Orange Beach, Alabama, and the surrounding Gulf Shores offer an abundance of recreational activities for locals and tourists. Possibilities include taking a charter fishing tour, stretching out and relaxing on the beach or playing 18 holes on one of the area's championship golf courses. When the day is done, Orange Beach has plenty of top restaurants for diners to relax and enjoy a meal while watching the sun set over the water.
Cobalt gives its customers an upscale, trendy yet relaxing dining experience. Situated next to the Caribe Resort, the restaurant features a spacious main dining room with floor-to-ceiling windows that offer panoramic views of the bay and Perdido Pass. Cobalt welcomes families, and has a large water wall, virtual video aquarium and live petting tank that is sure to keep the little ones occupied.
The menu features a variety of appetizers, soups, salads, sandwiches, pastas and stone hearth pizzas as well as seafood, poultry, pork and beef entrees. Customer favorites include the Colorado bison ribeye, char-grilled oysters with a choice of flavored butters and the roasted pulled-duck pizza with goat cheese, caramelized onions and a balsamic reduction. Reservations are recommended.
Cobalt
28099 Perdido Beach Blvd.
Orange Beach, AL 36561
(251) 923-5300
cobaltrestaurant.com
Fresh seafood and house-made pasta come together at Café Grazie in a romantic and casual setting. The spacious dining room conveys the essence of Italy and features an open fireplace, oversized windows, rustic beams and wrought-iron accents.
The menu is extensive and features a selection of appetizers, pizzas, soups, sides and salads as well as pasta, seafood, beef, poultry and veal entrees. Popular dishes include Gulf shrimp, calamari, mussels, clams and scallops served over linguine, New York strip steak served with a Chianti-mushroom sauce and bowtie pasta with grilled chicken, pancetta, spinach and cream. Reservations are suggested.
Café Grazie
27267 Perdido Beach Blvd.
Orange Beach, AL 36561
(251) 981-7278
café-grazie.com
Cosmo's, located at Fish Camp Landing, is a favorite of the Orange Beach locals. The restaurant's interior is warm and inviting with dark wood tones, subdued lighting, oversized windows and colorful artwork adorning the walls. The expansive outdoor patio offers al fresco dining and features live local musicians throughout the summer months.
The menu features an eclectic choice of appetizers, soups, salads and sandwiches as well as pasta, beef, seafood, pork and poultry entrees. Customer favorites include muffaletta pasta with Genoa salami, cappicola ham, artichokes, olives tomatoes and onions, shrimp-stuff panko-crusted soft-shell crabs and Asian-glazed tuna. Reservations are suggested on the weekends.
Cosmo's Restaurant & Bar
25753 Canal Road
Orange Beach, AL 36561
(251) 948-9663
cosmosrestaurantandbar.com
Geno's has been providing a fine dining experience to Orange Beach locals and tourists since 2006. Its second floor location at Zeke's Landing and floor-to-ceiling windows offer guests spectacular views of Cotton Bayou and the local marina. Diners can choose from the restaurant's extensive wine collection or enjoy a cocktail from the full-service bar before noshing on a sushi, sashimi or hand rolls from the in-house sushi bar.
The dinner menu offers an assortment of appetizers, soups, salads and sides as well as beef, pasta, seafood and poultry entrees. Popular dishes include the twin cold-water lobster tails, shrimp scampi over angel hair pasta and blackened shrimp over Gouda grits with spinach, mushrooms and applewood-smoked bacon-cream sauce. Reservations are highly recommended.
Geno's Fresh Catch Grill
26619 Perdido Beach Blvd.
Orange Beach, AL 36561
(251) 975-1388
genosfreshcatchgrill.com
