Editors' Picks

Best Bakeries

Sarasota's Best Bakeries

Your guide to the region’s best bakeries, plus pastry perfection, loaves we love—and more.

05/25/2017 By Cooper Levey-Baker

Neighborhood Guide

Where to Eat and Drink on St. Armands/Longboat Key

From Old Florida to sophisticated to traditional, these island eateries hit the right notes.

05/15/2017 By Staff

Celebrate Mom

Where to Take Mom on Mother's Day

Reminder: Mother's Day is Sunday. Here's where to eat.

05/10/2017 By Jasmine Respess

Twister

Four Great Sarasota Pretzels

Where to get your carb on.

04/26/2017 By Eat Beat Team

Best of Sarasota

Best of Sarasota 2017: Best New Food & Drink

The best new steakhouses, sushi, pizza, dessert, brunch, bakeries and more.

04/26/2017 By Staff

Let Them Eat Cake

Five Great Local Cupcake Shops

Trendsters say cupcakes are out. We say you should never say no to a tiny cake covered in frosting.

04/20/2017 By Eat Beat Team

Neighborhood Guide

Where to Drink in Downtown Sarasota

Quench your thirst at any one of these downtown Sarasota bars.

04/18/2017 By Hannah Wallace

Great Boating Adventures

The Best Dockside Dining in Sarasota

Tie up and chow down.

03/31/2017 By Tom Bayles

Whiskeytown

An Insightful, Fun, Somewhat Blurry Taste-Test of Downtown's Best Whiskey Drinks

Whiskey's everywhere these days, but who in Sarasota is pouring the good stuff?

03/20/2017 By Cooper Levey-Baker

Meating Agenda

6 Boss Butcher Shops

Our guide to local meat spots that are a cut above.

03/15/2017 By Cooper Levey-Baker and David Hackett

Faith and Begorrah

Irish Bars and St. Patrick's Day Celebrations

Great spots to get your Gaelic on.

03/14/2017 By Hannah Wallace

This Spud's For You

Sarasota's Best Potato Side Dishes

Six can't-miss potato accompaniments.

03/01/2017 By Marsha Fottler

The Inn Crowd

Four Fantastic Hotel Bars

These chic watering holes can be found in some of the area's coolest lodging spots.

03/01/2017 By Hannah Wallace

Wake Up

5 Great Sarasota Coffee Shops

Five of our favorite caffeine-capable coffee counters and their bodacious bean-based beverages.

02/27/2017 By Cooper Levey-Baker

Best Restaurants 2017

How We Chose the Best Restaurants in Sarasota

Pam Daniel on the delectable process of choosing our 62 must-eat locations.

02/01/2017 By Pam Daniel

Best Restaurants 2017

Best Restaurants in Sarasota 2017

Here they are, in no particular order: our 62 top restaurants of 2017.

02/01/2017 By Staff

Best Restaurants 2017

Where (and What) the Chefs Eat

Here's where five local chefs go on their off days—and what they order, too.

01/31/2017 By Staff

Best Restaurants 2017

These 5 Restaurants Have Stood the Test of Time

Others rise and fall, but these five remain.

01/31/2017 By Staff

Best Restaurants 2017

Old Florida Takes the Stage at Owen's Fish Camp

This fish place looks like it's been in business since at least 1950. And that's a good thing.

01/31/2017 By Michael Riedel

Best Restaurants 2017

Maison Blanche's José Martinez Moves Forward By Standing Still

Longboat Key's Maison Blanche is formal, private, hushed and leisurely.

01/31/2017 By Cooper Levey-Baker