
The Bushwacker Trail
Gulf Shores & Orange Beach
Day 1

Breakfast: Southern Shores Coffee
Start your bushwacker journey at Southern Shores Coffee in Gulf Shores and try their bushwacker-flavored coffee. It’s the perfect way to get your caffeine boost for the day.

Lunch: Moe's Original Bar B Que
Visit Moe’s Original Bar B Que for lunch and wash down your finger-licking barbeque meal with a bushwacker. This laidback joint offers food specials every day and outdoor live music on the weekends.

Dinner: Cobalt
Located at The Caribe Resort, Cobalt offers a beautiful waterfront view to accompany its innovative menu. The bushwackers here are served with chocolate syrup and are topped with a cherry.

Late-Night: Pink Pony Pub
If you’re craving a late-night bushwacker, head over to Pink Pony Pub, located right on the beach in Gulf Shores. This spot makes its bushwacker with Malibu rum, dark crème de cocoa, Irish crème and vanilla crème.
Day 2

Breakfast: OSO Early
The early bird gets the bushwacker! Enjoy breakfast at OSO and order the bushwacker pancakes. These are not your average flapjacks. This meal comes with three espresso chocolate pancakes with Kahlua chocolate, rum caramel and coconut cream.

Lunch: Yoho Rum & Taco's Boat Bar
Shop 'til you drop at The Wharf then grab a bite to eat at Yoho Rum & Taco's Boat Bar. While here, add this restaurant's chocolatey bushwacker to your order.

Dinner: Tacky Jacks
Known for its fun, family-friendly atmosphere and fresh Gulf seafood, Tacky Jacks also offers a delicious bushwacker. You can grab one at any of the restaurant’s three area locations.

Late-Night: OSO at Bear Point Harbor
End your evening back at OSO in Bear Point with a slice of bushwacker cheesecake. The dessert includes an espresso and coconut cheesecake topped with a vanilla rum sauce. You can also order a regular bushwacker to accompany this sweet treat.
Day 3

Breakfast: The Southern Grind
Begin the final day of your bushwacker journey at The Southern Grind and pick up a bag of beachwhacker coffee. It’s a great way to take the irresistible taste of this coastal drink home with you.

Lunch: GT's on the Bay
Ice cream lovers have to try the bushwackers at GTs on the Bay in Orange Beach. Enjoy this restaurant’s spin on the frozen drink with Cruzan coconut rum, coffee liqueur, light crème de cocoa and a scoop of vanilla bean ice cream.

Dinner: Lulu's
Head to LuLu’s for dinner and get ready for another creamy delight. Vanilla ice cream, coffee liqueur, Cruzan coconut rum and chocolate syrup are blended to create LuLu’s bushwhacker topped with a rum floater and cherry.

Late-Night: Flora-Bama Lounge & Oyster Bar
Your bushwacker journey ends at the iconic Flora-Bama Lounge and Oyster Bar. This famous spot is known for its take on the boozy milkshake, served with whipped cream and topped with a cherry. Listen to local musicians as you sip your final drink of the trail.
Still can’t get enough? These Gulf Shores and Orange Beach restaurants also serve bushwackers:
- Avenue Pub
- Beach House Kitchen & Cocktails
- Cotton’s Restaurant & Lounge
- Doc’s Seafood Shack & Oyster Bar
- Flying Harpoon
- Gulf Island Grill
- King Neptune’s Seafood Restaurant
- Pirate’s Cove Marina & Restaurant
- The Sandshaker
You can also take a ride on The Surfside Shuttle and experience their bushwacker tour featuring four hot spots serving up this delicious drink in the area!
Try making your own bushwacker and other delicious beach cocktails at home with our drink recipes!