SATISFY YOUR TASTEBUDS
Whether you’re in the mood for
seafood or steaks, frozen treats
or cool cocktails, the options to
tempt your taste buds here are on
par with what you might expect to
find in a much larger city. Fun food
trucks, craft beer breweries, juice
bars and gourmet pastry shops are
among the newer additions that
complement tried-and-true oyster
bars and beach joints.
One of the newer additions on
the scene is Angelena’s Ristorante
Italiano. Owned and operated by
celebrity chef James Briscione,
a two-time champion on Food
Network’s Chopped, along with
his wife and cookbook co-author
Brooke Parkhurst, Angelena’s
Gulf Coast Brewery
Casino Beach Bar
SIP AND SAVOR
PENSACOLA’S FOOD SCENE
Bring your appetite! Countless culinary experiences await you in Pensacola.
features handmade pastas, pizzas,
gelato and fresh Gulf seafood, and
a casual, upscale atmosphere.
Award-winning chef Alex
McPhail serves contemporary
Southern dishes at Restaurant
Iron. Don’t be surprised if fried
green tomatoes or frog legs show
up on the menu—and that is just
for starters. Guests sip scotch, old
fashioneds and mocktails while
enjoying entrées like roasted lamb,
salmon, ribeye and beet ravioli.
Much like the cultural diversity
of Pensacola’s people, the city’s
food scene has influences from
across the globe. Asian cuisine
is everywhere, with sushi and
sake bars drawing diners to
neighborhoods from Palafox
Street to Perdido Key and beyond.
In North Pensacola, the tacos at
Taqueria El Asador, a taco stand
behind an Interstate gas station,
were named the best in the state
of Florida by Business Insider for
two years in a row.
If brunch is your ideal way to
spend a Sunday fun-day, stop into
Polonza Bistro. Mimosas, anyone?
Of course, you can never go
wrong with the fried shrimp,
raw oysters and fresh Gulf fish
that many visitors crave when
visiting Pensacola. Go out for an
old favorite or experience the
unexpected when you indulge in
Pensacola.
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