Participants
Participants & Winners
Many of the finest restaurants and chefs from along the coast join in the fun to compete for the coveted title of “Best Gumbo on the Emerald Coast!” See the latest participants below and scroll down to see winners from previous festivals.
Previous Winners
2023
Gumbo People’s Choice
1st Place: Ruby Slipper Cafe
2nd Place: LuLu’s Destin
3rd Place: Swiftly Catered
Veteran’s Award
1st Place: Harry T’s Lighthouse
2nd Place: The Village Door Restaurant
3rd Place: Slick Lips Seafood & Oyster House
Best 1-5 Years
1st Place: Hurricane Oyster Bar & Grill
2nd Place: Swiftly Catered
3rd Place: Ruby Slipper Cafe
4th Place: Cafe Nola Defuniak
Best Non Restaurant
1st Place: Sandestin Golf and Beach Resort Clubs
2nd Place: Green Earth Landscaping LLC
Best Display
Slick Lips Seafood & Oyster House
Best New Participant
Swiftly Catered
Best Bloody Mary’s at the Beach
1st Place: Marina Bar & Grill at Sandestin
2nd Place: Sunset Bay Cafe
3rd Place: Carlito’s Amazing Products
JVC Broadcasting Advertising Award
Rick’s On The Island
2022
Gumbo People’s Choice
1st Place: Sports to Geaux
2nd Place: Café Nola
3rd Place: The Beach House
Veteran’s Award
1st Place: Harry T’s
2nd Place: The Village Door
3rd Place: Marina Bar & Grill
Best 1-5 Years
1st Place: Slick Lips
2nd Place: Ovide at Hotel Effie
3rd Place: The Beach House
4th Place: The Gulf
Honorable Mention: Café Nola
Best Non Restaurant
1st Place: Dock and Deck Techs
2nd Place: Rotolo Consultants
Best Display
Sports to Geaux
Best New Participant
Ovide at Hotel Effie
Best Bloody Mary’s at the Beach
1st Place: The Beach House
2nd Place: Sunset Bay Café
3rd Place: Drunken Goat Saloon
JVC Broadcasting Advertising Award
Dock and Deck Techs
2021
Gumbo People’s Choice
1st Place: Slick Lips
2nd Place: The Beach House
3rd Place: The Village Door
Veteran’s Award
1st Place: Marlin Grill
2nd Place: Harry T’s
3rd Place: The Village Door
3rd Place: Marina Bar & Grill
Best 1-5 Years
1st Place: Old Florida Fish House
2nd Place: The Beach House
3rd Place: Hurricane Oyster Nar
4th Place: Drunken Goat Saloon
Honorable Mention: Slick Lips
Best Non Restaurant
1st Place: Jag Boilers
Best Display
Slick Lips
Best New Participant
The Beach House
Best Bloody Mary’s at the Beach
1st Place: Carlito’s Amazing Products
2nd Place: Sunset Bay Cafe
3rd Place: Cafe Nola
Community Broadcaster’s Award
Old Florida Fish House
2020
Gumbo People’s Choice
1st Place: Old Florida Fish House
2nd Place: System Service and Engineering
3rd Place: Slick Lips
Veteran’s Award
1st Place: Bubba Gump Shrimp Co
2nd Place: Harry T’s
3rd Place: Marina Bar and Grill
3rd Place: Marlin Grill
Best 1-5 Years
1st Place: Slick Lips
2nd Place: Hurricane Oyster Bar
3rd Place: Royal Palm Grill
4th Place: Burnt Pine Golf Club
Honorable Mention: Café Nola
Best Non Restaurant
1st Place: System Service and Engineering
2nd Place: Fluffy Girl Savory Cuisine
Best Display
Slick Lips
Best New Participant
Royal Palm Grill
Best Bloody Mary’s at the Beach
1st Place: Carlito’s Amazing Products
2nd Place: Another Broken Egg Cafe
3rd Place: Sunset Bay Cafe
Community Broadcaster’s Award
Tailfins Ale House & Oyster Bar
2019
Gumbo People’s Choice
1st Place: Crab Island Cantina
2nd Place: Dewey Destin’s
3rd Place: Slick Lips
Veteran’s Award
1st Place: Harry T’s
2nd Place: Marina Bar and Grill
3rd Place: Crab Island Cantina
4th Place: Bubba Gump Shrimp Co
Best 1-5 Years
1st Place: Slick Lips
2nd Place: Hartell’s Village Diner
3rd Place: TIE Cabana Cafe & Hurricane Oyster Bar
4th Place: Boat House Oyster Bar
Honorable Mention: Steamboat Grill 30A
Best Non Restaurant
1st Place: The Hunting Hookers
2nd Place: Hebert’s Specialty Meats
