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State Street Eating House: 1533 State St, Sarasota FL
I was excited to finally visit State Street Eating House with my dad for lunch last week. I’ve walked past it a bunch of times and am always intrigued by the menu, the minimalist/industrial atmosphere...
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Papa Nick’s Pasta & Pizza: 4940 Fruitville Rd, Sarasota, FL
For 3 months, Gabriel and I lived practically across the street from Papa Nick’s. It wasn’t until the night before we moved to another town that we finally got around to trying it. It was fairly...
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Don Pablos: 5911 Fruitville Rd. Sarasota, FL
Gabriel and I had a ‘free dip sampler’ coupon for the longest time and finally decided to use it. When we arrived, we found a very casual but cool atmosphere in a huge space that looked like a...
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Mattison’s City Grille, 1 North Lemon Ave, Sarasota, FL
As you may or may not know, Gabriel and I donate blood regularly every 8 weeks. When we moved to FL and continued the tradition we’d started in NYC, we found that the donation center here gives a...
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Cracker’s Bar & Grill: 502 NW 6th St. Crystal River, FL
After an AMAZING experience of swimming with a wild manatee, Gabriel and I found ourselves starving and in a town we knew nothing about. Our boat captain told us that Crackers is the best place...
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Shoogie Boogies, 1919 Morrill St, Sarasota, FL
I was lucky enough to have a beautiful bridal shower thrown for me at Shoogie Boogies. It was the most perfect setting I could imagine, and everything was flawless. I found the owner to be extremely...
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Louie’s Modern: 1289 N. Palm Ave. Sarasota, FL
I have a new Sarasota favorite! YAY! I met my family here for a goodbye dinner as my parents are heading out of town for the summer. Knowing that it’s run by the same people as Libby’s, (another fav)...
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Walt’s Fish Market & Restaurant: 4144 S. Tamiami Trail, Sarasota, FL
Things I love about Walt’s: 1. It’s literally across the street from my favorite 6:30pm Tuesday night candlelight power yoga class at Family Tree Yoga. 2. The market is full of super fresh,...
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Siam Orchid Thai: 4141 S. Tamiami Trail, Sarasota, FL
Eventually I may stop being shocked about how many awesome Thai restaurants there are in Sarasota, but so far, I am still in the constantly-pleasantly-surprised phase since moving here from NYC a...
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Thai Palace: 4756 W Cortez Rd Bradenton, FL
Gabriel and I were aiming for a Thai restaurant in Bradenton that had been recommended to us. Luckily for us, after getting lost trying to find it, we finally arrived to find that it was closed. We...
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Sal’s Pizzeria & Pasta House: 6582 Gateway Ave Sarasota, FL
Either I’ve lived in Florida for long enough that I’ve forgotten what real NY pizza tastes like, or I just found a GREAT place for a slice here! Given that it’s still less than 2 years since my big...
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Oasis Cafe Mediterranean Cuisine: 4246 South Tamiami Trl Sarasota, FL
I had a craving for falafel a couple of weeks ago, so I headed for the one place I know of to get some for lunch, a little cafe called Zante Gyros on Superior Ave. When I got there I was surprised to...
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Antoine’s Restaurant: 5020 Fruitville Rd Sarasota, FL
Gabriel and I lived in a condo nearby to Antoine’s for a few months, and when it opened, I put it on my short list of restaurants I wanted to try. We never got around to it while we still lived over...
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Sardinia: 5770 S. Tamiami Trail, Sarasota, FL 34231
You’d think I was totally setting myself up for disaster when I ended up going to Sardinia for lunch. I was REALLY craving Thai food, so I’d intended to go to my favorite, Isan Thai, not realizing...
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Cafe Evergreen. 801 Tamiami Trail South, Nokomis FL 34275
It’s true. I am not posting nearly as often as I once did. There are multiple reasons for this that all stem for the same source…I have a one year old. Going out to eat doesn’t happen very often...
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