Restaurants, hotels, bars and wineries in Clearwater Beach from the En Primeur Club guide.
Accolades in Clearwater Beach
Caretta on the Gulf and Forlini's Restaurant hold Wine Spectator awards. JW Marriott Clearwater Beach Resort & Spa also has Star Wine List recognition.
A family-owned Italian trattoria in Clearwater Beach with a Wine Spectator Best of Award of Excellence and a Star Wine List White Star designation. The wine list accompanies homemade pasta and freshly baked bread.
Clearwater Beach’s only AAA Four-Diamond restaurant holds a Wine Spectator Award of Excellence and has an exceptional wine program. Seasonal American fine dining includes seafood, steak and sushi, alongside an organic menu and paired organic wines.
A beachfront resort in Clearwater Beach with Star Wine List recognition and rooftop dining. Its dining and drinking venues form part of a resort with a sea-inspired spa and a rooftop pool overlooking the Gulf.
These Clearwater Beach restaurants serve American seafood and steakhouse cooking. Their wine programs range from selections to an extensive list at Bob Heilman's Beachcomber.
An open-kitchen seafood grill in Clearwater Beach with a wine list and Gulf views from the beachfront patio. The kitchen focuses on fresh regional seafood within an American seafood grill format, alongside craft cocktails.
A waterfront steakhouse in Clearwater Beach with a wine list and a menu built around steakhouse and seafood grill cooking. The restaurant offers craft cocktails, live music and water views from every table.
A longstanding Clearwater Beach institution with an exceptional wine program and an extensive wine list. Classic American steakhouse and seafood cooking sits alongside signature fried chicken served in family-style dinners, with live piano music in the room.
Clearwater Beach has extensive wine lists at Caretta on the Gulf, Forlini's Restaurant and Bob Heilman's Beachcomber. Sand Key adds Rusty's Bistro, where an extensive, sommelier-led wine program accompanies Gulf seafood and Italian cuisine in a hotel restaurant.
There are no Michelin-starred restaurants in our guide for Clearwater Beach. The citywide selection covers 15 restaurants in our guide, with no Michelin stars in total across all those restaurants.
Caretta on the Gulf holds a Wine Spectator Award of Excellence, and Forlini's Restaurant holds a Wine Spectator Best of Award of Excellence. Both restaurants are in Clearwater Beach and have extensive wine lists.
American seafood grills, steakhouses and Italian dining feature in our guide. Caretta on the Gulf serves seasonal American cuisine with seafood, steak and sushi, while Sea-Guini offers Italian-Mediterranean coastal seafood, handmade pasta and Neapolitan pizzas.
By Emmett Haley · Updated October 8, 2026 · Editorial standards
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Positioned on Clearwater Beach's Mandalay Avenue, Caretta on the Gulf sits where Gulf Coast casual dining meets a considered approach to spirits and bar programming. The venue draws visitors and locals drawn to the waterfront corridor, placing it alongside a cluster of beach-facing establishments that define the area's after-dark character. Its address puts it within the heart of one of Florida's most visited coastal stretches.
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Forlini's Restaurant on Mandalay Avenue holds a Star Wine List White Star designation, placing it among Clearwater Beach's more serious wine-driven dining destinations. The address puts it within easy reach of the Gulf's waterfront strip, where wine programs of this caliber are relatively rare. It represents a particular tier of the local dining scene worth tracking.
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Bob Heilman's Beachcomber on Mandalay Avenue is one of Clearwater Beach's most enduring dining addresses, carrying the weight of decades of Gulf Coast hospitality in a stretch defined by seasonal turnover. Where newer spots chase waterfront spectacle, Heilman's trades on consistency, tradition, and the kind of American seafood and steakhouse cooking that has kept regulars returning across generations.
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Mio's Grill & Cafe serves Turkish & Greek Mediterranean at 1261 Gulf Blvd #120, with waterfront views, casual dress, and a conversational room suited to lunch, dinner, or brunch.
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On Gulf Boulevard where Clearwater Beach's dining scene runs from casual fish shacks to polished seafood rooms, Rusty's Bistro occupies a neighbourhood position worth understanding before you book. The address at 1160 Gulf Blvd places it within easy reach of the beachfront strip, making it a practical choice for visitors building an evening around the Gulf Coast dining ritual of unhurried, seafood-forward meals.
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Sea-Guini occupies a prime address on South Gulfview Boulevard, putting it directly in the orbit of Clearwater Beach's most-visited stretch of Gulf-front dining. The name signals an Italian-coastal bent in a market where seafood and pasta combinations have proven durable on this strip.
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SHOR American Seafood Grill at 301 S Gulfview Blvd occupies the dining tier where Gulf Coast ingredients meet a structured American seafood format. The menu architecture signals a kitchen organized around regional sourcing and classical preparation, placing it among the more considered options along Clearwater Beach's waterfront strip. For visitors working through the area's seafood offerings, it sits in a distinct bracket from the casual fish shacks that dominate the mile.
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Watercolour Grillhouse at 1201 Gulf Blvd sits within Clearwater Beach's grillhouse tier, where Gulf-facing dining rooms and open-fire cooking define the genre.
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Opened in 2023, JW Marriott Clearwater Beach Resort & Spa repositions the Gulf Coast's most visited stretch of sand with a design-forward approach that trades coastal kitsch for a sleek turquoise-and-neutral palette. Ranked #39 on Condé Nast's Best Resorts list for 2025 and recognized by Star Wine List in 2026, the property offers rooftop dining, four dining and drinking venues, and a sea-inspired spa across generously sized rooms from 420 square feet.
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Positioned directly on Clearwater Beach's Gulf-front strip, the Hyatt Regency Clearwater Beach operates at a scale that puts it among the area's most prominent resort addresses. A Condé Nast Traveler Best Resorts ranking (No. 35, 2025) places it in measurable company. The property suits travelers who want Gulf views, a full resort footprint, and the reliability of a major international brand on one of Florida's most consistent beach destinations.
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