St. Lucie County Dining Guide
Fifteen places to eat, from a bait shop bar to downtown pasta and cider.
Eating in St. Lucie County is casual and close to the water. The Fort Pierce Inlet and its causeways are lined with fish houses, tiki bars and docks where boaters tie up for lunch, and the catch of the day is usually snapper, grouper, mahi or shrimp. Downtown Fort Pierce has become a small food district, with a brewery, a cidery, an Italian kitchen and a bistro all within a few blocks of the marina.
Port St. Lucie is newer and more spread out, and its best restaurants are tucked into shopping centers along U.S. 1 and in St. Lucie West and Tradition. Italian kitchens and breakfast cafes are the local strengths.
Downtown Fort Pierce
A walkable cluster near the marina.
A waterfront restaurant at the city marina, set in a historic building, with a patio and live music.
An open-air bistro in a century-old building, with craft beer and a weekend brunch.
Fort Pierce’s first craft brewery, with a taproom on Second Street and pizza to go with the beer.
The city’s own hard cider maker, pouring in a renovated historic building.
The Inlet and the Causeways
Fish houses and tiki bars on the water.
A bait shop, bar and grill at the Little Jim Bridge, with live music, a marina and a kayak launch.
A family-owned waterfront grill on the edge of the inlet, with live music on the deck.
A bar and grill on the inlet side of Seaway Drive, a stop for boaters and anglers.
A waterfront tiki bar with live music most nights; adults only.
Hutchinson Island
Beach bars and oceanfront dinners.
A vintage beach bar across from the sand, open since the 1940s and friendly to families and dogs.
An oceanfront dining room on South Ocean Drive, known for fresh fish and steaks.
An island-style oyster bar and seafood grill on South Ocean Drive.
Port St. Lucie
Italian dinners and a breakfast favorite.
A chef-owned Italian restaurant on U.S. 1 with a traditional, Sicilian-leaning menu.
An Italian grill near PGA Village with a covered patio bar, busy during spring training.
A made-from-scratch breakfast and lunch cafe, part of a small local group founded in 2009.
Restaurants change hours, menus and ownership often — check with the restaurant before you go. Listings are editorial picks, not paid placements.
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Where can I eat on the water in Fort Pierce?
The Seaway Drive restaurants on the inlet, Little Jim Bait and Tackle on the North Causeway and Cobb’s Landing at the city marina all sit on the water.
Do I need reservations?
For dinner at the Italian restaurants in Port St. Lucie during spring training, and on winter weekends in downtown Fort Pierce, yes. Waterfront bars seat walk-ins.
Can I bring my catch to a restaurant to cook?
Some inlet restaurants will cook fish you caught on a charter. Call ahead to ask, since policies change.