Some of Pensacola’s best restaurants are easy to drive right by, tucked inside seafood markets, historic buildings, or a tiny slice of a strip mall. Once you discover them, however, they reward you with fresh Gulf grouper sandwiches, decadent homemade gelato or the warm comforts of a rich and savory ramen bowl.
This is our case for why Pensacola’s hidden gem restaurants are well worth exploring. Here are 10 of our top picks.
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10 Pensacola area hidden gem restaurants worth trying
A Mano Panino / Lamonte Gelato, 1010 N. 12 Ave.
Husband-and-wife restaurateurs, Alex and Ashley Lamonte, owners of East Hill’s popular Lamonte Gelato and founders of TROUBADOUR Dining, have brought a slice of Italy to Pensacola with their café concept, A Mano Panino. A restaurant dreamed up by their travels to Italy, the two were captivated by the small street sandwich shops with customers lined out the door, lured in by the tantalizing smell of freshly baked bread spilling into the streets…