Best Restaurants in Biloxi

Biloxi eats on Gulf seafood, casino steakhouses, and a handful of independent spots that locals guard. These are our picks, grouped by what you are actually trying to do, and every restaurant links to a full guide.

If you only eat one seafood dinner

Start at Half Shell Oyster House. The charbroiled oysters are the dish to order, and the French Quarter-style building downtown gives the meal some occasion. Mary Mahoney's, in a historic house dating to 1737, is the restaurant locals point visitors to first, and the gumbo is worth the stop even if service slips on a busy night. For a view instead of history, The Reef puts you on the boardwalk with a Gulf-facing deck, and The Blind Tiger on Harrah's Great Lawn is the low-key lunch pick. See the full Biloxi seafood guide.

Steak and big-night dinners

thirty-two at IP Casino is the one with the view, a AAA Four Diamond steakhouse on the 32nd floor, so book ahead. One Thirty One Lameuse is the downtown date-night pick, with duck poppers, seafood gumbo, and a balcony table worth requesting. Mignon's in Palace Casino Resort is where locals go for a big-occasion dinner, and Doe's Eat Place in Margaritaville is the porterhouse-and-tamales splurge. More in the steakhouse guide.

Breakfast

Biloxi's breakfast scene is thinner than its dinner scene, which is why it has its own breakfast and brunch guide. The short version: The Toasted Yolk Cafe is the safe sit-down pick, Greenhouse Biloxi is for anyone who prefers a biscuit to a pancake, and Le Bakery is the grab-and-go stop for banh mi and pastries.

Worth the drive

Some of the coast's best tables are a short drive away. Trilby's in Ocean Springs does French Creole with tableside Bananas Foster, White Cap in Gulfport has been frying shrimp since 1929, and Thorny Oyster in Bay St. Louis is the one nice meal to plan a day around. Browse the full guides for Ocean Springs, Gulfport, and Bay St. Louis.