Thanksgiving is a time for family, gratitude, and feasting—what better way to celebrate than to spend your Thanksgiving soaking up the sun in Panama City Beach? You can trade your traditional Thanksgiving Day and spend the week making new traditions and having fun. We want to help you have a wonderful and stress-free Thanksgiving, so we’ve made a list of places that will be open for Thanksgiving Day or places you can order your meal from to enjoy dinner in your condo.
Eating Out
Several restaurants offer Thanksgiving meals, but most restaurants that are open offer limited or special menus for the holiday. For each restaurants full Thanksgiving offerings be sure to give them a call.
C-Level Seafood & Steak Restaurant:
C-Level will be open from 11 am until 5 pm for their Thanksgiving buffet. The buffet is available for reservations only. For more information or to make your reservation, call C-Level at (850) 233-3564.
Dat Cajun Place Oyster Bar & Grill:
Dat Cajun Place will be open from 10:30 a.m. until 4:30 p.m. for its Thanksgiving buffet. Adults are $30, children 11 and under are $15, and children 3 and under are free. Reservations are encouraged and can be made by calling (850) 588-5314.
The Grand Marlin:
The Grand Marlin will be open from 11 a.m. until 7 p.m. and will serve a special Thanksgiving menu. Reservations are encouraged and can be made by calling (850) 249-1500.
Hammerhead Fred’s
Hammerhead Fred’s will be open from 11 a.m. until 5 p.m. for its Thanksgiving buffet. Adults are $30.95 each, and kids 12 and under are $15.95 each. Walk-ins are welcome, but reservations are encouraged for quick service. To make a reservation, please visit their website.
Runaway Island
Runaway Island will be open from 10:30 a.m. until 6 p.m. for its traditional Thanksgiving buffet. Adults are $34.95, and kids are $20. In addition to dining in, you can do self-serve to go. Just fill up the provided box with the items you want and take them to enjoy in your condo. Reservations are encouraged and can be made by calling 850.634.4884.
Saltwater Grill
Saltwater Grill will be open from 11 a.m. until 7 p.m. for its Thanksgiving buffet. Adults pay $49, and Kids pay $24. Reservations are encouraged and can be made by calling (850) 230-2739.
Eating In
The beauty of most vacation rentals, like a Premium Beach Condo rental, is that is that you have a fully stocked kitchen to cook and enjoy a delicious Thanksgiving dinner without leaving your condo. There are several options for places to have the entire meal ready for you to pick up before Thanksgiving.
Publix
Publix has heat-and-eat Thanksgiving meals from Boar’s Head that can feed anywhere from 2 to 16 people. These meals come with your turkey and sides, and you can add additional sides! If you prefer to cook your own Thanksgiving feast, you can order all your ingredients for pick up. Thanksgiving meals must be ordered by November 26th and can be ordered from their website.
Walmart
Walmart has all of your Thanksgiving essentials available to order. You can place an online order for pickup to get your Thanksgiving meal. Be sure to keep an eye out for the pickup times to make sure you don’t miss out! Orders can be placed on the Walmart website.
Fun After The Feast
After your Thanksgiving feast, there are plenty of activities open in Panama City Beach! From Black Friday shopping at Pier Park or the outlets to Beach Home for the Holidays there is something for everyone to do! Check out our blog post about outlet mall shopping in Panama City Beach. You can also check out our blog post on things to do in November for more information about the annual Beach Home for the Holidays and other fun things going on in November.
Thanksgiving is the perfect time to visit Panama City Beach! If you haven’t booked your Thanksgiving getaway make sure to book today so you don’t miss out!