- Updated
- February 20, 2023
Here is a list of the best happy hours in Destin, Florida as well as some nearby in Miramar Beach and Fort Walton Beach. The deals at these bars and restaurants are as of February 2023 and subject to change at any time. Please feel free to contact me if you have any additions or changes.
Destin has some fantastic bars and restaurants. But when you leave the beach or pool, you might want to hit up a happy hour before dinner. There is no shortage of happy hour specials in the area that include beer, mixed drinks, oysters, and even a 2-for-1 dinner at Marina Cafe.
If this list is helpful, then you might want to also check out my lists of Best Breakfast Spots in Destin and the Best Restaurants in Destin.
The Craft Bar
2-6pm Monday to Friday
- $5 food that includes Nashville hot chicken, Mac & cheese, soft pretzels, and pulled pork quesadilla
- $5 Selection of Craft Cocktails and has the best beer menu in the area even though it isn’t included in happy hour.
The Craft Bar has a total of four locations in Destin, Fort Walton, Miramar Beach, and Panama City
Marina Cafe
5-7pm Everyday in the Bar
- 1/2 Priced Wines, Domestic Beers
- Specially priced Sushi and Appetizers
5-6pm Everyday in the Dining Room
The best part just might be the something that technically doesn’t count as happy hour, but rather their “Buy One Get One” free entrees from 5-6 pm. Marina Cafe is one of Destin’s best restaurants, and this is a great way to try it at a big discount. This is only available on the dining room and not at the bar. Reservations required for the BOGO in the dining room.
790
3-6pm Every Day
- $4.75 wines
- $5 martinis and margaritas
Unlimited champagne every day from 11am-3pm for $15
One food special each night:
- Monday: $11 mussels in garlic wine sauce
- Tuesday: $11 chicken or steak quesadillas
- Wednesday: $9 Fish Florentine
- Thursday: $11 New Orleans BBQ shrimp
- Friday: $10 Zydeco shrimp or chicken
Red Door Saloon
3-6:30pm Every Day
- $2 domestic beer
- Other beer $1 off
This is one of my favorite bars for well-priced beers and wings.
Jackacuda’s
2-6pm Every Day
- $4 well drinks and house wine
- $2 domestic drafts
- $6 craft cocktails
- $6 appetizers (pork dumplings, spring rolls, fried pickles, select sushi rolls)
O’Quigley’s
2-7pm Monday-Friday
- $1 off all draft beer.
- $3.50 House wines
- 2 for 1 house drinks
Mimmo’s
4-6pm Monday-Friday
- $2 off all beer
- $5 wines
- $6 cocktails & martinis
- Various appetizer specials ($5 garlic rolls, $6 focaccia, etc)
- $9 cheese and $10 pepperoni pizza
Mimmo’s is a locally owned Italian restaurant. Come early and sit at the bar before the dining room gets busy. If you’re lucky, then Coley will be there bartending (she’s the best!)
The Back Porch
3-5 Every Day
- $3.25 domestic Drafts
- $3.50 Domestic Bottles
- $4.25 well drinks and house wines
- $5.25 Bloody Mary’s
- $8.99 Peel & Eat Shrimp
The Back Porch has the same owner as Pompano Joe’s and Louisiana Lagniappe and has been here on the beach since 1974.
Pompano Joe’s
3-5 Every Day
- $6 margaritas
- $3.00 domestic draft beer (PBR, Miller Lite, Blue Point toasted Lager
- $6 PJs punch
- $4.50 house wine
- $8 appetizers (smoked tuna dip, pork nachos, calamari, cheese sticks)
McGuires
11pm to close Every Day
- $3 draft beer, house wine, well drinks and sometimes Tito’s or Fireball whiskey.
McGuires is perhaps Destin’s most famous bar and Irish restaurant. The steaks are fantastic, they have traditional Irish fare, and brunch comes with a free Irish coffee. They also do Ladies Night on Thursdays with even cheaper (and sometimes free!) drinks. Plus, McGuires offers various drink specials throughout the week such as Margarita Monday’s, double shot martini Tuesdays, etc.
