The Top 10 Restaurants On South Padre Island, Texas
South Padre Island is a barrier island along Texas’ Gulf Coast and a popular holiday destination, with beautiful beaches and plenty of outdoor activities on land and sea to work up an appetite with. We explore the 10 best places to dine on the island when you need refueling.
1. Blackbeard's Restaurant
Restaurant, Seafood, American, Vegetarian, Vegan
2. Chillitto Pikin
Restaurant, Mexican
3. Pier 19
Pier 19
Pier 19 is located on the pier on South Padre’s Laguna Madre and specializes in fresh, Gulf of Mexico seafood; you can even bring in your own ‘catch’ for Pier 19’s chefs to cook up. Pier 19 serves traditional breakfast favorites, vegetarian options, burgers and soups. Try the mahi po’boy with mahi-mahi battered in crushed potato chips and served with chipotle crab mayo. Other delicious menu items include baja tacos, seafood enchiladas, seafood burritos, Cajun steamers and seafood pasta.
Pier 19, 1 Padre Island Blvd., South Padre Island, TX, USA, +1 956 761 7437
5. Windjammer’s Beachfront Café
Restaurant, Seafood
6. Liam’s Steak House & Oyster Bar
Bar, Steakhouse, Seafood
7. Sea Ranch Restaurant and Bar
Bar, Restaurant, Seafood, American, Vegetarian
8. Dirty Al’s
Restaurant, Seafood, European, Mediterranean
9. Gabriella’s Italian Grill & Pizzeria
Gabriella’s Italian Grill & Pizzeria
Gabriella’s Italian Grill & Pizzeria, offers some of the only brick oven-made pizzas in the state and a rich menu of Italian favorites. Antipasti at Gabriella’s includes Italian nachos (topped with black olives, Roma tomatoes, Tuscan relish and mozzarella), zucchini fritters and toasted ravioli. Other delicious dishes include ‘The Sicilian’ and the ‘Leaning Tower of Cheeza’ pizzas and freshly made house pastas.
Gabriella’s Italian Grill & Pizzeria, 700 Padre Blvd., South Padre Island, TX, USA, +1 956 761 6111
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10. Ted’s Restaurant
Restaurant, American
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