Best Restaurants 2017

62 places you must eat right now. 62 best restaurants; plus, where the chefs eat, cookbook guru Victor Hazan on his favorite local Italian restaurant, and downtown's hottest spot.

In this issue:

Arts & Entertainment

The Color of Dreams

Marc Chagall Exhibit is Coming to Selby This Month

The exhibit opens Feb. 12 and runs through July 31.

02/06/2017 By Ilene Denton

In Town

Talking Comedy with Steve Martin and Martin Short

The duo will appear at the Van Wezel on Feb. 10 for "An Evening You Will Forget for the Rest of Your Life."

02/01/2017 By Kay Kipling

Eat & Drink

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

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Best Restaurants in Sarasota 2017

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

02/01/2017 By Staff

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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

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These 5 Restaurants Have Stood the Test of Time

Others rise and fall, but these five remain.

01/31/2017 By Staff

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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

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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

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The Best Italian Restaurants in Sarasota

When it comes to Italian food, these restaurants top our list.

01/31/2017 By Staff

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Sarasota's Most Popular New Restaurant: Boca Kitchen Bar Market

Everybody comes to Boca.

01/31/2017 By Robert Plunket

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This is Victor Hazan's Favorite Restaurant in Sarasota

Italian cooking guru Victor Hazan follows Dino Carta to Sardinia.

01/31/2017 By Victor Hazan

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Puccini's is as Dark and Delicious as a Private Club

Puccini's is like a clandestine private club you learn about from a friend. One that serves delicious food.

01/31/2017 By Marsha Fottler

Best Restaurants 2017

Sarasota's Best Restaurants 2017

In no particular order, sixty-one great places to eat right now.

01/31/2017 By Staff

Fashion & Shopping

Fashion I.Q.

The Best Fashion and Beauty Finds for February

Genius looks and loot from our fashion editor.

02/01/2017 By Heather Dunhill

News & City Life

Black History Month

The Story of Jeffery Bolding, Sarasota's First Enslaved Man

Bolding's photo reminds us that our own local history bears the stain of slavery.

02/13/2023 By John McCarthy

The Rest of Your Life

How to Retire to Sarasota

Forget about driving your golf cart into the sunset. Boomers want more from retirement.

02/07/2017 By Ilene Denton

Great Scots!

It's Highland Games Time

This month's games remind us of our Scottish roots.

02/01/2017 By Hannah Wallace

Lost That Loving Feeling

Attorney John Strickland on Love, Loss and Making Divorce Work

In this month of hearts and flowers, some sage advice for couples on the other end of the spectrum.

02/01/2017 By Susan Burns

Made in SRQ

Made in Sarasota: Aso Bandages

Aso's east Sarasota HQ cranks out billions of wound-care products and oversees operations in the U.S., Mexico, the Philippines and Europe.

02/01/2017 By Cooper Levey-Baker

Road Warriors

The Battle Over Beach Road

Mike Cosentino and Elizabeth Gomez-Mayo crusade to keep a beachfront stretch of road public.

02/01/2017 By Cooper Levey-Baker

Travel & Outdoors

Deadly Waters

Our Local Waters are Beautiful But Deadly

Every year, Florida boaters are injured, killed or lost at sea. It doesn't have to be that way.

02/01/2017 By Tom Bayles Illustrations by Andrew Theophilopoulous

Up the Creek

Hidden in Plain Sight, Phillippi Creek is Rich in Nature and History

John McCarthy picks up a paddle and goes exploring.

02/01/2017 By John McCarthy