Our Sarasota Guidebook

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Our Sarasota Guidebook

Sightseeing

Great place for strolling. Plenty of restaurants and quaint shops.
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St Armands Circle Shops
300 St Armands Cir
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Great place for strolling. Plenty of restaurants and quaint shops.
Beautiful gardens on the bay!
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Jardins Botânicos de Marie Selby
1534 Mound St
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Beautiful gardens on the bay!
Gorgeous building. Located right on the bay with spectacular art on display!
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Museu de Artes John and Mable Ringling
5401 Bay Shore Rd
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Gorgeous building. Located right on the bay with spectacular art on display!
Confirm the seasonally open dates. Whimsical art, tropical garden and a fun place to visit!
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Marietta Museum of Art & Whimsy Closed from May 25, 2019 to Novermber 29,2019
2121 N Tamiami Trail
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Confirm the seasonally open dates. Whimsical art, tropical garden and a fun place to visit!
Mainstreet is charming with galleries, shops, outdoor cafes, bars, and restaurants. A must see!
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Downtown
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Mainstreet is charming with galleries, shops, outdoor cafes, bars, and restaurants. A must see!
Nice waterfront educational aquarium
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Laboratório marinho e aquário de Mote Marine
1600 Ken Thompson Pkwy
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Nice waterfront educational aquarium
The Village is a must see days or evenings. Restaurants, bars with live music, beach shops and a great stroll. Parking is not easy to find though. Tickets are given frequently so make sure you park in a designated area.
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Siesta Key Village
County Road 789 Alternate
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The Village is a must see days or evenings. Restaurants, bars with live music, beach shops and a great stroll. Parking is not easy to find though. Tickets are given frequently so make sure you park in a designated area.
Not only a great area to visit, but grab some fresh made deli foods or sandwiches at Mortons' to take with you for a beach lunch. Don't forget to check out their bakery and wine shop while inside.
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Morton's Gourmet Market
1924 S Osprey Ave
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Not only a great area to visit, but grab some fresh made deli foods or sandwiches at Mortons' to take with you for a beach lunch. Don't forget to check out their bakery and wine shop while inside.
Lovely park to hike and to see alligators in the wild
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Parque Estadual do Rio Myakka
13208 State Rd 72
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Lovely park to hike and to see alligators in the wild
A nice area to walk
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Ringling Park
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A nice area to walk
Siesta Key Paddleboards
8969 Blind Pass Rd
Fun day time dolphin and sunset tiki bar cruises with live music. Reservations recommended.
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LeBarge Tropical Cruises
2 Marina Plaza
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Fun day time dolphin and sunset tiki bar cruises with live music. Reservations recommended.
Nice area to walk. Craft and food market on Wednsdays
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Historic Spanish Point
401 N Tamiami Trail
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Nice area to walk. Craft and food market on Wednsdays
Saturday's downtown. Must do!
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Mercado de Agricultores de Sarasota
North Lemon Avenue
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Saturday's downtown. Must do!
Pre-sundown drum festival. Bring drinks, beach chairs and coolers!
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Siesta Key Drum Circle
948 Beach Rd
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Pre-sundown drum festival. Bring drinks, beach chairs and coolers!

Waterfront Views

Great outdoor bay-side eating. Live music and dinners at night. Nice to stroll the marina anytime!
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marina jacks
2 Marina Plaza
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Great outdoor bay-side eating. Live music and dinners at night. Nice to stroll the marina anytime!
Sit with your toes in the sand. Views of the bay and downtown. Tropical drinks, food and live music. Stroll the marina while you're there.
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Oleary's Tiki Bar & Grill
5 Bayfront Dr
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Sit with your toes in the sand. Views of the bay and downtown. Tropical drinks, food and live music. Stroll the marina while you're there.
On Anna Maria Island, this is one of our favorites to eat out with toes in the sand. Spectacular beach and views. 45 minute drive over the Ringling bridge.
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The Sandbar Restaurant
100 Spring Ave
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On Anna Maria Island, this is one of our favorites to eat out with toes in the sand. Spectacular beach and views. 45 minute drive over the Ringling bridge.
On the pricier side but fabulous food and salad bar. Outdoor seating too.
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Chart House
201 Gulf of Mexico Dr
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On the pricier side but fabulous food and salad bar. Outdoor seating too.
Waterfront dinning on the bay
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Evies @ Spanish Point
135 Bayview Dr
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Waterfront dinning on the bay
Bay front dining
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Ophelia's on the Bay
9105 Midnight Pass Rd
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Bay front dining
Casual outdoor dining on the Phillippi Creek River
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Phillippi Creek Oyster Bar
5353 S Tamiami Trail
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Casual outdoor dining on the Phillippi Creek River