Bitterroot
3-6pm Every Day
- 1/2 Priced well drinks and discounted small bites
Other Specials include:
- $5 Old Fashioned Mondays
- Tiki Tuesdays – Tiki Cocktail Specials
- Wine Wednesdays – 1/2 off Select Bottled Wines
- New! Tequila & Taco Tuesdays starting at 6pm with $10 Patron El Alto cocktails
Bitterroot is one of the newer restaurants in town, with great cocktails. Its a little more hidden off of Rt 98 and is one of the towns best date restaurants.
Tailfin's
Waiting for 2023 Update
4-6pm Monday-Friday
- $5 Long Islands
- $5 House Wines
- $3.50 Bud Light draft
- $5 Well Drinks
- $20 Domestic Buckets
Tailfin’s has outdoor tables and a small stage with love music in the afternoon and evening.
Brotula’s
2-6pm Every Day
- 1/2 priced wine, draft beer, well drinks
- $5 margaritas
- $8 select appetizers
Although not a happy hour special, Brotula’s also offers a “You hook it, they cook it”
Harbor Tavern
Waiting for 2023 Update
3-6pm Every Day
- $2.50 Domestic Bottles
- $3 Well Drinks
- $5 Titos
Harry T's
Waiting for 2023 Update
11-6pm Every Day
- $2 off all cocktails
Good Vibes Bar (At Palms of Destin)
Waiting for 2023 Update
3-6pm Monday-Thursday
- Monday: $4 Margaritas, $1 tacos
- Tuesday: $2 pizza slices, 2 for 1 drinks
- Wednesday: $1.50 wings, $5 whiskey drinks
- Thursday: $ Burger with domestic draft beer
Beach Camp Brewpub
3-6pm Monday-Friday
- $4 Beach Camp Drafts
- $5 Wine
- $6 Chips n Cheese or BBQ Hummus
- $7 Classic Cocktails (Margarita, Cosmo, Lemon Drop, Manhattan. Tom Collins, Martini) or Pulled Pork Sammi w/Fries
- $8 Hot Chicken or Mini Beach Camp Burger w/Fries
- $8 Beach Camp Crawlers (To Go)
- $10 Calamari
Hammerheads (Village of Baytowne Wharf)
4-6pm Every Day
- $4 and $5 wine
- $0.85 raw oysters
- $1.35 chargrilled oysters
- 1/2 priced appetizers
The Village of Baytowne Wharf is about 20 minutes east of Destin and has many bars and restaurants. But the best happy hour can be found here, at Hammerheads.
Vin’tij Food & Wine
3-5pm Monday-Saturday
- “Wine Down” 1/2 priced wine by the glass
Vin’tij is a wine bar that also has great food. In between lunch and dinner service they offer half priced glasses of wine. If you want to go for dinner, I recommend you make a reservation.
Austons on 98
3-6pm Every Day
- 1/2 Price Drink and Appetizer Specials
- Oyster Specials
Kenny D's
3-5pm Every Day
- $4 Domestic Bottled Beer, Well Drinks, & House Wine
The Beach House
4-6pm Every Day and all day Thursday
- $4 Well Drinks & House Wine
- $2 off all Draft Beer
- $3 off all non-seafood appetizers
Taste Tapas & Wine Bar
3-6pm Wed-Sat
- 1/2 priced wines by the glass
KC's Sandbar & Grille
3-7pm Every Day
- $3 Well Drinks
- $12 Beer Buckets
- $5 Crown-n-Down (anything same shelf as Crown Royal or below)
Perhaps my favorite bar in Fort Walton Beach. They have live music several nights a week and an outdoor area covered in sand
Rick's Crab Trap
Waiting for 2023 Update
3-7pm Mon-Fri
- $3 Well Drinks & House Wine
- $1 Off all Beer
Even though they aren’t a happy hour special, do yourself a favor and order the grouper nuggets.
