Hidden Restaurants Sarasota Locals Love: Gulf Gate, Rosemary District & Beyond
The Sarasota restaurants locals actually eat at are not the ones in the tourist guides — they're in Gulf Gate strip malls, converted packing houses, and office…
Manny's Tacos To Go
Indigenous Restaurant
La Violetta
Garden of Joy
Tacos El Costeño
Piccolo Italian Market & Deli
Fire Tacos
Beauty of Sprouts
Southwest Florida
Sarasotaby the locals.
Sarasota is a Gulf Coast city that rewards the traveler willing to drive past the beach strip. The best food is in Gulf Gate strip malls, Historic Towles Court arts buildings, and a 1920s celery packing house that still runs live blues six nights a week.
19 spots curated
12 neighborhoods
★ 4.6 avg rating
Sarasota gets written about for its beaches and arts scene, but the food scene locals actually use is built across Gulf Gate strip malls, Towles Court arts buildings, and side streets that most visitors never find. This is the guide to that Sarasota.
01 — Neighborhoods
Pick a corner of Sarasota
02 — Browse
What are you in the mood for?
Restaurants2
Bars1
Mexican Restaurants7
Italian Restaurants1
American Restaurants3
Pizza1
Seafood Restaurants2
Vegetarian & Vegan1
Sandwich & Deli1
★ Featured
Closed
Closed Mexican Restaurants · Bee Ridge
Manny's Tacos To Go
Closed Restaurants · Historic Towles Court
Indigenous Restaurant
Closed Italian Restaurants · South Sarasota
La Violetta
Open Restaurants · Downtown Sarasota
Garden of Joy
Closed Mexican Restaurants · South Gate
Tacos El Costeño
Open Sandwich & Deli · Gulf Gate
Piccolo Italian Market & Deli
Closed Mexican Restaurants · Packinghouse District
Fire Tacos
Closed Vegetarian & Vegan · Downtown Sarasota
Beauty of Sprouts
Open American Restaurants · Sarasota
J.R.'s Old Packinghouse Cafe
Sponsored · Florida Hidden Spots
03 — Editor's Picks
This week's obsessions
01.
Editor's Pick
Mexican Restaurants · Bee Ridge
Manny's Tacos To Go
“Manny's Tacos To Go holds a ★4.9 from a Bee Ridge Road takeout window — the highest-rated taco operation in Sarasota, run lean, priced fair…”
02.
Restaurants · Historic Towles Court
Indigenous Restaurant
“Indigenous in the Historic Towles Court arts district is the most acclaimed restaurant in…”
03.
Italian Restaurants · South Sarasota
La Violetta
“La Violetta is an Italian restaurant disguised inside an office complex — you would drive…”
04.
Restaurants · Downtown Sarasota
Garden of Joy
“Garden of Joy serves Eastern European home cooking from a downtown Sarasota side street —…”
05 — From the Journal
