Gil’s calls itself a fish camp and the name is doing real work. It sits on historic Fort Bayou at the end of Legion Lane in Ocean Springs, with a deck and a dock, and it is boat friendly in the literal sense. The Daily Meal named it the best dive bar in Mississippi, and the Bushwacker is what people drive over for. Regulars sign dollar bills and pin them to the ceiling, which is either a promise to come back or a tax on the place depending on how you look at it. Crawfish on Wednesdays. Smoke-free inside, which for a dive is a genuine choice. They rent a couple of cabins on the bayou if the afternoon gets away from you, and afternoons here tend to.
