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