Dock and Dine: Restaurants to Visit by Boat in Palm Beach, Florida

Jonathan Timianko

Dec 11, 2022 — 2 min read

Palm Beach, Florida is an excellent destination for boaters traveling the Great Loop and the Florida ICW or just sailing around the area. Whether you’re fishing, diving and snorkeling or cruising, sightseeing and relaxing at a private boat dock rental, you’ll have to eat sometime. Why not motor out to some of the area’s best dock and dine restaurants? We’ve collected a few to choose from.

Seasons 52

Photo: Seasons 52 (Facebook)

For upscale dining, Seasons 52 is a terrific spot to visit from a private boat lift for rent. Dine on oak-fired and brick-oven menu items such as Florida stone crabs, flatbreads, mahi and steak tacos, burgers and more. The wine bar has 52 wine choices. It’s on the ICW just north of the PGA Boulevard Bridge. The seawall provides access for boats to pull up and dock.

Sailfish Marina Restaurant

Photo: Sailfish Marina (Facebook)

Sailfish Marina Restaurant, located across from Peanut Island Park, is part of the Sailfish Marina Resort. It’s open seven days a week for breakfast, lunch and dinner. This is the best place for the freshest possible seafood as it comes right off the marina’s charter fishing fleet. Enjoy stone crabs, Florida spiny lobster, seafood risotto, sandwiches, tacos and beer-battered shrimp. The Sailfish Marina Tiki Bar has a thatched roof and is a cool place to enjoy a cocktail, watch boats sail into and out of the marina or take in the sunset. We especially like that super cute thatched roof. Complimentary docking is available for restaurant guests (call the dock attendant on channel 68 for a slip assignment).

Being the closest marina to the Palm Beach/Lake Worth Inlet, and about 45 minutes to the Bahamas, it’s the perfect stop-over for divers, deep-sea anglers and those traveling from Florida to the Bahamas. The marina has fuel docks if you need to gas up before heading back to a private boat slip for rent.

Frigate’s Waterfront Bar & Grille

Photo: Frigate's Waterfront Bar & Grille (Facebook)

Frigate’s Waterfront Bar & Grille features a Florida/Caribbean menu with selections such as lobster mac and cheese, glazed salmon, strip steak, blackened chicken and brie, fish tacos, New Orleans jambalaya, shrimp scampi and cheeseburgers. Enjoy live music and happy hours at this North Palm Beach restaurant on the Earman River along the ICW.

We hope you’ve found a few new eateries to add to your Palm Beach itinerary the next time you’re in town for a weekend or staying at a private boat dock rental. Let us know your favorites!

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