Food and Drinks

Casual waterfront restaurant on the Phillippe Creek. One of favorites for oysters!
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Phillippi Creek Oyster Bar
5353 S Tamiami Trail
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Casual waterfront restaurant on the Phillippe Creek. One of favorites for oysters!
Tiki restaurant ight down the road from us, Walt's is a Tiki restaurant on the main trail. Odd location, but you don't think about it once you sit down. Live music and great seafood!
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Walt's Fish Market Restaurant
4144 S Tamiami Trail
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Tiki restaurant ight down the road from us, Walt's is a Tiki restaurant on the main trail. Odd location, but you don't think about it once you sit down. Live music and great seafood!
ABC Fine Wine & Spirits
2720 Bee Ridge Rd
Great lunch spot downtown. Live music at night for dinner or drinks. Look for the Tiki torches outside and you'll know you're there!
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Mattison's City Grille Downtown Sarasota
1 N Lemon Ave
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Great lunch spot downtown. Live music at night for dinner or drinks. Look for the Tiki torches outside and you'll know you're there!
Great breakfast and lunch restaurant. Parking is limited.
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Toasted Mango Cafe
430 N Tamiami Trail
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Great breakfast and lunch restaurant. Parking is limited.
Outdoor seating for breakfast or lunch. Soak up our downtown atmosphere with a European vibe.
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Cafe L'Europe
431 St Armands Cir
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Outdoor seating for breakfast or lunch. Soak up our downtown atmosphere with a European vibe.
One of many restaurants downtown. Across the street is a favorite evening hangout.
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Cafe Epicure
1298 N Palm Ave
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One of many restaurants downtown. Across the street is a favorite evening hangout.
Local chain restaurant with great food.
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Bonefish Grill
8101 Cooper Creek Blvd
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Local chain restaurant with great food.
Large mall with some great restaurants
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The Mall at University Town Center
140 University Town Center Dr
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Large mall with some great restaurants
Charming breakfast and lunch restaurant with indoor & outdoor eating of 4th street.
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Station 400
400 N Lemon Ave
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Charming breakfast and lunch restaurant with indoor & outdoor eating of 4th street.
One of our favs for atmosphere and great Italian food. On the pricier side but worth it!
CasAntica Ristorante
1213 N Palm Ave
One of our favs for atmosphere and great Italian food. On the pricier side but worth it!
Local chain restaurant. Outdoor seating on a trendy street.
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Gecko’s Grill & Pub
1900 Hillview St
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Local chain restaurant. Outdoor seating on a trendy street.
Great sushi restaurant
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Pacific Rim
1859 Hillview St
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Great sushi restaurant
Great breakfast please on Clark Road
The Original Egg
4031 Clark Rd
Great breakfast please on Clark Road

Beaches

North, south or central Lido Beaches are the locals fav. Keep this to yourself!
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Lido Key Beach
400 Benjamin Franklin Dr
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North, south or central Lido Beaches are the locals fav. Keep this to yourself!
Rated #1 Beach in America numerous times. If you don't mind crowds, this is a beautiful beach that should be visited at least once, or daily if you are young!
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Praia Siesta
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Rated #1 Beach in America numerous times. If you don't mind crowds, this is a beautiful beach that should be visited at least once, or daily if you are young!
For a more remote beach with beautiful driftwood on the waters edge, this is a local favorite. Hand a right from the parking lots beach entrance and keep walking. You'll go through a mangrove path to get there. It's a bit of a hike but we'll worth it.
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Beer Can Island
North Shore Road
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For a more remote beach with beautiful driftwood on the waters edge, this is a local favorite. Hand a right from the parking lots beach entrance and keep walking. You'll go through a mangrove path to get there. It's a bit of a hike but we'll worth it.
Not as white sand, but quieter than most.
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Turtle Beach
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Not as white sand, but quieter than most.

Laundromat

Bahia Vista Laundromat
2037 Bahia Vista St

Nightlife

Younger scene with live music
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The Gator Club
1490 Main St
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Younger scene with live music
Tiki Bar restaurant on the east side of Sarasota. Live bands at night. BBQ style menu
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Stottlemyer's Smokehouse
19 E Rd
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Tiki Bar restaurant on the east side of Sarasota. Live bands at night. BBQ style menu
Live music and dancing for older crowd
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Mattison's City Grille Downtown Sarasota
1 N Lemon Ave
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Live music and dancing for older crowd
Live music and dancing. Mostly older crowd.
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marina jacks
2 Marina Plaza
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Live music and dancing. Mostly older crowd.
Young crowd
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Smokin' Joes
1448 Main St
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Young crowd
Great bands and good bar food
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The Blue Rooster
1525 4th St
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Great bands and good bar food
Lively beach dance bar for the young crowd
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Gilligan's Island Bar & Grill
5253 Ocean Blvd
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Lively beach dance bar for the young crowd

SuperMarkets

Not much to say about Trader Joe's other than if you don't know it, do go! Fresh food market and great selection of wines. Literally down the street from us!
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Trader Joe's
4101 S Tamiami Trail
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Not much to say about Trader Joe's other than if you don't know it, do go! Fresh food market and great selection of wines. Literally down the street from us!
Right down the road from us. Large supermarket and alcohol shop attached.
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Publix Super Market at Shops at Siesta Row
3825 S Osprey Ave
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Right down the road from us. Large supermarket and alcohol shop attached.
Natural food market downtown. Parking garage is across the road.
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Whole Foods Market
1451 1st St
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Natural food market downtown. Parking garage is across the road.
Supermarket
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Walmart Neighborhood Market
3560 Bee Ridge Rd
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Supermarket
The best fresh, healthy foods!
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Detwiler’S Farm Market
2881 Clark Rd
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The best fresh, healthy foods!