I'm headed to Panama City Beach rally in a few weeks. Can anyone who has been to this event recommend the hot spots. I'm not looking for trouble...so....just some places to have a good time and not have to watch my back etc.
Good restaurants? Local points of interest.
Thank you in advance.

 

Tiki bar, its at one of the older multi story hotels but the hotel name eludes me now. Spinakers, Ms. Newby's, all of these places will be packed out at night. As for food, Schooners, Sharkey's, Spinakers, really good steak place also packed out, can't remember the name of it either but there's a big and I mean big bull statue out in front, I do remember its just east of walmart. Check out the vendors at Frank Brown Park and at the Boardwalk, also may be some at Pier Park. Vendors also at Edgewater shopping plaza. Enjoy, its great fun. Oh, and don't be to worried about trouble, I've never seen any trouble there and I've been going for years. Your biggest problem will be parking your bike because every where you want to be is the place everyone else wants to be. A little tip for getting around, get yourself a city street map or if you have a GPS, there are 3 east/west streets, one is on the beach called front beach rd, it goes no where fast, lots of slow moving traffic mostly bikes, middle beach rd, does not go all the way thru, quickest way to get anywhere is back beach rd aka Hwy 98, if you're going somewhere where time matters go north from the beach several blocks till you get to 98 and go east or west, then pick a southbound street nearest your final destination, its way quicker to get anywhere.

 

Sounds like good information. Thanks a bunch!

 

Deep has hit the nail on the head. I love Thunder Beach and I'm bout an hour away and will be there fer sure.

 

angelos is the steak house, capt. andersons is great for seafood. and you can go any place you want on the beach during the rally without worrying about trouble.
and the name of the hotel with the tiki bar is the Sandpiper beacon.

 

Man, there you go, I've been to both of those places a dozen times, I was having a senior moment here.