Restaurants

Daytona Beach has a few interesting dining venues, but not many are likely to leave an indelible memory. A profusion of fast-food joints line the major thoroughfares, especially along Atlantic Avenue on the beach and International Speedway Boulevard (U.S. 92) near the racetrack. Restaurants come and go in the Beach Street district on the mainland, and along Main Street and Seabreeze Boulevard on the beach. A casual restaurant out on the Main Street Pier serves burgers, chicken wings, and lots of suds.

Two chain restaurants are worth a special mention here. Buca di Beppo, 2514 W. International Speedway Blvd. (tel. 386/253-6523; www.bucadibeppo.com), a boisterous restaurant serving family-style Southern Italian specialties, is open for dinner only. Expect to take home leftovers, as the portions are huge and the food surprisingly good, especially for a "theme" restaurant. Stonewood Tavern & Grill, 100 S. Atlantic Ave., in Ormond Beach (tel. 386/671-1200; www.stonewoodgrill.com), is a casual upscale restaurant with a nice but dark mahogany interior, good American food, and excellent service. It's open only for dinner and usually packed; you won't be disappointed with its menu of steaks, seafood, and the like.