I recently took a trip to 30A and had the best vacation! It was my third visit to the area and I think it gets better every time! If you’ve never been, 30A is a coastal highway along the panhandle of Florida. It is full of beach towns, shops, and restaurants! Some of my favorite areas in 30A include Aly’s Beach, Rosemary Beach, Seaside, and Watercolor.
Below, I am going to share all things 30A including where to stay, my favorite restaurants, and what to do!
Where to stay: This past trip we stayed at a rental house in Aly’s Beach and it was gorgeous! Here is the link to our rental house. I have also stayed at the Pearl Rosemary Beach before and loved it as as well. The Pearl is the cutest boutique style hotel in the heart of Rosemary Beach – you might recognize it once you see it! Here are some of the most popular options for where to stay below.
- Rent a house in: Seaside, Rosemary Beach, Aly’s Beach, Watercolor, Seagrove
- The Pearl Rosemary Beach
- The Pointe Rosemary Beach
Restaurants: There are so many amazing restaurants in the 30A area! I am going to share a list my personal favorite restaurants/other recommendations along with photos! Every single meal I had was amazing so I highly recommend every place I am sharing – also would try and make reservations for every restaurant. Not all of them accept them but most do!
- Surfing Deer (Seagrove Beach)
- Pescado (Rosemary Beach)
- Edward’s Fine Wine and Food (Rosemary Beach)
- George’s (Aly’s Beach)
- The Citizen (Aly’s Beach)
- Caliza (Aly’s Beach pool)
- Great Southern Cafe (Seaside)
- Bud and Alleys (Seaside)
- Seaside Food Trucks (Seaside)
- Blackbear Bread Co (Grayton Beach)
- Havana (Rosemary Beach, rooftop of The Pearl hotel)
- Cuvee 30A (Rosemary Beach)
- Amici 30A Italian Kitchen (Rosemary Beach)
- Amigos 30A Mexican Kitchen (Rosemary Beach)
- La Cocina (Rosemary Beach)
- The Bay (Santa Rosa Beach)
- Red Bar (Santa Rosa Beach)
Desert Places:
- Charlie’s Donut Truck (Aly’s Beach)
- La Crema (Rosemary Beach)
- Sugar Shak (Rosemary Beach)
The Citizen
Cuvee 30A
Surfing Deer
George’s at Aly’s Beach
Pescado
Charlie’s Donut Truck
Things to do: 30A is full of fun actives for the whole family! Apart from the beach, there are a lot of cute areas to walk around, shop, eat, and explore. It is also a great area for biking, walking, and exercising. Most of the rental homes come with bikes, but if not, you can rent them.
- Beach/pool
- Bike and walk around
- Shopping: Outpost 30A, 30 Avenue, Destin Commons, Ophelia Swimwear, Willow Boutique, The Seaside Style
- Beach bonfire: book here
- Beach picnic: book here
I hope this travel guide was helpful for your next visit to 30A! I am including a graphic with everything on it below so you can just screenshot it. Make sure to also visit my Instagram for more 30A content! I have a “30A” highlight saved from my trip where you can see everything we did, restaurants we went to, and all outfit details. Feel free to message me on Instagram if you have anymore questions. Hope you all enjoyed!
xoxo, Sidney
