| Sarasota restaurants are international in flavor, since | | | | Eastern, and deli favorites. |
| this small Gulf Coast cultural city attracts visitors from | | | | SIESTA KEY |
| all over the world. The city is laid out in neighborhood | | | | Sarasota's funky beach village, Siesta Key Village, is |
| districts, and each one has a walkable center with | | | | lined with casual restaurants, cafes and bars, most |
| your choice of cuisines. Downtown Sarasota, Gulf | | | | with live music during the day and evening. Try S.K.O.B. |
| Gate, Siesta Key, St Armands Circle, Southside Village | | | | (Siesta Key Oyster Bar), a local's favorite with |
| and Burns Square are some of the major dining | | | | surprisingly delicious and interesting menu items. Baja |
| destinations for Sarasota restaurants. But there are | | | | Hub Grill, Blu Smoke, Gilligan's, Lu Lu's Cafe, Blase Cafe, |
| numerous others located in shopping strips around | | | | Napolis Italian restaurant, JoTo Sushi, Sun Garden, and |
| town, too, if you know where to look. | | | | Village Cafe all draw a crowd. |
| DOWNTOWN SARASOTA | | | | On Sunday mornings from 7AM -12noon, year-round, |
| On Main Street, you'll find Epicure, Cafe Palm, Mozaic, | | | | you'll find fresh produce, flowers, and prepared food |
| American Bistro, Mattison's City Grille, Pho Cali, Drunken | | | | specialties at the Siesta Key Farmers Market, which |
| Poet Cafe, Dos Senoritas, El Greco, Pastry Arts Cafe, | | | | sets up in the Davidson's Drug parking lot on Ocean |
| C'est La Vie, Cinco de Mayo, Taste of Asia, Tropical | | | | Boulevard in Siesta Key Village. |
| Thai, and Selva Grill. | | | | GULF GATE |
| On First Street, try Ceviche Tapas Bar & Restaurant, | | | | Gulf Gate, off Tamiami Trail, just south of the Stickney |
| Bijou, First Street Chop House, Pino's, and Whole | | | | Point/Clark Road intersection, is an older shopping, |
| Foods Market Cafe. | | | | dining, and nightlife district. In Gulf Gate, each restaurant |
| BURNS SQUARE | | | | features a different cuisine, ranging from Thai to Italian |
| At the intersection of Pineapple and Orange Avenues, | | | | to vegetarian to Irish, Chinese, Mexican, Middle Eastern, |
| at the fountain, is Citrus Cafe, a delightful spot to eat | | | | French, British, Japanese and American. |
| indoors or out. Also on Pineapple Avenue are Galileo | | | | Gateway Avenue and Superior Avenue, located |
| Ristorante and Panini Press. | | | | perpendicular to Gulf Gate Drive, are also destinations |
| On Burns Court, try Owen's Fish Camp restaurant, | | | | for live music and bar socializing at night. The Irish |
| next door to Burns Court Cinema. | | | | Rover, on Gateway Avenue, is smoke-free, |
| SOUTHSIDE VILLAGE | | | | family-friendly, and serves up outstanding live music six |
| This little district is tucked behind Sarasota Memorial | | | | nights a week. |
| Hospital, just east of Tamiami Trail. On S. Osprey | | | | OTHER NEIGHBORHOODS |
| Avenue, try Libby's Restaurant, Sam Snead's and | | | | In the shopping strip just south of Constitution |
| Morton's Market Cafe. For breakfast and lunch, it's The | | | | Boulevard, on Tamiami Trail, try Simon's Coffeehouse, |
| Serving Spoon. On Hillview Street, Gateway to India | | | | very popular for its healthy, tasty and imaginative |
| has lots of loyal customers, along with Pacific Rim, | | | | menu, including raw food options. Get there before or |
| Chutney's, and Hillview Grill. Southside Deli is like a bit of | | | | after the lunch rush, to ensure a table. Next door to |
| New York. A branch of Gecko's Restaurant just | | | | Simon's is The Bread Store, known by locals as "the |
| opened on Hillview Street. | | | | German bakery". This is the best place in Sarasota to |
| At night, Hillview Street is very busy as live music | | | | get fresh-baked breads made with natural ingredients. |
| venues such as the Five O'Clock Club and New York | | | | Open only in the mornings, until 1PM. |
| New York come alive for people of all ages who | | | | In the Paradise Plaza shopping center, on Tamiami Trail |
| want to socialize and dance. | | | | at Bee Ridge Road, behind Publix supermarket, you'll |
| ST ARMANDS CIRCLE | | | | find Monterey Grill, a California-style lunch and dinner |
| This is an outdoor shopping circle, with stores and | | | | cafe with menu items made with organic, local |
| restaurants on every block. Some well-known dining | | | | ingredients as much as possible. Next door to |
| choices are The Columbia Restaurant, The Crab & | | | | Monterey Grill, J-Pan Japanese restaurant is a good |
| Finn, Cafe L'Europa, Tommy Bahama, and Cha Cha | | | | spot to find fresh sushi made artfully in front of you. |
| Coconuts. You'll also find Chinese, Italian, Middle | | | | |