LandShark Bar & Grill

Fish tacos, cold margaritas, and South Texas hospitality make Seaside the kind of unhurried Gulf-side bar that explains why South Padre’s permanent residents never seem to want to leave.

South Padre’s consistent Gulf swells built a real surf community, and Longboard gives it a bar that actually understands the culture instead of just borrowing the aesthetic.

Forty-five years anchoring Laguna Boulevard, an all-you-can-eat prime rib buffet, and Tuesday fireworks over the bay, Louie’s somehow keeps getting better despite selling more booze during Spring Break than anywhere else on the island.