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Trips to Discover recently named Hunt's Oyster Bar & Seafood Restaurant in Panama City as being among the top 15 seafood restaurants in Florida.

PANAMA CITY — Since reopening in October on the second anniversary of Hurricane Michael, Uncle Ernie's Bayfront Bar & Grill has remained a force to be reckoned with in the Historic St. Andrews community. "Putting this back together was a monumental task," admitted Sean Lyon, who owns the restaurant with his cousin, Erin Pigneri. Being by the water, the restaurant at 1151 Bayview Ave. had suffered a "ton of damage," Lyon said. But on the first weekend in February, when Mardi Gras food and drink specials with a Cajun flair reigned, Uncle Ernie's saw numbers closer to those pre-hurricane.Â...

PANAMA CITY — After Randy Hunt's retirement Dec. 1, Hunt's Oyster Bar and Seafood Restaurant changed hands from one local seafood family to another. "Randy is going to show his face as much as possible when he's not on vacation," said Austin Abrams, who owns Hunt's with his cousin, Collins Abrams, and Greg Abrams of Tarpon Dock Seafood Market. "This is Panama City's history here. Greg Abrams has been a part of Panama City seafood for more than 30 years and we're carrying one tradition to another — 35 years of fresh seafood and 50 years of fresh oysters; it's the perfect marriage." Hunt'...