Best Display
Hurricane Oyster Barme
Best New Participant
Hartell’s Village Diner
Best Bloody Mary’s at the Beach
1st Place: Crab Island Cantina
2nd Place: Sunset Bay Cafe
3rd Place: AJ’s Destin
Community Broadcaster’s Award
Slick Lips
2018
Gumbo People’s Choice
1st Place: Dewey Destin’s
2nd Place: Crab Island Cantina
3rd Place: Slick Lips
Veteran’s Award
1st Place: Marina Bar and Grill
2nd Place: TIE Harry T’s & Bubba Gump’s
3rd Place: Village Door
Best 1-5 Years
1st Place: Slick Lips
2nd Place: TIE Crab Island Cantina & Sunset Bay Cafe
4th Place: Dewey Destin’s
Honorable Mention: Cabana Cafe
Best Non Restaurant
1st Place: Gibson Catering
2nd Place: Happy Hookers
Best Display
Crab Island Cantina
Best New Participant
Slick Lips
Community Broadcaster’s Award
Slick Lips
2017
Gumbo People’s Choice
1st Place: Crab Island Cantina
2nd Place: Dewey Destin’s
3rd Place: Marina Bar and Grill
Veteran’s Award
1st Place: Harry T’s
2nd Place: TIE Marina Bar and Grill & Bubba Gump’s
4th Place: Village Door
Best 1-5 Years
1st Place: Dewey Destin’s
2nd Place: O’Quigley’s
3rd Place: Crab Island Cantina
4th Place: Brotula’s
Honorable Mention: Tailfins & Dockside
Best Non Restaurant
1st Place: Elevated
Best Display
Dockside Cafe and Oyster Bar
Best New Participant
Brotula’s
Community Broadcaster’s Award
Bud & Alley’s
2016
Gumbo People’s Choice
1st Place: The Village Door
2nd Place: TIE: Harry T’s & Marina Bar and Grill
Veteran’s Award
1st Place: Harry T’s
2nd Place: Marina Bar and Grill
3rd Place: Buster’s Bar and Grill
Best 1-5 Years
1st Place: Tailfin’s
2nd Place: O’Quigley’s
3rd Place: Captn. Dave’s on the Gulf
4th Place: Bubba Gump
Honorable Mention: Dockside Cafe
Best Non Restaurant
1st Place: GPL Landscaping
2nd Place: Bud & Alley’s Catering
Best Display
Dockside Cafe and Oyster Bar
Best New Participant
Sunset Bay Cafe
2015
Gumbo People’s Choice
1st Place: Baytowne Floating Society
2nd Place: Dockside Cafe and Oyster Bar
3rd Place: Harry T’s
Veteran’s Award
1st Place: Harry T’s
2nd Place: Bubba Gump’s & Pompano Joes
3rd Place: Buster’s Bar and Grill
Best 1-5 Years
1st Place: Marina Bar and Grill
2nd Place: Dockside Cafe and Oyster Bar
3rd Place: Crab Island Cantina
4th Place: Cabana Cafe
Best Display
Dockside Cafe and Oyster Bar
First Year
1st Place: Dewey Destin
2nd Place: Local Catch
3rd Place: Wine World
4th Place: Carlito’s Seasoning
2014
Gumbo People’s Choice
1st Place: Baytowne Floating Society
2nd Place: Tops’l
3rd Place: Crab Island Cantina
Veteran’s Award
1st Place: Pompano Joe’s
2nd Place: Harry T’s
3rd Place: Watercolor Inn & Resort
Best 1-5 Years
1st Place: Sago
2nd Place: Baytowne Floating Society
3rd Place: Marlin Grill
Best Display
Baytowne Floating Society
First Year
1st Place: Crab Island Cantina
2nd Place: O’Quigley’s Seafood Steamer
2013
Gumbo People’s Choice
1st Place: Pompano Joe’s
2nd Place: The Soundside
3rd Place: Baytowne Floating Society
Veteran’s Award
1st Place: Pompano Joe’s
2nd Place: 98 Bar-B-Que
3rd Place: Tops’l
Best 1-5 Years
1st Place: Marina Bar & Grill
2nd Place: Bubba Gump Shrimp Co.
3rd Place: The Soundside
Best Display
Marina Bar & Grill
First Year
1st Place: Baytowne Floating Society
2nd Place: 790 on the Gulf
2012
Gumbo People’s Choice
1st Place: Pompano Joe’s
Veteran’s Award
1st Place: Pompano Joe’s
2nd Place: Buster’s Bar & Grill
3rd Place: Harry T’s
Best 1-5 Years
1st Place: Tops’l
2nd Place: Graffitti
3rd Place: Sago
Best Display
Dockside Cafe
Restaurant Award
1st Place: Bubba Gump Shrimp Co
2nd Place: YP @ The Beach
3rd Place: Beach Club
2011
Gumbo People’s Choice
1st Place: 98 Bar-B-Que
3rd Place: name
Restaurant Award
1st Place: 98 Bar-B-Que
2nd Place: Pompano Joe’s
Business Award
Tops’l