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Best Restaurants on North Padre Island

North Padre Island eats well for an island its size. Seafood is the default — it's coming out of the same water you're swimming in — but you'll also find solid Tex-Mex, beach-bar burgers, and a surprising number of bakeries. Below is the local shortlist we send to guests.

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The Whitecap and South Padre side of the island leans casual: walk-up windows, picnic-table seafood, beach bars where flip-flops are expected. The Port Aransas end has a slightly fancier streak — a few proper white-tablecloth spots — but even there, dressing up means clean board shorts.

Reservations: most island restaurants don't take them, especially in season. The trick is to eat early (5–6pm) or late (after 8pm). Saturday from 6–8pm is a wait everywhere. If you're staying with us and want a table at a specific place on a specific night, mention it in your booking notes and we'll see what we can do.

Seafood tip: 'fresh Gulf shrimp' on a menu in Corpus Christi/Padre is almost always actually fresh and actually Gulf. The boats land at the harbor about a mile away. Order it.

Restaurants & Bars on the island

Top-rated spots, pulled from public reviews and our local list.

Near Whitecap Beach

Beach Ball Brewing

5.0· 58 reviews

936 Waldron Rd Unit D, Corpus Christi, TX 78418, USA

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Best Restaurants on North Padre Island

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White Cap Beach Burger Company

Restaurants & Bars on the island

Near Whitecap Beach

Beach Ball Brewing

The Sandbox Beach Bar

Skipper's Hideaway

Paul's Seafood

The Slip

Club 7

Black Diamond Oyster Bar

Padre Pizzeria

Captain’s Diner

Nom's Kitchen

The Honey Hole

Doc's Seafood and Steaks

Island Italian

Guajillo's On The Island

Surfside Sandwich Shoppe

Ridley's

Pelican Lounge

Laguna Reef Restaurant

Gullys Pub

Oso Rose

LAS CAZUELAS MEXICAN RESTAURANT & BAR

Padre Island Burger Company

The Anchor Beach Bar & Grill

Snoopy's Pier

Hometown Seafood Padre Island

Perrin's on the water

Pare Hangout Asian Cuisine

HardKnocks Sports Grill

The Hemingway Bar & Grill

Port Aransas and Mustang Island

Surf Shack

Stout's at the Shore

Busted Bicycle

Venetian Hot Plate

Shorty's Place

Port A Beer Hut

KC's Oyster Shack

Lelo's Island Bar

The Gaff

Paul's Seafood Market

Beach Bums

Seafood & Spaghetti Works

Tortuga's Saltwater Grill

Treasure Island

Texas Red's Riviera

FINS Grill & Icehouse

MacDaddy's Family Kitchen

361 Bar

The Phoenix Restaurant & Bar

The Crazy Cajun Seafood Restaurant

Sip Yard Port Aransas

Bron's Shaved Ice and To Go Bar

Bernie's Beach House

Blue Water Cowboy Saloon & Mercantile

Salty Dog Saloon

Virginia's On the Bay

Castaway’s Seafood & Grill

Trout Street Bar & Grill

Grumbles Seafood Co.

Stingrays Taphouse and Grill

BierHaus Port Aransas

Corpus Christi and Nearby

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Lazy Beach Downtown

MARTY MCPIES

Mozzafiato

Saucy Mamas

Bay Area Brewing Company

Casa Blanca Brewing Company

Rooster's Beer Garden

Produce Bar Co.