Building Stronger Online Brand Starts With Your Web Presence.
Building Stronger Online Brand Starts With Your Web Presence.
As Low As
As Low As
Basic website plan
$49/mo.
Basic website plan
$49/mo.
Your Target Audience Dictates Your Brand Promise
Downtown Scene
Sarasota for Foodies
Tasty food releases dopamine, a neurotransmitter linked to the brain's reward system, creating pleasure that motivates us to keep eating.
Must Try Dishes
SRQ Food Scene
Food is more than just a source of energy for our bodies. It also provides us with pleasure, comfort, and a sense of connection. Being a "foodie" and enjoying the culinary world is not only acceptable but also beneficial for our well-being.
Photo: Dry Dock Waterfront
Lobster Pasta, Dry Dock Waterfront
Dry Dock Waterfront, voted #1 by Travel Leisure, is a beloved Longboat Key spot known for excellent food and service. This casual bayfront gem features seafood and a dockside patio. Location: Longboat Key, FL Website: Dry Dock
Location: Longboat Key, FL
Website: Dry Dock
Pick: diethood
Lobster Roll, Old Salty Dog
If you can’t get enough of this lobster roll. You're in for a treat. Old Salty Dog has one of the best in town. No matter where you live, this lobster roll will make you feel like you’re on a coastal vacation. This lobster roll will bring a seaside vacation to your mouth.
Location: Longboat Key, FL
Website: Old Salty Dog
Photo: Chez Boodparset
Seafood Basket, Tide Tables
Casual seafood eatery overlooking the Intracoastal Waterway, with a marina & outdoor tiki bar. They cut their fresh fish daily on the Dock and customer can have it served Fried, grilled or blackened. Their Chef makes all of their sauces, seasonings and desserts from scratch!
Location: Bradenton, FL
Connect: Tide Tables
Photo: Mar Vista
Seafood Trio, Mar Vista
A laid-back seafood restaurant with a view of the Intracoastal Waterway, featuring a marina and an outdoor tiki bar. Fresh fish is filleted daily on the dock, and customers can enjoy it fried, grilled, or blackened.
Location: Longboat Key, FL
Connect: Mar Vista
Photo: Speak Calm Bar
Speaks Clam Bar, St. Armands Circle
Step back in time at Speaks Clam Bar and experience the charm of early 20th-century New York. Indulge in our homemade pasta, specialty seafood, and classic cocktails, all in our unique Prohibition-era ambiance.
Location: St. Armands Circle, FL
Website: Speak Clam Bar
Photo: Chez Boodparset
Paella, Columbia Sarasota
My favorite dish is Paella, a Spanish recipe with saffron rice and seafood. Its flavor comes from Sofrito, a mix of onions, garlic, and tomatoes. Location: Sarasota, FL Website: Columbia
Location:: Sarasota, FL
Website: Columbia
Photo: Chez Boodparset
Seafood Scallops, The Shore Longboat Key
This dish is an experience that combines the artistic and social tradition of exotic cooking skills. Indulge in delicious dishes and flavors from the Shore Longboat Key.
Location: Sarasota, FL
Website: The Shore
Photo: Istock
Thai Crab Meat Fried Rice, Spice Station
Thai crab fried rice features jasmine rice, with fish sauce, garlic, chil, crabmeat, scrambled egg, and scallions. Chinese fried rice uses long grain white. Location: Sarasota, FL Website: Spice Station
Location: Sarasota, FL
Website: Spice Station
Photo: Istock
Grilled Shrimp Over Vermicelli, Pho 101
Savor a healthy Vietnamese Grilled Shr Vermicelli Bowl with rice noodles, fresh veggies, and grilled shrimp, topped with flavorful sauce. Perfect for any time!
Location:: Sarasota, FL
Website: N/A
Photo: Big Water Market
Lobster Roll, Big Water Market
Make your weekend one to remember at Oak & Stone! With the beautiful weather almost all year round, here, you can enjoy the rooftop view, great food, cool drinks and chill out all summer long.
Location: Siesta Key, FL
More Info: Big Water Market
Photo: Stock
Shrimp and Grits, The Beachhouse Restaurant
The grits are soft, buttery, and often cheesy, with a savory, bacon-studded sauce surrounding them, and lots and lots of shrimp. Every time, I visit this place, I'm in heaven.
I love everything about Shrimp and grits. It's nourishing, hearty, and flavorful.
Location:: Bradenton, FL
Website: The Beach House
Photo: Wix stock
Walt's Fish Market
Walt’s is the ONLY Sarasota market and restaurant, and one of few in Florida and the entire country, to sell you fish and other seafood literally caught the day you buy it.
Location:: Sarasota, FL
Website: Walt's Fish Market
Photo: Chez Boodparset
The Lobster Lava, Star Thai & Sushi Venice
Reinvent your sushi with Tempura's crunchy texture Our small-batch batter creates a fluffy, crispy finish when cooked. Location: Venice, FL Website Start Thai Venice
Location:: Venice, FL
Website: Start Thai Venice
Clasico Italian Chophouse Provides Exquisite Italian Cuisine in the Downtown.
Explore Sarasota's Lifestyle Abundance
Join Living A Good Life Club!
