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Bahama Breeze

American restaurant chain

Summary

American restaurant chain

Field	Value
name	Bahama Breeze
logo	Bahama Breeze.svg
image	Bahama Breeze Island Grille - Orlando International Airport - Terminal B.jpg
image_caption	Bahama Breeze location at Orlando International Airport in Orlando, Florida
type	Division
industry	Restaurant Franchising
genre	Casual dining
foundation	, in Orlando, Florida
location	1000 Darden Center Drive
Orlando, Florida, U.S. 32837
locations	29 (May 2025)
key_people	Eugene I. Lee, Jr. (chairman and CEO of Darden)
parent	Darden Restaurants (1996–present)
homepage
footnotes

Orlando, Florida, U.S. 32837

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Bahama Breeze is an American restaurant chain owned by Darden Restaurants. They specialize in Caribbean-inspired seafood, chicken, steaks, and tropical drinks.

History

Founded in 1996 by Darden Restaurants, their first location was in Orlando, Florida on International Drive. As of April 2014, there were 43 Bahama Breeze locations in the United States. Most locations are in suburban retail districts and tourist areas, and about half of the locations are in Florida.

In May 2025, 15 restaurants were closed that included all locations in New York, Nevada, Massachusetts, and Tennessee, with some of the Florida locations and all but one of the New Jersey locations closing. The restaurant chain has 29 locations left. The closures have been attributed to a decrease in sales of 7.7% in 2024. In June 2025, Darden planned to close, sell, or rebrand the remaining 29 Bahama Breeze locations, citing a lack of "strategic priority" for the chain.

References

Darden Restaurants, Inc.. (May 29, 2011). "FY 2011 10-K". U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.
"About Bahama Breeze". Bahama Breeze.
"Bahama Breeze".
Cervantes Jr, Fernando. (2025-05-15). "Bahama Breeze abruptly closes 15 restaurants: Here's where". USA Today.
Valinsky, Jordan. (2025-05-16). "Bahama Breeze just closed more than one-third of its locations {{!}} CNN Business".
Palmer, Kathryn. (2025-06-21). "What's next for Bahama Breeze? Owners say big change is coming.". USA Today.

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