The Club & Bar Scene -- The Breakers, 12627 Front Beach Rd. (tel. 850/234-6060; www.breakerspcb.com), is the area's premier supper club, with unsurpassed Gulf views and music for dining and dancing. You'll swear the King has risen from the grave, as "Elvis Presley" and other impersonators from Clutch perform here. The show is worth the cover of $10 to $15 per person. The beachfront Harpoon Harry's Waterfront Cafe is part of the same complex.
Romantic lounges with live entertainment can be found at the Treasure Ship, at 3605 S. Thomas Dr. (tel. 850/234-8881), where during summer the comedian-hypnotist Mike Harvey performs in the top-floor Captain's Quarters and at the Boar's Head, at 17290 Front Beach Rd. (tel. 850/234-6628).
The 20-something crowd likes to boogie all night at beach clubs such as Schooners, 5121 Gulf Dr. (tel. 850/235-3555), where every table has a Gulf view; Club La Vela, also on the beach at 8813 Thomas Dr. (tel. 850/234-3866; www.clublavela.com), a bikini-contest kind of place and one of Florida's largest nightclubs; and Sharky's on the Gulf, 15201 Front Beach Rd. (tel. 850/235-2420; www.sharkysbeach.com). The clubs often stay open until 4am in summer. Pineapple Willie's Lounge, beachside at 9900 S. Thomas Dr. (tel. 850/235-0928), is open from 11am until 2am, serving ribs basted with Jack Daniel's and spotlighting live entertainment during summer and a host of sports on TVs year-round.
