
Harbor seafood
McElroy’s puts the working water in view
McElroy’s Harbor House overlooks the small-craft harbor toward Deer Island. It fits lunch after downtown or a Point Cadet museum better than a west-beach stop does.

Restaurants
Use McElroy’s for a harbor meal, Shaggy’s or The Reef after west-beach time, One Thirty One for a later brunch, and Mary Mahoney’s or Patio 44 for dinner downtown.

Harbor seafood
McElroy’s Harbor House overlooks the small-craft harbor toward Deer Island. It fits lunch after downtown or a Point Cadet museum better than a west-beach stop does.

West beach
Both serve casual Gulf seafood and family groups on Beach Boulevard west of downtown. Keep either with west-beach time rather than driving there between Point Cadet stops.

Downtown dinner
Mary Mahoney’s pairs Gulf seafood and Southern cooking with a historic house and courtyard. Patio 44 keeps dinner near downtown cocktails, live music, and the central casino corridor.
Selected restaurants
The managed list below keeps the location and occasion visible: early breakfast, west-beach family meal, harbor seafood, downtown brunch, live blues, or a reserved dinner. La Hacienda opens early enough for a lighthouse morning; One Thirty One belongs to a later brunch. Use the restaurant link for current hours before leaving your part of the city.

Oyster night
Beach Boulevard oyster bars pair naturally with sand time. Downtown and harbor tables keep dinner near the small-craft harbor, live-music venues, and the central casino corridor without another westward drive.
Useful sources
Check the restaurant’s own site for current hours and reservations. If it is closed or sold out, use the two directories below to find another restaurant in the same part of the coast.