Dining Districts in Sarasota

In addition to restaurants sprinkled all over Sarasota in various shopping strips and busy intersections, Sarasota has appealing, walkable dining districts in key scenic locations.

• Downtown Sarasota: Restaurants with many kinds of international and American cuisine. On Main Street, Palm Avenue, 1st Street, Lemon Avenue, Pineapple Avenue

Mattison's City Grille, corner of Main Street
 and Lemon Avenue, downtown Sarasota

• Sarasota Bayfront Park: O'Learry's Tiki Bar & Restaurant, Marina Jack's
• Burns Square: Pineapple Avenue and Burns Court
• Rosemary District: 4th Street, just east of Lemon Avenue
• St Armands Circle, on Lido Key: Restaurants on every street that comprises the Circle
• Southside Village: Hillview Street and Osprey Avenue
• Gulf Gate Village: international and local cuisine on Gulf Gate Drive, Gateway Avenue, and Superior Avenue
• Siesta Key Village: Ocean Blvd and Avenida Madera
• Siesta Key Midnight Pass & Stickney Rd: several restaurants on Midnight Pass just past Stickney Rd, and more in the shopping center further down that's anchored by City Pizza

Javier's Peruvian restaurant, Midnight Pass Rd, Siesta Key

Sushi in Sarasota

It's so healthy, tasty and artfully prepared. When you have a hankering for sushi, here's where to find it in popular Sarasota shopping districts:

Siesta Key Village

JoTo Japanese Restaurant

5218 Ocean Blvd, Sarasota FL 34242

A cozy, friendly restaurant located in the heart of Siesta Key Village (next to 7-11). Great for replenishing after an active day at the beach.

Paradise Plaza

Jpan Restaurant

3 Paradise Plaza, Sarasota FL 34239

Hip, high-tech vibe, spacious seating, convenient neighborhood setting. Do your grocery shopping at Publix, get your hair done at Aveda, then relax with sushi dinner afterwards. 

Downtown Sarasota

Yume Sushi

1532 Main Street, Sarasota FL 34236

Low lighting, sophisticated atmosphere, extensive menu, accommodating wait staff. Not just sushi, this restaurant features "Asian fusion" cuisine.

Gulf GateVillage

Kazu's Sushi 2.0 Restaurant

6566 Gateway Ave, Sarasota FL 34231

Tiny space, yet somehow it works. (This is a new location. Kazu's was previously located on Siesta Drive.) 

Gulf Gate Shopping and Dining District

Gulf Gate, Gateway, and Superior Streets comprise a neighborhood of one-story stores, restaurants and bars hidden behind the Sarasota Pavilion shopping center near the intersection of Stickney Point and Tamiami Trail, in Sarasota FL.

You can do your Sarasota shopping easily on foot here with its concentration of international restaurants and gift shops that bring a taste of home to Sarasota's many European visitors. For instance, you can sample Polish, Thai, Scandinavian, British, Italian, Irish, Middle-Eastern, and Moroccan cuisines.

Healthy and vegetarian-oriented restaurants include Veg (on Gulf Gate Drive) and Zest (on Superior Avenue). For breakfast and lunch, Word of Mouth is busy and satisfying. The shopping ranges from consignment shops to gifts. 

At the Sarasota Pavilion, you'll find Beall's, Ross, Marshalls, Michael's Crafts, Books-a-Million, Bed Bath & Beyond, video games, a Publix supermarket, Steinmart, and other brand name clothing and shoe stores, along with Chinese food. Panera Bread, which has a varied menu and free wifi, is a pleasant spot for sitting, sunning, and noshing.

At night, Gulf Gate becomes a destination for nightlife, as the bars along Gateway and Superior Avenues fill up with eaters, drinkers and music-lovers. Gulf Gate is a fun meet-to-eat neighborhood for people of all ages in Sarasota FL.