The Top 5 Healthy Organic Restaurants in Pensacola, FL

Home of award-winning beaches, public parks, art galleries, and luxurious hotels, Pensacola also has their fair share of healthy, organic restaurants.

If healthy is what you're looking for, you've come to the right place. Our team vets the healthiest restaurants all across the country according to our strict standards, and we’re delighted to announce our Top 5 picks in Pensacola, Florida.

First Watch

1670 East 9 Mile Road
Pensacola, Florida 32514
850-299-8040

Open for breakfast, lunch, and brunch, their seasonal menu includes items such as Farm Stand Breakfast Tacos (three wheat-corn tortillas with cage-free scrambled eggs, Cajun chicken, chorizo, Cheddar and Monterey Jack, topped with fresh avocado and housemade pico de gallo, served with seasoned black beans); Butternut Squash Bisque (rich and creamy butternut squash soup sweetened with carrot and a touch of nutmeg, garnished with all-natural sour cream and fresh herbs); Power Breakfast Quinoa Bowl (protein-packed quinoa, kale, shredded carrots and house-roasted tomatoes topped with all-natural chicken breast, basil pesto sauce, Feta cheese and fresh herbs); and much more.

Restaurant Iron

22 North Palafox Street
Pensacola, Florida 32502
850-476-7776

Serving contemporary Southern cuisine using fresh, locally grown ingredients, The Iron features menu items such as Iron Lyonnaise (Gulf catch, crispy potato, Vidalia onion, dill, pickled chilis, goat cheese, roasted garlic lemon butter); Creole Dusted Atlantic Scallops (local carrot and Andouille hash, bourbon fig sorghum, picked herbs, liquid basil); Florida Blue Crab Cake (jalapeno, local corn, picked cilantro, shishito picante, habanero hot sauce); or try one of their Steak Dinners (your choice of cut of beef sourced ethically from Evan’s meat and served with a chopped Caesar salad or soup of the day, along with one of their seasonal side dishes and their signature black garlic butter).

Jackson’s Steakhouse

400 South Palafox Street
Pensacola, Florida 32502
850-469-9898

Open for dinner beginning at 5 pm local time, Jackson’s has earned a great reputation as the go-to place for celebrations. For the past decade, Jackson’s has offered a traditional Rosh Hashanah meal celebrating the first night of the New Year celebration.

Appetizers include Lobster Tempura (arugula, ginger dressing, and homemade sweet dipping sauce); Blue Crab Beignets (spicy garlic chili tartar sauce and lemon); Lamb Lollipop (Moroccan spices, rosemary and BG honey 196 aioli, blistered baby heirloom tomatoes, and lavender flowers). Steaks, Chops, and Lobster are also on the menu, as are entrees such as Yellow Edge Grouper (Greek spice-rubbed, hickory-wood fire, spring vegetable orzo, tapenade, artichoke chips, sun dried tomato vinaigrette); Gulf Coast Lionfish (sesame and spice-crusted fillets, ginger-roasted cucumbers, coconut and mint jasmine rice cake, BG honey 196 and red chili sauce, green curry aioli and soy reduction); and much more.

Reservations are recommended.

Union Public House

309 South Reus Street
Pensacola, Florida 32502
850-607-6320

Menu items include Redfish Mueniere (crawfish butter, play of light mushroom and pea risotto, grilled baby gem, crispy onions, confit shallot); Confit 24 Hour Duck (scallion pancake, sautéed kale, fennel and pickled peaches, bourbon chili glaze, confit orange); Grilled Swordfish (Harissa marinated, tomato herb couscous, tempura zucchini and squash, blistered shishitos, confit lemon and garlic aioli, crispy prosciutto); and a variety of sandwiches: Sambal Chicken Sandwich (Kimchi Mustard, Scallion Aioli); UPH Burger (Braised Short Rib, Kale, Tomato, House Aioli, Cheddar, Bacon); Wild Boar Sloppy Joe (Pickled Peppers, Crispy Onions, Fried Sage); and much more.

End of the Line Café

610 East Wright Street
Pensacola, Florida 32501
850-429-0336

End of the Line serves up healthy, organic, made-from-scratch vegan food. Look for menu items like the Dolma & Hummus Platter (stuffed grape leaves and hummus, warm pita, cucumber and Roma relish, feta, drizzled with spicy Tahini sauce); Olive Tapenade on Warm Baguette (house made Olive Salad, toasted focaccia, roasted red peppers, garlic mozzarella & Parmesan); Surfer Burrito (coconut black beans, cheddar, chimichurri, sour cream and pico de gallo in a flour tortilla served on a bed of mixed greens); and more.

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Created by James Templeton, a 30+ year Stage 4 Melanoma cancer survivor, the Templeton List is part of his lifelong dream to give back and lend a helping hand to cancer survivors and to anyone desiring to increase or maintain their good health. James experienced first-hand the challenge of finding quality restaurants and food sources when traveling. The successful CEO of Uni-Key Health Systems and founder of the Templeton Wellness Foundation, The Templeton List was developed to help anyone easily find trust-worthy, carefully vetted healthy restaurants all across America. Read more about our 5 Star Rating System here!

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