Our favorites
Food scene
Our favorite restaurants 5 minutes away.
This local diner/cafe is everything mango and we LOVE IT. Breakfast is great. Robust menu to please everyone. Great service. I even spent a few afternoons at the breakfast bar with my laptop having a mango smoothie.
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Toasted Mango Cafe
430 N Tamiami TrailThis local diner/cafe is everything mango and we LOVE IT. Breakfast is great. Robust menu to please everyone. Great service. I even spent a few afternoons at the breakfast bar with my laptop having a mango smoothie.
Eclectic scene and yummy Thai fusion food. The Pad Thai with chicken ADD VEGGIES is yum!
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Drunken Poet Cafe
1572 Main StEclectic scene and yummy Thai fusion food. The Pad Thai with chicken ADD VEGGIES is yum!
We sit at the sushi bar. The chefs are fun and give extra attention.
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Utamaro Sushi Bar
1900 Main StWe sit at the sushi bar. The chefs are fun and give extra attention.
Shore St. Armands
465 John Ringling BlvdGreat seafood, cocktails and fun scene
Great Italian food, beautiful sidewalk seating, center of everything
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Clasico Cafe Bar
1341 Main StGreat Italian food, beautiful sidewalk seating, center of everything
The grouper tacos and the buckets of rum runners! Get a table in the sand.
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The Sandbar Restaurant
100 Spring AveThe grouper tacos and the buckets of rum runners! Get a table in the sand.
Mediterraneo
1970 Main StJack Dusty
1111 Ritz Carlton DrSpice Station
1438 Boulevard of the ArtsStation 400
400 N Lemon AveNeighborhoods/adjacent cities
Just a short drive away and you’ll find so much more to explore.
This funky up and coming art district has some hidden gems like artisan cheese shops, coffee shops and galleries. Just avoid central and 10th . Use Cocoanut.
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Rosemary District
This funky up and coming art district has some hidden gems like artisan cheese shops, coffee shops and galleries. Just avoid central and 10th . Use Cocoanut.
The shopping!!! And restaurants are great as well.
St Armands Cir, Sarasota, FL 34236, i-United States
The shopping!!! And restaurants are great as well.
The restaurant and bar options here are countless. Live music, shopping and ice cream!
Main St, Sarasota, FL, i-United States
The restaurant and bar options here are countless. Live music, shopping and ice cream!
Lakewood Rnch Blvd, Florida 34240, i-United States
Like a big golf resort with a LOT to do.
Sightseeing
Lido Beach
One of the top 5 beaches in the US! Easy to take the Bay Runner Trolly and avoid parking.
A MUST SEE! A bit of a drive but this beach and quaint little town is adorable and stunning. Go early to beat the traffic and have lunch at sand bar seafood and spirits.
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Isiqithi sase-Anna Maria
A MUST SEE! A bit of a drive but this beach and quaint little town is adorable and stunning. Go early to beat the traffic and have lunch at sand bar seafood and spirits.
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1534 Mound StGORGEOUS!
Sarasota Segway and Scooter Tours
So much fun!! Not as scary as it looks.
If you like plants you’ll love this little g a 6 minute walk from Bayou Oaks House
The Sarasota Succulent Society
1310 38th StIf you like plants you’ll love this little g a 6 minute walk from Bayou Oaks House
Siesta Beach
The softest most powdery sand you’ll ever walk on!
Bar Hang
Bar scenes, fun places to hang out, good views, live music
Perspective Rooftop Pool Bar
1255 North Palm AvenueAmazing views for a sunset cocktail
Cask and Ale
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Umbrella!
Sarasota gets unexpected downpours that are gorgeous! But having an umbrella handy is smart. (Usually May thru October)
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The Central–Cocoanut Historic District
This area of Sarasota is a taste of “Old Florida”. The residents are a mix of new families and generations of Floridians who have lived there since the 20’s. It’s a diverse neighborhood that is in transition with lovely old homes and even older Oak Trees!