ACC May Blog Tide to TableWant your seafood really fresh? Alabama’s Coastal Connection Scenic Byway has many restaurants ready to grill, fry, blacken or bake the fish you caught.

 
There’s more than a dozen tide-to-table restaurants on the Scenic Byway, with many of them centered in the Gulf Shores and Orange Beach area. From casual to haute cuisine, the locations offer a variety of atmospheres and ways to prepare your catch.

 
In Gulf Shores, the Villagio Hideaway at The Beach Club, Bywater Bistro and Mikee’s Seafood Restaurant are ready to cook your catch. In Orange Beach, voted one of the best beach getaways, there are a plethora of restaurants that turn your day’s work into your night’s feast. Gilbey’s Seafood and Steak, Latitude 30 at Perdido Beach Resort, Fisher’s at Orange Beach Marina, Flipper’s Seafood & Oyster Bar, Flora-Bama Ole River Bar, Flora-Bama Yacht Club, Villagio Grill at The Wharf, Tacky Jacks Orange Beach, Shipp’s Harbour Grill and Master Joe’s will turn your catch into cuisine.

 
It’s a good idea to call ahead to the restaurant you’re planning to patronize to give them a heads-up and also find out how you need to have the fish prepared and cleaned before you get there.