The Best of Sarasota 2023: Readers' Choice

May 3, 2023Published in the May-June 2023 issue ofSarasota Magazine

Meliora

St. Armands Oyster Bar; Prime Serious Steak

Ophelia's on the Bay

Dry Dock Waterfront Grill; Shore (Longboat Key location)

Café Epicure

Dry Dock Waterfront Grill; Ophelia's on the Bay

Ophelia's on the Bay

Michael's on East; Siesta Key Summer House Steak & Seafood

First Watch

Station 400; Millie's

First Watch

Cask & Ale; Libby's Neighborhood Brasserie

Gecko's Grill & Pub

Connors Steak & Seafood; Boca Kitchen Bar Market

Gecko's Grill & Pub

First Watch; Ford's Garage

Southside Deli

Anna's Deli; The Corkscrew Deli

Owen's Fish Camp

Walt's Fish Market Restaurant & Tiki Bar; Brine Seafood & Raw Bar

Ichiban Restaurant & Sushi Bar/JPan (Tie)

Pacific Rim; Tsunami Sushi & Hibachi Grill

Cafe Amici

Mediterraneo; Cafe Barbosso

Napulè

Valentino Pizzeria Trattoria; Origin Craft Beer & Pizza Cafe

Patricks 1481

Gecko's Grill & Pub; Ford's Garage

Circo

El Toro Bravo; Mi Pueblo (University Parkway location)

Stottlemyer's Smokehouse

Brick's Smoked Meats; Nancy's Bar-B-Q

Der Dutchman

Yoder's Restaurant; Yoder's Deli Market

Connors Steak & Seafood

Michael John's Restaurant; Fleming's Prime Steakhouse

Hamlet's Eatery

Lila; Green Zebra

Gecko's Grill & Pub

Café Evergreen; Green Zebra

Fins at Sharky's

Dockside Waterfront Grill; The Crow's Nest

Michael John's Restaurant

Gecko's Grill & Pub; Pier 22

Grove

Lucky Pelican Bistro; Gecko's Grill & Pub

Rendez-Vous French Bakery and Bistro

Cakes by Ron; Paisano's Italian Bakery

Floribbean Flo's Caribbean Pie Company/Parise's (Tie)

Euphemia Haye and The Haye Loft

Teylor Bouchard, Hamlet's Eatery

Steve Phelps, Indigenous; Christopher Covelli, Sage

Hamlet's Eatery

The Maine Line; Fire Tacos

Meliora

Elixir Tea House; The Doctor's Office/ Euphemia Haye and The Haye Loft/Rise & Nye's (Tie)

Cask & Ale

State Street Eating House + Cocktails; Pangea Alchemy Lab

State Street Eating House + Cocktails

Cask & Ale; Meliora/Sage (Tie)

Art Ovation Hotel

The Westin; Sage

Gecko's Grill & Pub

Brewster's; 99 Bottles

Shannon Illch, Cornerstone and Company

Staff, Cask & Ale; Staff, Pangea Alchemy Lab

Michael's on East

Cooper's Hawk; Marcello Ristorante Italiano

Big Top Brewing Co.

Calusa Brewing; Sun King Brewery

Siesta Key Rum

Loaded Cannon Distillery

Rise & Nye's

Simon's Coffee House; Perq

Michael's on East

Mattison's Forty-One; Cooper's Hawk

Morton's Gourmet Market

Detwiler's Farm Market; Two Chefs on Hillview

Kilwins

Norman Love Confections; Läderach Chocolatier Suisse

Total Wine & More

Seagrape Wine Co.; Norman's Liquors

The Butcher's Block

Detwiler's Farm Market; Alpine Steakhouse

Robb & Stucky

Copenhagen Imports; Blu Home

DutchCrafters

Blu Home; Epic Home Décor

LyteWorks

Franklin Lighting; Bee Ridge Lighting

Copenhagen Imports

Robb & Stucky; Soft Square

Boca Bargoons Fabrics

Blu Home; Cotton Patch Quilt Shop

Beach Life Blinds & Design

Budget Blinds; AIH Custom Window Treatments/M & M Wallcoverings & Blinds (Tie)

