Best Casual Restaurants in Destin

We are locals, and this is our absolute favorite restaurant! They do everything with excellence, from the food, to the cocktails, to the service… It is hands-down, the most amazing dining experience in all of the Emerald Coast!

Puzzle Italiano in Destin has become our go to place for special occasions or just a nice night out on the town. The staff is always professional and friendly and the food is terrific.

The food was great. I got the filet and my husband got the shrimp scampi. We both enjoyed our meals and tasted each others, and thought they were good. I felt the steak and mashed was better the other nice restaurants we have been to in the area. I also like my steak medium well, they didn’t give me a hard time and try to talk me out of it like most places do. Only complaint from my husband is they do not have large ice cubes for an old fashioned. Kinda strange a nicer restaurant doesn’t have that. We got the coconut pie and the crème brûlée for dessert. I favored the crème brûlée and he favored the coconut pie, but both were enjoyable. The service was also nice. Our server was very friendly. We would definitely go back.

The staff was very attentive to all 16 of us from the time we arrived. The food was excellent from cocktails to appetizers to the main course to dessert. Be sure to try the Olive Oil Cake! This will be one of our highlights of our Christmas in Florida.

We go here for special occasions and this Christmas season was no exception. Our servers were great as usual, Shane was very attentive and the other help made sure our food was delivered piping hot, and of course delicious. We appreciate the staff for working on Christmas Eve and making ours most enjoyable. thank you very much!!