The Official Visitors Guide of Sarasota County® - 2025

Brews

Play cornhole or chill by the firepit in Adirondacks while sipping a Circus City IPA at the new location of Big Top Brewing Company, a local brewery inspired by Sarasota’s circus history. Sun King Brewery offers games and award-winning house brews, like the Pachanga Mexican-style lager or Sunlight Cream Ale. IPAs, stouts, sours – you name it, 99 Bottles Taproom & Bottle Shop has it. Imbibe at the bar or take home favorites from the wall of craft selects.

Wine

Cafe Venice Restaurant & Bar features an impressive selection of fine wines you can explore with one of their wine-pairing dinners. Choose from 1,000+ wines in the Wine Cellar at Michael’s On East, known for its awardwinning wine list (and incredible happy hour). Find your new favorite bottle of vino over a mix of tapas at Bohemios Wine & Beer Tapas Bar, where you have plenty of exquisite varietals to pair. And at Café L’Europe, cheers a glass of red, white or sparkling over European cuisine with old-world ambiance.

Cocktails

Shimmy on over to Mattison’s Forty-One for specialty craft cocktails such as the Honey Basil Margarita or Snickerdoodle Martini. Come by boat or car to catch the sunset, Tiki Margarita in hand, at Evie’s at Spanish Point in Osprey, where you get an intracoastal view from three different floors. At O’Leary’s Tiki Bar & Grill, locals and visitors alike mix and mingle under hanging lights to sip mojitos and mudslides along the water’s edge of Bayfront Park.

Juices

Put a pep in your step with the Carrot Booster juice at Cafe Evergreen, or try a signature probiotic drink or fresh fruit smoothie. Stop into Green Zebra for organic cold-pressed juices, like Beet the Blues and Summer Breeze. Pick up a protein-packed Cacao Smoothie or Green Smoothie with added spirulina from Organic Farmer’s Table.

What's NEW?

Sugar Champagne Bar on Sarasota’s famed Pineapple Avenue is a swanky new, high-end bar and piano lounge serving a curated selection of fine champagne, wines, spirits and chef-inspired small plates in a Roaring ‘20s setting.