California Closets

Closet Tec; Carefree Design Center

Rugs as Art

Art to Walk On; DutchCrafters

Floor & Decor

Flooring Options by Carpet One; Brewer Carpet One Floor & Home

All Glass & Windows

Shutter-Vue; PGT Innovations

John Cannon Homes

Trinity Construction & Design; Lee Wetherington Homes

Blu Interiors

Distinctive Interiors; Chic on the Cheap/Trinity Design (Tie)

Eyecatcher by P.J.'s Boutique

Foxy Lady (Siesta Key location); L. Boutique

Tweeds Custom Suits

The Met; Captain's Landing/Shore (St.Armands Circle location)/Compound Boardshop/Greiner's Fine Men's Clothing (Tie)

Swim City

Beach Bazaar/Swim Mart (Tie); Shore (St. Armands Circle location)/SwimwearBoutique (Tie)

The Exchange

Fifi's Fine Resale Apparel; PEL Consignments

Creative Hands of Sarasota

Canned Ham Vintage; Sarasota Architectural Salvage

Diamond Vault Jewelers

Coffrin Diamond Jewelers; Classic Creations in Diamonds & Gold

The Bazaar on Apricot & Lime

Elysian Fields; The Giving Tree Gallery

Creative Liberties

The Bazaar on Apricot & Lime; The Artful Giraffe

Tracker Boating Center

MarineMax; Erickson Marine/Galati Yacht Sales/Ingman Marine/Viage Group (Tie)

Beneva Flowers & Plantscapes

Victoria Blooms; Flowers by Fudgie

Village Bikes

Sarasota Cycle; Trek

Eyeglass World

Center for Sight; Warby Parker

Fleet Feet

Fit2Run; New Balance

Economy Tackle/Dolphin Paddlesports

Compound Boardshop; Silent Sports Outfitters

Sirius Day Spa & Med Spa

L. Spa; Nuovo Salons

Nuovo Salons

Cutting Loose Salon; Yellow Strawberry

American Shave

Modern Gents Premier Barbershop & Bar; ManCave for Men

Nuovo Salons

Cutting Loose Salon; Sirius Day Spa & Med Spa

Nuovo Salons

Cutting Loose Salon; Sirius Day Spa & Med Spa

Elite Medical Spa

Sirius Day Spa & Med Spa; L. Spa

Oddity Tattoo

Mockingbird Tattoo Co.; Z-Edge

Paint Nail Bar

Lavish Nails & Spa; American Shave

Sirius Day Spa & Med Spa

American Shave; Massage Envy

American Shave/Sirius Day Spa & Med Spa (Tie)

Blue Door Spa & Salon/Waxing the City (Tie); European Wax Center

Sirius Day Spa & Med Spa

L. Spa; Blue Door Spa & Salon

OMG Lashes

Sirius Day Spa & Med Spa; Blue Door Spa & Salon

AAA Pet Resort

Bayside Pet Resort; Ace Pet Resort/Doggy Resort (Tie)

AAA Pet Resort

The Mutt Hutt Grooming Salon; Bayside Pet Resort

The Glenridge on Palmer Ranch

Tuscan Gardens; Grand Living at Lakewood Ranch

Take Care Home Health

Nursing Styles; A Daughter's Touch Home Health Agency

Castle Concierge

Key Concierge/Take Care Home Health (Tie); Welcome Home Concierge- The Home Watch Experts

Mariner Wealth Advisors

Merrill Lynch Wealth Management; RBC Wealth Management

University Park Country Club

Laurel Oak Country Club; Serenoa Golf Club

Bhavana Yoga Studio

The Yoga Shack; Pineapple Yoga + Cycling Studio

Mote Marine Laboratory & Aquarium

Sarasota Jungle Gardens; The Ringling

The Ringling

Marie Selby Botanical Gardens; Mote Marine Laboratory & Aquarium

Lido Key Mangrove Tours

Kayaking SRQ; SURFit USA

Gym SRQ

CycleBar; Asgard Training Center

Legacy Trail

Celery Fields; Myakka River State Park

Legacy Trail

Rothenbach Park; Nathan Benderson Park

Pompano Trailhead

The Bay/G.T. Bray Recreation Center (Tie); The Meadows CountryClub/University Park Country Club (Tie)