Updated September 25, 2025
Florida Gulf Coast seafood is delicious and easy to find during your Indian Rocks and Indian Shores vacation. Enjoy it in your Gulf Coast vacation rental or out on the town in your favorite seafood restaurant. Catch it yourself or stop by the local seafood market. Let us count the ways to get the best and freshest seafood found anywhere.
Catch It Yourself
Go ahead and drop your line and see what bounty you bring up from the waters of the Gulf of Mexico and Intracoastal Waterway. No matter the season of the year, it’s always seafood season on Florida’s Gulf Coast! Take a look at the Florida Seafood Peak Months of Availability to see what’s in peak season during your Florida beach vacation. Scroll down to the Brochures section and you’ll find a list of recipes.
At Your Favorite Florida Gulf Coast Restaurant
Go out on the town and enjoy the best of what the local chefs and restaurants are serving up for your dining pleasure. With so many dining options, you’ll want to be sure to plan for a few meals out and about during your stay. Making the decision on where to go is the hardest part! But maybe this will help you.
Check out our recommendations for Best Indian Rocks Beach Restaurants that are sure to please the surf and turf lovers among you.
Fresh from the Local Seafood Market
Pick up some fresh Gulf Coast seafood from our area fish and seafood markets to bring back to your vacation-home-away-from-home, so you can enjoy the local flavors in the comfort of your vacation rental.
Here are a couple of our favorite seafood markets that are close and convenient to Indian Rocks Beach and Indian Shores:
Nachman’s Seafood Market and Smokehouse
17811 Gulf Boulevard, Redington Shores
It just doesn’t get fresher than this! Local fishermen deliver their catch daily. The dock is right outside the back door. Nachman’s carries all your favorites taken directly from the sparkling Gulf waters. If you’re looking for fresh, local seafood, Nachman’s Seafood Market and Smokehouse has it. They are famous for their mahi-mahi fish spread, which is served at many fine restaurants. The smoked fish is fresh and tasty. Some of the choice of fish are a variety of grouper species, red snapper, mahi, and wahoo depending on the season.
Ward’s Seafood Market
1001 Belleair Road, Clearwater
Ward’s Seafood is proud to be one of only a few existing establishment that purchases most of their fish from local fishermen and fillets those fish on premises. Ward’s hometown market offers one-stop shopping seven days a week. You’ll find fine wines, grocery items, and produce to complement your next meal. Customers rave about the homemade shrimp and calamari salads, smoked fish spread, sesame seaweed salad and, of course, the huge selection of fresh seafood.
Right in Your Rental
You can’t catch it in your vacation rental but you sure can cook up a deliciously fresh seafood meal with ease in your fully equipped rental kitchen. Peruse Plumlee Realty’s Simple Seafood Recipes to Prepare in Your Condo blog post for ways to prepare the freshest seafood right in your rental.
Did you know that Plumlee Gulf Beach Realty is on Pinterest? We are! You should follow us for sure. Our Vacation Food Ideas Pinterest board will make you drool, while also giving you all of the meal inspiration, or Pinspiration to be exact, that you need for your next Gulf beach vacation.
Speaking of vacation, isn’t it time you planned your next one? It’s never too early or too late to plan your beach vacation by the pristine shores of the Gulf of America.
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