The Publix at the intersection of Sorrento Road and Innerarity Point Road is the FL-side locals’ grocery store. Full-format Publix — bakery, deli, sushi counter, real produce section, alcohol aisle — and far enough off Perdido Key Drive that the parking lot doesn’t go to war in season.
This is where the year-round residents of the FL side do their actual grocery shopping. The other Publix at the entrance to the Key gets the tourist traffic; this one gets the locals. Quieter, faster checkout, same product selection.
If you’re renting a condo and you want a real grocery run for a week — go here. If you forgot one thing on the way back to the condo and the line at the closer Publix is unconscionable — go here.
Also relevant: the strip mall around it has a few other essential local-life retailers (dry cleaner, urgent care, the pharmacy). It’s the closest thing the FL side has to a real “town center.”