Ocean Deck Restaurant & Beach Club
A beach bar that began as a hot dog stand in 1957; readers of USA Today 10Best named it the top beach bar in the United States in 2025.
Located on South Ocean Avenue, this is the only bar-restaurant in Daytona built directly on the sand rather than on the seawall. Signature items include the Ocean Decker burger, stacked with bacon, ham, cheese and onion rings, and wings tossed in the house Rasta sauce. The menu also includes mahi-mahi, crab legs, clam chowder and key lime pie. Draft beer is served by the pitcher, along with cocktails, and the kitchen stays open until 1 a.m. Reservations are not accepted, and expect a wait during peak season and on weekend evenings. Expect about US$20–35 per person. It is a walk from the main beach.
Opening hours
Daily from about 11:00 until late night; kitchen serves until 1:00 a.m.
Nearby sights
- Daytona Beach (Beach Driving)
- Daytona Beach Boardwalk & Main Street Pier
- Daytona Lagoon
- Jackie Robinson Ballpark
- Angell & Phelps Chocolate Factory
- Halifax Historical Museum
- Mary McLeod Bethune Home
- Cici and Hyatt Brown Museum of Art