Guidebook for Dauphin Island

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Guidebook for Dauphin Island

Food Scene

We recommend the best eating on Dauphin Island and in the city of Mobile.
Excellent for sea food or good burgers on the bay overlooking Dauphin Island bridge. We love the blackened shrimp dinner.
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Jt's Sunset Grill
1102 De Soto Ave
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Excellent for sea food or good burgers on the bay overlooking Dauphin Island bridge. We love the blackened shrimp dinner.
Probably the best dining on the island, with a varied menu and good atmosphere when the place is buzzing on a warm evening when people have been on the beach all day.
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Islanders Restaurant
1504 Bienville Blvd
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Probably the best dining on the island, with a varied menu and good atmosphere when the place is buzzing on a warm evening when people have been on the beach all day.
Good place for breakfast. Great views of the beach and the Gulf of Mexico.
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Pirate's Bar And Grill
100 Orleans Dr
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Good place for breakfast. Great views of the beach and the Gulf of Mexico.
Best food in the Bayou if you like Thai and Vietnamese food. About 20 miles from the island and worth the drive for a change of cuisine.
Phnom Penh Fusion
13260 Wintzell Ave
Best food in the Bayou if you like Thai and Vietnamese food. About 20 miles from the island and worth the drive for a change of cuisine.
One of the very best restaurants in Mobile. Fine dining and well worth the extra $$$ it costs to eat there.
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Noja
6 N Jackson St
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One of the very best restaurants in Mobile. Fine dining and well worth the extra $$$ it costs to eat there.
One of Mobile's best restaurants. Located in downtown Mobile. Well worth the drive if you want a change from island life and are visiting the city of Mobile.
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Dumbwaiter Restaurant
167 Dauphin St
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One of Mobile's best restaurants. Located in downtown Mobile. Well worth the drive if you want a change from island life and are visiting the city of Mobile.
Classy restaurant and bar on Dauphin Street, the main drinker's drag in downtown Mobile.
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Southern National
360 Dauphin St
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Classy restaurant and bar on Dauphin Street, the main drinker's drag in downtown Mobile.
Spending a day or evening out in Mobile, then Noble South is a great place for lunch or dinner. Certainly one of the top five restaurants in downtown Mobile.
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The Noble South
203 Dauphin St
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Spending a day or evening out in Mobile, then Noble South is a great place for lunch or dinner. Certainly one of the top five restaurants in downtown Mobile.
Good bbq joint with outside seating. No frills, great place for lunch. Soak up the island vibe.
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Reel Deal BBQ & Seafood
1612 Bienville Blvd
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Good bbq joint with outside seating. No frills, great place for lunch. Soak up the island vibe.
Get your takeout shrimp boil here.
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Skinners Seafood
1012 Bienville Blvd
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Get your takeout shrimp boil here.
One of the absolute best restaurants on the Gulf Coast in beautiful Magnolia Springs. Take the ferry to Fort Morgan and drive to Magnolia Springs. Jesse's is fantastic for a leisurely lunch or superb evening meal.
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Jesse's Restaurant
14770 Oak St
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One of the absolute best restaurants on the Gulf Coast in beautiful Magnolia Springs. Take the ferry to Fort Morgan and drive to Magnolia Springs. Jesse's is fantastic for a leisurely lunch or superb evening meal.
The best coffee shop in Mobile in the beautiful Spring Hill neighborhood, opposite Spring Hill College.
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Carpe Diem Coffee & Tea Company
4072 Old Shell Rd
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The best coffee shop in Mobile in the beautiful Spring Hill neighborhood, opposite Spring Hill College.
Excellent seafood joint in Bayou la Batre. Good prices, friendly service, and lots of local color and flavor.
Bayou Seafood Co. Eatery & Market
13450 Wintzell Ave
Excellent seafood joint in Bayou la Batre. Good prices, friendly service, and lots of local color and flavor.

Parks & Nature

Take time to explore the quietest corners of Dauphin Island.
Excellent for access to East End beach. Look for alligators in the lake!
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Audubon Bird Sanctuary
211 Bienville Blvd
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Excellent for access to East End beach. Look for alligators in the lake!
Small park of historical/ archaeological interest.
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Indian Shell Mound Park
830 Desoto Dr
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Small park of historical/ archaeological interest.

Sightseeing

There is plenty to see in and around Dauphin Island.
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Fort Gaines
51 Bienville Blvd
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Excellent flower garden.
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Bellingrath Gardens en Home
12401 Bellingrath Gardens Rd
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Excellent flower garden.
For the fascinating history of Mobile Bay and the beaches of Fort Morgan.
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Fort Morgan
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For the fascinating history of Mobile Bay and the beaches of Fort Morgan.
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USS Alabama
2703 Battleship Pkwy
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USS Alabama
2703 Battleship Pkwy
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Arts & Culture

Excellent display of the fish to be found in Mobile Bay and the Gulf of Mexico.
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Het Estuarium bij Dauphin Island Sea Lab
102 Bienville Blvd
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Excellent display of the fish to be found in Mobile Bay and the Gulf of Mexico.
For performances by the Mobile Symphony Orchestra. A wonderful addition to Mobile's cultural life.
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Saenger Theatre Mobile
6 S Joachim St
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For performances by the Mobile Symphony Orchestra. A wonderful addition to Mobile's cultural life.

Essentials

And excellent hardware store.
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Ship & Shore Supplies Inc
401 Lemoyne Dr
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And excellent hardware store.
Need your shopping fix or a break from beach life, then visit the Tanger Outlet Mall in Foley, across the bay from Dauphin Island. Nike, Adidas, Michael Kors, Nick's Knife Shop, Tommy Bahama, Eddie Bauer, it's all there.
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Tanger Outlets Foley
2601 S McKenzie St
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Need your shopping fix or a break from beach life, then visit the Tanger Outlet Mall in Foley, across the bay from Dauphin Island. Nike, Adidas, Michael Kors, Nick's Knife Shop, Tommy Bahama, Eddie Bauer, it's all there.

Drinks & Nightlife

Bar with games in the back yard. Relaxing bar by the main public beach.
Waves DI
1600 Bienville Blvd
Bar with games in the back yard. Relaxing bar by the main public beach.
Iconic beach bar, eating place, and music venue on the Alabama-Florida state line. Take the Mobile Bay Ferry to Fort Morgan and drive along the coast through Gulf Shores and Orange Beach to Flora-Bama. Great day out!
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Flora-Bama
17401 Perdido Key Dr
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Iconic beach bar, eating place, and music venue on the Alabama-Florida state line. Take the Mobile Bay Ferry to Fort Morgan and drive along the coast through Gulf Shores and Orange Beach to Flora-Bama. Great day out!

Getting Around

Ferry to Fort Morgan. For days out in Fort Morgan, Gulf Shores, Orange Beach, Perdido, and Flora-Bama.
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Mobile Bay Ferry
110 AL-180
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Ferry to Fort Morgan. For days out in Fort Morgan, Gulf Shores, Orange Beach, Perdido, and Flora-Bama.