Bars & Breweries

Salty Neighbor Bar & Grill

A veteran-owned Venice sports bar with a Cuban accent

The Gator Club

Downtown live-music bar in the historic Worth's Block

Big Top Brewing Company

Sarasota's circus-themed craft brewery and gastropub

Delany's Public House

A proper Irish pub on Lakewood Ranch Main Street

Evie's on the Bay

Three floors of waterfront dining on Little Sarasota Bay

Rufa at The Ritz-Carlton

Craft cocktails and shareable bites with Sarasota Bay views

Lefty's Oyster & Seafood Bar

Best Oysters 2025, live music, and craft cocktails downtown

Mimi Brasserie & Speakeasy

European brasserie warmth meets 1920s speakeasy glamour

Wink Wink Food & Drink

Playful modern comfort food inside The Sarasota Modern

99 Bottles Taproom & Bottle Shop

USA TODAY's 4th best beer bar — rotating world craft taps

Chophouse285

Dry-aged steaks, wood-fired grills, Englewood's anchor

Fat Rabbit Pub

Elevated pub grub on the second floor of Main Street

Fins at Sharky's

Gulf views, sushi, and Josper-cooked steaks above Venice Pier

Allswell Waterside

Prohibition-era gastropub at Waterside Place

Lakewood Ranch's craft brewing destination

Local craft brewery on McIntosh Road

Neighborhood sports bar with craft beer selection

Superior Avenue's neighborhood beer and food destination

Craft brewing in Palmetto with corporate humor

Bradenton brewing with compass-guided flavors

Craft brewing in Port Charlotte's South Tamiami

Local brewery in Heritage Green Way Bradenton

Local brewery crafting unique beers in Bradenton

Craft brewery bringing Indiana favorites to Mango Avenue

Draft house bringing craft beer culture to Bradenton

Craft brewery on South Trail in Venice