Pickle’s Burger & Shake

Pickle’s Burger & Shake has been feeding hungry beachgoers on Scenic Highway 30A since 1993, making it one of the longest-running restaurants in Seaside. The original spot opened in just 48 square feet, a tiny storefront that somehow managed to turn out a full breakfast, lunch, and dinner menu from day one. More than three decades later, Pickle’s still occupies the same stretch of 30A at 2236 E Co Hwy 30A #34, and it remains a fixture that locals and repeat visitors return to trip after trip.

Ownership passed to Clark and Ashley Beecher in January 2021, with Baron and Courtney Fields stepping in to manage day to day operations. The new team kept the restaurant’s founding spirit intact while sharpening the menu and refreshing the space, and in February 2023 they marked Pickle’s 30th anniversary by opening the adjoining Pickle’s Sandbar right next door. That milestone underscored just how central this small burger stand has become to Seaside’s identity, a family-style institution that has outlasted plenty of newer arrivals along 30A while keeping its original name and its original neighborhood.

Breakfast is the reason many people show up before they have even unpacked their beach bags. Pickle’s opens daily at 8am for breakfast, and the morning menu runs from biscuits and omelets to breakfast tacos and French toast piled with toppings. Once the lunch and dinner crowd arrives, the kitchen shifts into burger and shake mode, turning out hand-cut fries, a chopped chicken salad, and the classic burgers and hand-dipped shakes that gave the restaurant its name. Online ordering through Toast Tab makes it easy to skip the line during peak beach season, and the kitchen keeps serving straight through lunch and into dinner rather than closing between meal periods.

The atmosphere at Pickle’s is casual and lively, the kind of place where sandy feet and flip-flops fit right in alongside families ordering pancakes for the table. Its location on the ground floor of a 30A shopping breezeway puts it within easy walking distance of Seaside’s amphitheater, boutiques, and the beach itself, so it works equally well as a first stop off the sand or a late dinner after a day of exploring the town. The addition of Pickle’s Sandbar next door means guests can now linger over a cocktail or beer after their meal without leaving the block, a pairing that has made the two spots one of the more popular combinations in central Seaside.

Pickle’s operates under The Dawson Group, the local hospitality company behind several other longtime Seaside favorites, which helps explain the consistency in service and menu quality that keeps regulars coming back year after year. The restaurant leans into its history rather than hiding it, with decades of continuous operation giving it a kind of credibility that newer 30A restaurants simply can’t match yet. For visitors planning a 30A trip, Pickle’s is worth building a morning around, whether that means an early breakfast before the beach or a late one after sleeping in past the crowds.

Reach the restaurant directly at 850-231-5686 to check current seasonal hours, since closing times shift with the time of year even though the 8am breakfast opening stays consistent. Parking near this stretch of 30A fills up quickly in summer, so an early arrival helps on both the food and the logistics side of a visit. Whether the goal is a quiet breakfast before the beach gets busy or a burger and shake after a full day in the sun, Pickle’s delivers the straightforward, unpretentious meal that has kept it running in the same spot since 1993.