Port Canaveral, Cape Canaveral, & Cocoa Beach Guidebook
Food Scene
Simply Delicious Cafe & Bakery
125 N Orlando AveThe best french toast and baked goods!
Fried oysters & other seafood / Florida fish house food.
62 locals recommend
Florida's Seafood Bar & Grill
480 W Cocoa Beach CausewayFried oysters & other seafood / Florida fish house food.
Shuttles Restaurant
6100 N Courtenay PkwyExcellent burgers! Famous place for astronauts in the day.
Excellent place! Traditional NY style diner with everything you can imagine!
13 locals recommend
Causeway Diner
3712 N Courtenay PkwyExcellent place! Traditional NY style diner with everything you can imagine!
Preacher Bar
8699 Astronaut BlvdEclectic place with great food and a nice bar.
Crackers Island Grille
6290 N Atlantic AveGreat burgers, hot dogs, salads, and local beer!
Excellent pizza & garlic knots. A great Italian place around here.
53 locals recommend
Papa Vito's Italian Restaurant And Pizza Kitchen
6200 N Atlantic AveExcellent pizza & garlic knots. A great Italian place around here.
Outback Steakhouse
1600 W New Haven AveCarrabba's Italian Grill
60 Palmetto AveNice Italian restaurant
Bonefish Grill
795 ParkwayNice seafood restaurant
Higher end, local seafood restaurant. Get their crab tower appetizer!
96 locals recommend
Florida's Fresh Grill
2039 N Atlantic AveHigher end, local seafood restaurant. Get their crab tower appetizer!
Grills Seafood Deck & Tiki Bar
500 Glen Cheek Drlocal seafood
3-4 Restaurants/Bars to choose from. Bar/Restaurant under the TIKI hut at the end of the pier has a limited menu, but can't beat being over the water! Restaurant in the middle is casual for lunch, but higher prices for dinner. Many other choices as well. A short 10 min walk on the beach. Walk there vs. drive and save the $15 parking fee!
261 locals recommend
Westgate Cocoa Beach Pier
401 Meade Ave3-4 Restaurants/Bars to choose from. Bar/Restaurant under the TIKI hut at the end of the pier has a limited menu, but can't beat being over the water! Restaurant in the middle is casual for lunch, but higher prices for dinner. Many other choices as well. A short 10 min walk on the beach. Walk there vs. drive and save the $15 parking fee!
I Dream of Yogurt
4295 N Atlantic AveGreat frozen yogurt
Cafe Surfinista
86 N Orlando AveAcai bowls & smoothies
Dunkin'
5810 N Atlantic AveOhana J's Steak & Seafood
5602 N Atlantic AveGreat food - burgers to seafood!
Tropic Ice Cream
6200 N Atlantic AveYUMMY ice cream!!!! Wonderful owners, and great treats!
Tons of beers & wines on tap! Great atmosphere. Yummy food & drinks!
29 locals recommend
Coasters Taphouse
5675 N Atlantic AveTons of beers & wines on tap! Great atmosphere. Yummy food & drinks!
Sage Bistro
6615 N Atlantic AveNew, local favorite!
Rising Tide Tap & Table
523 Glen Cheek DrA fun place to have drinks & street tacos
The Fat Snook
2464 S Atlantic AveLocal restaurant with fresh fish. Upscale atmosphere.
The Fat Donkey Ice Cream and Fine Desserts
247 Minutemen CausewayYummy, local ice cream.
Pita Paradise
225 W Cocoa Beach CausewayGreat Gyros and Falafel wraps!
Drinks & Nightlife
Grills, Rusty's, FishLips, Millikin's Reef - all great restaurants at the Port! Live music, on the water, great place to walk around and have lunch or dinner.
141 locals recommend
Port Canaveral
9005 Charles M Rowland DrGrills, Rusty's, FishLips, Millikin's Reef - all great restaurants at the Port! Live music, on the water, great place to walk around and have lunch or dinner.
Downtown Cocoa Beach, located right on the beach. Great place for lunch/dinner on the deck. Things can get a bit loud here at night.
301 locals recommend
Coconuts on the Beach
2 Minutemen CausewayDowntown Cocoa Beach, located right on the beach. Great place for lunch/dinner on the deck. Things can get a bit loud here at night.
A local favorite decorated with unique finds from Bali. Small, quaint hangout with a beautiful outdoor area.
10 locals recommend
BALIBAR Wines & Finds
110 McLeod StA local favorite decorated with unique finds from Bali. Small, quaint hangout with a beautiful outdoor area.
Pub Americana
401 Delannoy AveLocal food and a small bar upstairs with live music
Sightseeing
Kennedy Space Center
A must see!
Beautiful drive! Enjoy seeing many types of birds that head south for the winter. Lots of gators in the spring.
49 locals recommend
Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge
Beautiful drive! Enjoy seeing many types of birds that head south for the winter. Lots of gators in the spring.
Parks & Nature
Great bike/walking trails with the ability to see lots of wildlife.
15 locals recommend
Pine Island Conservation Area
1655 Pine Island RdGreat bike/walking trails with the ability to see lots of wildlife.
Thousand Islands
599 Ramp RdGreat place to go kayaking!
Arts & Culture
Lots of great boutique type stores and nice quaint restaurants.
50 locals recommend
Historic Cocoa Village Association
600 Florida AveLots of great boutique type stores and nice quaint restaurants.
American Space Museum & Space Walk of Fame
308 Pine StValiant Air Command Warbird Museum
6600 Tico RdGreat museum of airplanes
American Police Hall of Fame
6350 Horizon DrShopping
Cocoa Beach Surf Company
4001 N Atlantic AveRon Jon Surf School
150 E Columbia LnLargest surf shop & open 24 hours!
Merritt Square Mall
777 E Merritt Island CausewayBoutique, local shops. A great place to walk around and have lunch!
214 locals recommend
Cocoa Village
Boutique, local shops. A great place to walk around and have lunch!
Essentials
Publix Super Market Cornerstone Plaza
5645 N Atlantic AveDollar General
6395 N Atlantic AveQuick, inexpensive items.
Sunseed Food Coop
6615 N Atlantic AveHealth food store
ABC Fine Wine & Spirits
6020 N Atlantic AveWithin walking distance and a great place to go unwind! Facials, massage, mani/pedi, you name it. A great local place!
48 locals recommend
Cocoa Beach Spa
117 Barlow AveWithin walking distance and a great place to go unwind! Facials, massage, mani/pedi, you name it. A great local place!