Michael's Guidebook
Arts
Saenger Theatre
22 S Palafox StPensacola Little Theatre
400 S Jefferson StPensacola Museum of Art
407 S Jefferson StQuayside Art Gallery
17 Zaragoza StArtel Gallery
223 Palafox PlArt Praha-European Galerie
124 Palafox PlEvents/Shows/Sports
Admiral Fetterman Field at Community Maritime Park
351 W Cedar StConcerts, ice hockey, and any traveling shows (Disney on Ice, Harlem Globe-Trotters, Cirque du Soleil, etc).
60 locals recommend
Pensacola Bay Center
201 E Gregory StConcerts, ice hockey, and any traveling shows (Disney on Ice, Harlem Globe-Trotters, Cirque du Soleil, etc).
Vinyl Music Hall
2 S Palafox StBar scene
World of Beer
200 S Palafox StOld Hickory Whiskey Bar
123 S Palafox StPlay
16 Palafox PlSeville Quarter
130 E Government StThe Wine Bar On Palafox
16 Palafox PlPretty good beer. Great place to hang out. Trivia Monday nights. They’ve opened up to show the men’s and women’s world cups.
87 locals recommend
Perfect Plain Brewing Co.
50 E Garden StPretty good beer. Great place to hang out. Trivia Monday nights. They’ve opened up to show the men’s and women’s world cups.
Pensacola Bay Brewery
225 Zaragoza StProbably the best beer of the Pensacola breweries. Definitely a really cool spot to hang out. Right next to McGuire’s. 5 minute Uber/Lyft, but about a 30 minute walk.
27 locals recommend
Gulf Coast Brewery
500 E Heinberg StProbably the best beer of the Pensacola breweries. Definitely a really cool spot to hang out. Right next to McGuire’s. 5 minute Uber/Lyft, but about a 30 minute walk.
The closest brewery to me. It’s a little less than a 10 minute walk and they serve some decent food. The beer is decent.
23 locals recommend
Big Top Brewing Company Pensacola
21 W Romana StThe closest brewery to me. It’s a little less than a 10 minute walk and they serve some decent food. The beer is decent.
Flounder's Chowder House
800 Quietwater Beach RdMcGuire's Irish Pub
600 E Gregory StFood scene
McGuire's Irish Pub
600 E Gregory StThe Ruby Slipper Cafe
509 S Palafox StThe Tin Cow Downtown Pensacola
102 S Palafox StFosko Coffee Barre
8 S Palafox PlGreat crepes
Dharma Blue
300 S Alcaniz StJackson's Steakhouse
400 S Palafox StGraffiti Pizza
210 Palafox PlA solid 15 minute drive, but well worth it. Best tacos in Pensacola. In 2017, they ranked 4th in the United States on the Top 50 taco shops list in a joint effort by Business Insider and Yelp.
34 locals recommend
Taqueria El Asador
7955 N Davis HwyA solid 15 minute drive, but well worth it. Best tacos in Pensacola. In 2017, they ranked 4th in the United States on the Top 50 taco shops list in a joint effort by Business Insider and Yelp.
Nom Sushi Izakaya
410 S Palafox StPot Roast & Pinot
Five Sisters Blues Cafe
421 W Belmont StBeach
Pensacola Beach
7300 Plantation RoadJohnson Beach National Seashore
133333 Johnson Beach RdQuietwater Beach Boardwalk
400 Quietwater Beach RdPerdido Key
If you continue East of portofino, there are periodic parking lots and zero hotels/houses. If you keep going far enough, you can sometimes find sections of beach with almost no one else on them.
11 locals recommend
Portofino Island Resort Spa
10 Portofino DrIf you continue East of portofino, there are periodic parking lots and zero hotels/houses. If you keep going far enough, you can sometimes find sections of beach with almost no one else on them.
Gulf Shores
Sightseeing
Seville Historic District
Pensacola Lighthouse & Maritime Museum
2081 Radford BlvdMust see. This museum holds a special place in my heart. I practically grew up in it and It inspired me to become a naval aviator. The best aviation museum I’ve experienced.
47 locals recommend
National Naval Aviation Museum
1750 Radford BoulevardMust see. This museum holds a special place in my heart. I practically grew up in it and It inspired me to become a naval aviator. The best aviation museum I’ve experienced.
Fort Pickens
1400 Fort Pickens RdFort Barrancas
3182 Taylor RoadVince J. Whibbs Sr. Community Maritime Park
301 W Main StCoffee
The Bodacious Brew Thru
16 W Main StCottage Cafe
203 W Gregory StFosko Coffee Barre
8 S Palafox Pl