Destin Breakfast

Waterfront Dining • Destin Harbor

Tailfins Waterfront Grill

Open Daily 8AM – 10PM • (850) 650-1200

Breakfast on the Harbor

Served 7 Days a Week • 8:00AM – 11:00AM • Free Parking until 10:00AM

8AM – 11AM

Looking for the best breakfast in Destin? Tailfins Waterfront Grill serves breakfast on the Destin Harbor seven days a week from 8–11 AM — one of the few spots for true waterfront breakfast in Destin, Florida. Fuel up before Crab Island or a fishing charter with Southern classics, seafood omelettes, Chicken N’ Waffles, biscuits & gravy, avocado toast, and bottomless mimosas — plus free parking until 10 AM and open-air views of the harbor boardwalk.

Morning Favorites

Rise & Dine

Seasoned potatoes may be substituted for Gouda grits

Good Morning Destin

Two eggs with bacon or sausage patties. Served with seasoned potatoes and a fresh-baked biscuit

Breakfast Tacos

Two flour tortillas with eggs, chorizo, peppers and pico de gallo, topped with shredded lettuce. Served with seasoned potatoes

Steak & Eggs

Steak tips seasoned to perfection with scrambled eggs. Served with seasoned potatoes

Biscuits & Gravy

Two fresh-baked biscuits topped with homemade sausage gravy, served with scrambled eggs and sausage patties

Florida French Toast

Slices of bread dipped in cinnamon egg wash, topped with powdered sugar, whipped cream and a strawberry. Served with seasoned potatoes and bacon

Cajun Omelette

Andouille sausage, diced jalapeño, blackened shrimp, peppers, potatoes and cheddar jack cheese. Served with seasoned potatoes

Seafood Omelette

Crab meat, sautéed shrimp, peppers and cheddar jack cheese. Served with seasoned potatoes

Top O’ The Morning

Country-fried pork tenderloin atop a fresh-baked biscuit, topped with sausage gravy. Served with seasoned potatoes

Breakfast Nachos

House-made chips with Southern Gringo Dip, scrambled eggs, chorizo, peppers, guacamole, pico de gallo, salsa and shredded lettuce

The Hangover Burrito

A flour tortilla stuffed with eggs, chorizo, peppers and seasoned potatoes. Covered in gringo cheese, pico de gallo, sour cream and tortilla chips

Chicken N’ Waffles

Fried chicken tenders, bacon, cheddar and a fried egg in homemade country gravy between two scratch-made waffles. Served with maple syrup

New Orleans Blackened Shrimp & Grits

Southern Louisiana shrimp and grits with smoked Gouda, topped with Cajun cream sauce and a slice of garlic toast

Jude’s Avocado Toast

Fresh avocado and pico on whole grain toast, served with two eggs and roma tomatoes

Jack Stack

Two waffles piled high, topped with whipping cream, powdered sugar and a strawberry

Croissant Sammiches

On a Croissant

Seasoned potatoes or Gouda grits

BLT & Cheese

Egg & Cheese

Sausage, Egg & Cheese

Bacon, Egg & Cheese

Breakfast Appetizers

Early Bites

Smoked Tuna Dip

Shrimp Ceviche

Bavarian Pretzel

Tailfins Trio

Peel & Eat Shrimp

1/2 lb17 1 lb28

Raw Oysters

Half or full dozen

MKT

Kids Plate

Little Mates

Kids Plate

Choice of waffle, eggs or French toast. Served with a slice of bacon and a cup of fruit

Morning Drinks

Morning Pours

Bottomless Mimosas until 11AM

Coffee

Iced Coffee

Bottomless Mimosas

Served until 11:00AM

Bloody Marys

Milk

Tea

Waterfront Breakfast on the Destin Harbor

Destin, Florida • Harbor Boardwalk

When you search for breakfast near me in Destin, Tailfins Waterfront Grill is the harbor’s go-to morning spot — right on the Destin Harbor Boardwalk at 172 Harbor Blvd. We open daily at 8 AM, earlier than most Destin restaurants, so you can enjoy a relaxed waterfront breakfast before a day on the Emerald Coast. Our breakfast menu blends Gulf Coast seafood with Southern favorites: seafood and Cajun omelettes, shrimp & grits, country-fried steak and eggs, fresh-baked biscuits, scratch waffles, and breakfast tacos.

Pair it all with bottomless mimosas or a Bloody Mary and watch the charter boats head out across the water. Whether you’re a local grabbing breakfast before work or a visitor starting a day at Crab Island, Tailfins is one of the best breakfast restaurants on the Destin Harbor. Hungry later? See our lunch & dinner menu or plan your visit on our About Destin page.