Dining

Dine-in at these beachside bars and waterfront eateries, or, don't miss a beat of the beach—take it to-go and hurry back to picnic under your umbrella

Hungry and hankering for a refuel on a long beach day? Take a quick break from the saltwater to quench your thirst and seek some shade from the sun—these casual beachfront jaunts offer a mid-day reprieve just steps from the sand. Or if you can't stand to be away from your beach chair long and just need a quick refreshment, opt for takeout and enjoy a refreshment with your toes in the tides. 

Grab someone to share the experience with and get ready for 14 days to savor it all.

It’s almost that time of year again, a tasty tradition running 15+ years and a time to savor the flavors or summer along with the culinary delights of 100+ award-winning and legendary restaurants.

Discover new favorites while revisiting old ones at these two world-class shopping/dining meccas.

The University Town Center, also known by visitors and locals alike as the UTC, a district where friends and families find themselves at the center of it all.

For craft beer lovers, this guide will lead you to the best breweries and taprooms—from Lakewood Ranch to Sarasota and Venice.

If you're the kind of traveler that visiting the area's offering of craft breweries and beer gardens is on the top of the list, you'll be pleasantly pleased to find that Sarasota County has a number of flagship liquid creations.

Forage fresh, seasonal produce and wildflowers at Sarasota's U-Pick farms and orchards

Corral your friends and family for a fun, springtime day out in the fields of Sarasota County's U-Pick farms and orchards—where you can harvest your own fruits or vegetables to take home, or back to your accommodations, and cook up your own farm-to-table Florida meal! These Sarasota-based farms provide the necessary equipment/buckets for picking and for getting your bundle home safely in a bag.

Project Pride’s annual Taste of Pride event—celebrating the flavor and diversity of our colorful community—will have you seeing, and tasting, the whole spectrum. 

By slice or by pie, make it an extra cheesy day in Sarasota at these local pizza joints.

Who doesn't love pizza? And what better excuse to head out and find your new favorite pizzeria than a holiday dedicated to the beloved, melted cheese dish? Head to one (or more) of these popular Sarasota County pizza places for all the crust, all the sauce and all the goodness.

Pumpkin spice season only comes around once a year and it's time to indulge in the sweet sinful delight of fall flavors.

Never be ashamed or try to hide your tried and true love for pumpkin-flavored bites and beverages.