Guidebook for Sarasota
Food Scene
Cha Cha Coconuts
417 St Armands CirFun outdoor entertaining and good food.
Best restaurant in town. Fine dining. The chef is from Paris and the food is incredible!
Maison Blanche
2605 Gulf of Mexico DrBest restaurant in town. Fine dining. The chef is from Paris and the food is incredible!
Go here to have a drink and small plates out on the patio. Local hangout...Upstairs.
82 locals recommend
Shore St. Armands
465 John Ringling BlvdGo here to have a drink and small plates out on the patio. Local hangout...Upstairs.
Always a hit! Dine out on the sidewalk if you can get a table. Place to see and be seen.
43 locals recommend
Crab & Fin Restaurant
420 St Armands CirAlways a hit! Dine out on the sidewalk if you can get a table. Place to see and be seen.
Creamy and sweet ice ream store. Great place to end the day. Get a cone and walk the circle.
59 locals recommend
Big Olaf Creamery
5208 Ocean BlvdCreamy and sweet ice ream store. Great place to end the day. Get a cone and walk the circle.
I have a friend that wont stay at a place that isn't walking distance to a Starbucks.
Check!
61 locals recommend
Starbucks
1375 S Tamiami TrailI have a friend that wont stay at a place that isn't walking distance to a Starbucks.
Check!
Great wine selection and hand made pizza. Sit in the bar and enjoy the live music.
9 locals recommend
15 South Restaurant
Great wine selection and hand made pizza. Sit in the bar and enjoy the live music.
Not the best food but wow what a view! We go here often for a burger (they have veggie burgers too) and a beer and sit on the stools and watch the boats and birds.
33 locals recommend
New Pass Grill & Bait Shop
1505 Ken Thompson PkwyNot the best food but wow what a view! We go here often for a burger (they have veggie burgers too) and a beer and sit on the stools and watch the boats and birds.
Great happy hour menu and fab salad bar. Get a seat next to the windows - you'll see dolphins swim by on their way out to the gulf.
28 locals recommend
Chart House
201 Gulf of Mexico DrGreat happy hour menu and fab salad bar. Get a seat next to the windows - you'll see dolphins swim by on their way out to the gulf.
On the bayside with great views. Freshest grouper sandwich in town! I've seen manatees in the boat basin too!!
74 locals recommend
Dry Dock Waterfront Grill
412 Gulf of Mexico DrOn the bayside with great views. Freshest grouper sandwich in town! I've seen manatees in the boat basin too!!
Drinks & Nightlife
There is a beach bar in front of this resort that is open to the public. Great place to watch the sunset with a few friends and your favorite drink.
The Ritz-Carlton Residences, Sarasota
1300 Benjamin Franklin DrThere is a beach bar in front of this resort that is open to the public. Great place to watch the sunset with a few friends and your favorite drink.
The beach bar on the pool deck is great here! Open to the public. Also check out the sunset bar and restaurant on the 8th floor! There is also a more casual grill just left of the check-in area.
11 locals recommend
Lido Beach Resort
700 Benjamin Franklin DrThe beach bar on the pool deck is great here! Open to the public. Also check out the sunset bar and restaurant on the 8th floor! There is also a more casual grill just left of the check-in area.
Sightseeing
This is a real GEM! There are kayak and paddle board rentals here. Nature trails. Mangrove tunnels you can only get to by water. Some really great fishing and neat little hidden beaches.
29 locals recommend
South Lido Park
2201 Benjamin Franklin DrThis is a real GEM! There are kayak and paddle board rentals here. Nature trails. Mangrove tunnels you can only get to by water. Some really great fishing and neat little hidden beaches.