incredible. Check the hours, as they have been 3pm -10 pm and on weekends it was noon til 10, so just check that out... don't miss going here. Parking lot is usually full, with great people and loads of fun!
21 locals recommend
Gary's Brewery & Biergarten
3403 Newman Ave
21 locals recommend
This is now our FAVORITE place to stop in, there is nothing like it anywhere! They have expanded and have included a winery, so there are drinks for just about anything you can order up. This is a relaxed outdoor environment, with casual live music, board games, clean bathrooms and an amazing staff. They also host weddings and such, simply incredible. Check the hours, as they have been 3pm -10 pm and on weekends it was noon til 10, so just check that out... don't miss going here. Parking lot is usually full, with great people and loads of fun!

Fun Family Activities

Need an indoor activity that is a must if you have a rainy day or just want an new adventure for your family. They offer a variety of things to do and you can even take home free souvenirs of the 'axed up wood' which is super cool!
18 locals recommend
Grizzly Axes
6300 N Davis Hwy
18 locals recommend
Need an indoor activity that is a must if you have a rainy day or just want an new adventure for your family. They offer a variety of things to do and you can even take home free souvenirs of the 'axed up wood' which is super cool!
Ok this place is just too cool, so much to do. (Please call ahead to check hours, availability and requirements to visit) You'll be in awe of all this museum has to offer with the Exhibits & Attractions, Flight Simulators, Aircraft & Exhibits, Apollo 11 VR, Giant Screen Theater, Cockpit Trainers, Virtual Flight Deck, and the Children’s Play Area. Really if you can fit this in your schedule, please do you will not be disappointed.
468 locals recommend
National Naval Aviation Museum
1750 Radford Blvd
468 locals recommend
Ok this place is just too cool, so much to do. (Please call ahead to check hours, availability and requirements to visit) You'll be in awe of all this museum has to offer with the Exhibits & Attractions, Flight Simulators, Aircraft & Exhibits, Apollo 11 VR, Giant Screen Theater, Cockpit Trainers, Virtual Flight Deck, and the Children’s Play Area. Really if you can fit this in your schedule, please do you will not be disappointed.

Beaches to Visit

I love the beaches here, but this surely is one of my favorites. So clean, beautiful, easy parking, clean bathrooms and shower... really a beach you must visit when you are in Pensacola.
72 locals recommend
Johnson's Beach, Gulf Islands National Seashore
13300 Johnson Beach Rd
72 locals recommend
I love the beaches here, but this surely is one of my favorites. So clean, beautiful, easy parking, clean bathrooms and shower... really a beach you must visit when you are in Pensacola.
This is it! The beach to visit that is in the middle of the hustle and bustle of the area! Walk to restaurants, shopping, eclectic shops, live music events, people watch, enjoy the amazing beach and walk the pier! Such an amazing spot to spend a day and make memories!
554 locals recommend
Pensacola Beach
7300 Plantation Road
554 locals recommend
This is it! The beach to visit that is in the middle of the hustle and bustle of the area! Walk to restaurants, shopping, eclectic shops, live music events, people watch, enjoy the amazing beach and walk the pier! Such an amazing spot to spend a day and make memories!
More beaches that you have to take in if you are looking for a new adventure every day. Bring your picnic cooler to spend the day and see the sea life, relax, take a dip or just stroll along the beach. This really is an amazing place to experience the beauty of powder fine sands, that are incredible. The unique sand of the beaches of the Emerald Coast are among the whitest and most homogenous of the world. Consisting of small quartz particles, this sand came from a process involving the Appalachian Mountains and the Apalachicola River 20,000 years ago. At the end of the last Ice Age when the world temperatures began warming and the ice caps began melting, large volumes of water were carried by the rivers to the world’s oceans. The Apalachicola River, rising in the Appalachians, carried water to the Gulf of Mexico and continues today. This water carried the quartz particles from the rock that forms the Appalachian Mountains and deposited them in the Gulf of Mexico, just 125 miles to the east of what is now Pensacola. As the sea level began to rise, these quartz sands eventually formed a new shoreline. The sands today continually replenish and reach as far west as the Perdido Key, their final destination.
Gulf National Sea Shore Drive
Gulf National Sea Shore Drive
More beaches that you have to take in if you are looking for a new adventure every day. Bring your picnic cooler to spend the day and see the sea life, relax, take a dip or just stroll along the beach. This really is an amazing place to experience the beauty of powder fine sands, that are incredible. The unique sand of the beaches of the Emerald Coast are among the whitest and most homogenous of the world. Consisting of small quartz particles, this sand came from a process involving the Appalachian Mountains and the Apalachicola River 20,000 years ago. At the end of the last Ice Age when the world temperatures began warming and the ice caps began melting, large volumes of water were carried by the rivers to the world’s oceans. The Apalachicola River, rising in the Appalachians, carried water to the Gulf of Mexico and continues today. This water carried the quartz particles from the rock that forms the Appalachian Mountains and deposited them in the Gulf of Mexico, just 125 miles to the east of what is now Pensacola. As the sea level began to rise, these quartz sands eventually formed a new shoreline. The sands today continually replenish and reach as far west as the Perdido Key, their final destination.

Explore the History

This archaeological site in Milton was the first and largest 19th-century water-powered industrial complex in northwest Florida.
15 locals recommend
Arcadia Mill
5709 Mill Pond Ln
15 locals recommend
This archaeological site in Milton was the first and largest 19th-century water-powered industrial complex in northwest Florida.
Climb 177 steps up the historic Pensacola Lighthouse for one of the most beautiful views on the Gulf Coast. Built in 1859, the Lighthouse is located onboard Naval Air Station Pensacola.
176 locals recommend
Pensacola Lighthouse & Maritime Museum
2081 Radford Blvd
176 locals recommend
Climb 177 steps up the historic Pensacola Lighthouse for one of the most beautiful views on the Gulf Coast. Built in 1859, the Lighthouse is located onboard Naval Air Station Pensacola.
In 1816, the United States began constructing Third System forts along its coastline to protect important waterways and seaports. Five years later, the federal government began fortifying areas along Florida’s 3,500 mile seaboard. Pensacola Bay was one such area.
394 locals recommend
Fort Pickens
1400 Fort Pickens Rd
394 locals recommend
In 1816, the United States began constructing Third System forts along its coastline to protect important waterways and seaports. Five years later, the federal government began fortifying areas along Florida’s 3,500 mile seaboard. Pensacola Bay was one such area.