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Guide to Orange Beach's best spots
Cotton Bayou Beach Access is one of Guide to Orange Beach's best spots.

1. Cotton Bayou Beach Access

8.4
25900 Perdido Beach Blvd (at Gulf State Park), Orange Beach, AL
Beach · 10 tips and reviews

Sharon C.Sharon Cawood: Nice little beach - not overly crowded. Restrooms are clean. Have taken a ton of wonderful beach pictures from here. Popular wedding spot too.

Hazel's Seafood Restaurant is one of Guide to Orange Beach's best spots.

2. Hazel's Seafood Restaurant

25311 Perdido Beach Blvd. (at Loop Rd.), Orange Beach, AL
Seafood Restaurant · 21 tips and reviews

Sharon C.Sharon Cawood: Oyster Po-boy is my favorite & with onion rings is enough to feed two. FREE ice cream!

Dollar General is one of Guide to Orange Beach's best spots.

3. Dollar General

25241 Perdido Beach Blvd, Orange Beach, AL
Discount Store · 2 tips and reviews

Sharon C.Sharon Cawood: One of the few Dollar General stores that is not cluttered and crowded with merchandise that needs to be shelved.

Wintzell's Oyster House is one of Guide to Orange Beach's best spots.

4. Wintzell's Oyster House

24131 Perdido Beach Blvd (at Romar Lakes), Orange Beach, AL
Seafood Restaurant · 28 tips and reviews

Sharon C.Sharon Cawood: The sweet potato casserole is probably the best I've ever eaten! They rotate having it as the seasonal veggy every other week. I think it deserves to be on the menu all the time.

St. Charles Place (Cards & Gifts) is one of Guide to Orange Beach's best spots.

5. St. Charles Place (Cards & Gifts)

25241 Perdido Beach Blvd, Orange Beach, AL
Gift Store · 2 tips and reviews

Sharon C.Sharon Cawood: Pricey tourist stuff mostly. Once in a while a bargain can be found.

DeSoto's Seafood Kitchen is one of Guide to Orange Beach's best spots.

6. DeSoto's Seafood Kitchen

8.1
138 W 1st Ave (at W 1st St.), Gulf Shores, AL
Seafood Restaurant · 54 tips and reviews

Sharon C.Sharon Cawood: Wonderful fresh bread with honey butter. My favorite meal is their Chicken Creole. Is enough for two meals for me. I pig out on bread first though.

Tin Top Restaurant & Oyster Bar is one of Guide to Orange Beach's best spots.

7. Tin Top Restaurant & Oyster Bar

8.2
6232 Bon Secour Hwy (at CR-49S), Bon Secour, AL
Seafood Restaurant · 30 tips and reviews

Sharon C.Sharon Cawood: Grilled or blackened fresh fish is always a great choice here. Lobster bisque is wonderful - has pimentos in it. Very unique.

Original Oyster House is one of Guide to Orange Beach's best spots.

8. Original Oyster House

7.9
701 Gulf Shores Pkwy (at Windmill Ridge Rd.), Gulf Shores, AL
Seafood Restaurant · 79 tips and reviews

Sharon C.Sharon Cawood: I love their salad bar. Oysters are good but sometimes a bit chewy. The wait to get seated is sometimes a bit long. Nice shops around to browse while waiting. Hushpuppies are great!

Wolf Bay Lodge is one of Guide to Orange Beach's best spots.

9. Wolf Bay Lodge

6.9
20801 Miflin Road (at Tony Dr.), Foley, AL
Pub · 27 tips and reviews

Sharon C.Sharon Cawood: Was a bit disappointed here. Tried their oysters and they were nothing special. Other plates being served looked better. Have not returned to give them a second chance.

Doc's Seafood Shack & Oyster Bar is one of Guide to Orange Beach's best spots.

10. Doc's Seafood Shack & Oyster Bar

8.3
26029 Canal Rd. (at Orange Beach Blvd.), Orange Beach, AL
Seafood Restaurant · 46 tips and reviews

Sharon C.Sharon Cawood: The food is OK, but not great. Better choices are available.

Mikee's Seafood is one of Guide to Orange Beach's best spots.

11. Mikee's Seafood

7.4
205 E 2nd Ave. (at E 1st St.), Gulf Shores, AL
Seafood Restaurant · 39 tips and reviews

Sharon C.Sharon Cawood: Average. Other choices are better. Service was good but the food was only average. Understand they have new ownership so things may change soon.

Tacky Jack's Gulf Shores is one of Guide to Orange Beach's best spots.

12. Tacky Jack's Gulf Shores

7.8
240 E 24th Ave, Gulf Shores, AL
Seafood Restaurant · 51 tips and reviews

Sharon C.Sharon Cawood: Not great. Better choices all around you.