Word continues to spread about the charm of the area surrounding Scenic Highway 30-A to the point that 30A is a highly successful and prominent social media brand. While 30-A is still a two-lane road, it is the home of multiple national events and festivals.

• 30A Songwriters Festival With over 200 artists performing over the holiday weekend in January at 30+ indoor venues along the 30A corridor. MLK weekend every year.
• Alys Beach A beautiful and distinctive seaside town offering:
  • Digital Graffiti Festival An avant-garde immersive technology, art, and architecture experiential event in May.
  • 30A Wine Festival in February.
  • Crafted, a curation of artisans, distillers, brewers, chefs, and mixologists in October.
• Seaside 80 acres of sand and scrub oaks turned into the world’s first New Urbanist town. Shopping, dining, shops, and galleries. Home to:
  • Seeing Red Festival each autumn. Seaside’s amphitheater, walkability, beach access, and weekly farmer’s market have made it attractive for visitors.
  • Truman Show House walk to the west side of Seaside, 31 Natchez St. Santa Rosa Beach, FL. Seaside served as the primary filming location for “The Truman Show” starring Jim Carrey.

Dining in South Walton is beyond compare. Listed West to East.

• Vue on 30A Dune Allen. For a special treat, soak up the perfect South Walton sunset here while enjoying carefully curated coastal cuisine. Some parking.
• Shunk Gulley Oyster Bar Gulf Place. The place for live music, great seafood, and casual food, and great views from the panoramic bar. Restaurant & View from Deck. Live music, check the Events on their website. Limited parking.
• Blue Mabel Blue Mountain Beach. Smokehouse plus seafood and cocktails. Happy hour 2-5 PM every day. Limited parking.
• Borago Grayton Beach. Classic trattoria with contemporary flair serving homemade Italian food.
• The Red Bar Grayton Beach. It’s Back! Rebuilt after it totally burned to the ground Feb 13, 2019. Crab Cakes Friday & Saturday. Famous ‘house salad’ Bloody Mary. Live jazz and kitschy decor, remains popular in the ever-expanding sea of local eateries. Virtually no parking so rideshare if possible.
• The Bay Santa Rosa Beach-Hwy 331. Chef Jim Shirley’s family-friendly bayfront restaurant featuring Southern Gulf coast cuisine, sushi, 12-draft beer system, excellent wine/cocktails selection, and live music. On Hwy 331 on Choctawhatchee Bay. Sushi, gulf cuisine, cocktails, bonfires, and music. Parking onsite and across the street.
• The Wine Bar Watercolor. Sidewalk or inside dining for tasting extensive wines, cheeses, small plates, salads, and brick oven pizza. Also in Destin and Grand Blvd. Some parking.
• Scratch Biscuit Kitchen Biscuit sandwiches, sausage gravy, homemade jams and jellies. Dine-in or to-go. Next to Wine Bar in Watercolor Town Center. Some parking.
• Bud & Alley’s Seaside. Founded in 1987 by a couple of local surfers, now serving fresh takes on Southern coastal classics and spectacular views and cocktails from the new upstairs deck.
• Great Southern Café Seaside. Another Jim Shirley restaurant in Seaside. Pecan-crusted fish of the day. Limited parking in Seaside.
• Café Thirty-A Seagrove Beach. Casual fine dining featuring a contemporary menu, fine wines, and exciting martinis. Legendary consistency. Martini, Grilled Quail, and Grits, Yellowfin Tuna, Bread Pudding or Key Lime Pie. Onsite parking.
• Surfing Deer Seagrove Beach. Walking distance. Upscale New American. Everything Bagel Wedge Salad, Sesame-Coconut Crusted Snapper. Very limited parking.
• Seagrove Village Market Seagrove Beach. Burgers & Fried Seafood. Shrimp Basket or Grouper Sandwich with 30A Beach Blonde or Pinot Grigio. Limited parking.
• Buddy’s Seafood Market Seagrove Beach. Have Buddy’s steam and season fresh shrimp for a dinner at home. Sides of corn and/or potatoes. Start with gumbo and/or tuna dip. Parking onsite.
• The Hub Live music and outdoor large screen for big games. Family-friendly. Burgers, BBQ, drinks, ice cream, and more. Some parking.
• Tim Creehan’s Cuvee 30A Inlet Beach. This celebrity chef’s flagship casual fine dining restaurant offering award-winning dishes including Amy Grant’s Seared Tuna Rare and Vince Gill’s Pecan Crusted Grouper and bestowed with 30A’s only Wine Spectator Best of ward of Excellence. Parking onsite.
• First Watch and Donut Hole Santa Rosa Beach and 30A locations.
• Santa Rosa Beach and 30A are also home to two craft breweries. Grayton Beer Company and Idyll Hounds Brewing Company for a truly local taste of South Walton.

Santa Rosa Beach is a great vacation and investment area. Our seasons expand each year as many discover the joy of less crowds, beautiful waters, and spectacular sunsets in fall and late winter. As the largest beach neighborhood in South Walton, Santa Rosa Beach reaches from Choctawhatchee Bay to the north and the Gulf of Mexico to the South. Diverse and distinctive, and home to a vast concentration of luxury vacation rental properties.

PMI Destin-30A’s hospitality focus, technology stack, hands-on process, and multi-million dollar investment property management will provide peace of mind and maximize your property’s revenue and profit. Whether you currently own vacation rental property here or are seeking to better understand the area’s investment opportunities, PMI Destin-30A is standing by to assist at any point in the process.

Contact us today. We will treat your property like it’s our own and make your rental guests’ experience beyond memorable.