Top Best American Restaurants in Sarasota

"fusion restaurant in a lavishly tropical setting that caters to all-American tastes and world traveler expectations. In the heart of Siesta Village, the abode offers indoor and outdoor seating. From the menu, say yes to the cottage’s wild ceviche, which includes the fresh catch of the day from The Cottage’s fresh fish market, raw red onion, corn kernels and sweet potato."

"The Culture Trip lists The Cottage Restaurant as one of the top seafood restaurants in Siesta Key. This bistro is praised for its farm-to-table approach to cooking, and for its fusion culinary style. The menu consists predominantly of seafood dishes, which are made using the freshest ingredients."

"Located just a few minutes from popular Siesta Key Beach, Gilligan’s is a tropical tiki bar that offers its customers an ideal nightlife experience. You can enjoy cold and refreshing beer, wine, vodka or fishbowl cocktail while listening to great live music from local bands and touring acts periodically. Gilligan’s Island Bar & Grill also boasts of a rich lunch and dinner menu that features beach classics that are served between 11 am and 11 pm."

"They pride themselves on offering the best quality of foods, cocktails, service, atmosphere and local entertainment on the Key. From the street you can’t help but notice the Tiki Bar and Thatched Tiki Roof. This is easily the biggest Tiki Bar in the Sarasota area and has quickly become Siesta Key’s favorite go to location for wasting the day away in Paradise."

"Soak up a little bit of tropical paradise at Gilligan’s Island Bar. Combined with its tiki-style décor, island-inspired cocktails, full beach food menu, and their large outdoor patio, it’s one of our favorite restaurants in Siesta Key Village with outdoor seating."

"More than any other restaurant in recent years, Lila has changed the face of Sarasota dining. While the city had been home to a handful of vegetarian, vegan and even raw restaurants before the restaurant opened in 2016, it was Lila that pushed vegetables to the forefront of Sarasota menus. The restaurant’s zingy Burmese bowl will leave you slurping up the dregs of its curry-coconut broth, while the macro bowl’s tahini-turmeric dressing should come by the barrel."

"Located off Main Street, Lila is a vegan friendly, environmentally conscious restaurant that supports local organic farmers. Lila is known for their creative plant based menu. She’s the cool kid of vegan friendly spots in Sarasota."

"Get the little bacon cheeseburger and Cajun fries and you won't regret it!. This is another fantastic chain we visited in..."

"If you are a baseball fan, one of the must-dos for the spring season is stopping by LECOM Park to watch the Pittsburg Pirates complete their spring training. The park was initially called McKechnie Field when it was built in 1923, in honor of Bill McKechnie, who was a Pittsburg native and Hall of Fame manager. The park was renamed after receiving new sponsorship from the Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine, shortened to the acronym LECOM."

"One of the most popular things to do in Sarasota with kids is to visit The Children’s Garden. There are fun storybook readings and many other activities like weekly art and gardening classes. A maze, pirate ship, secret garden, tree fort and three little pigs’ house are just some of the attractions."

"Discover a world of wonder during a visit to the Sarasota Children’s Garden. This darling garden has plenty of activities and events planned with kids in mind. From rock hunts to storytimes, there is always something magical happening at the Sarasota Children’s Garden."

"The Sarasota Jungle Gardens, which opened in 1939, is a popular tourist attraction that features a gorgeous botanical garden and animal shows."

"Think big and colorful, and you’ll have the amazing scoops of ice cream at Big Olaf Creamery in Sarasota. Big Olaf Creamery has been around since 1982 making homemade ice cream and cones!. They have multiple locations that are all very family-friendly which is perfect for a birthday or meeting friends!"

"No matter where you stay in Sarasota, you cannot miss Big Olaf Creamery for a sweet dessert!. They have multiple locations all over the area, serving up delicious ice cream flavors like White Chocolate Rasberry and Caramel Explosion. They also have shakes and fudge, so do not miss this local classic!"

"We polled the locals who guided us to Big Olaf Creamery for some of the best ice creams in Sarasota. Located in St. Armands Circle, we found ourselves indulging in delicious creamy cones that were the envy of those passing by. Keep in mind that Big Olaf’s is a cash-only establishment."

"Family-owned and operated since 2009, Holy Cow Ice Cream & Other Cool Stuffoffers 36 different flavors of homemade ice cream crafted from the finest possible ingredients. They also have sugar-free, dairy-free, and frozen yogurt options. The selection changes daily but often includes interesting flavors like rum raisin, Snickers, crazy cake, coffee, pistachio, mocha almond fudge, and cappuccino Kahlua."

"The Holy Cow Ice Cream Shop is located in Holmes Beach and offers several distinct and extraordinary ice cream flavors to test out. This ice cream shop is known for its large portions and amazing flavors and textures. You can choose up to 3 flavors or more even with the smallest serving of ice cream, and there are sugar-free as well as low-fat ice cream options."

"Culver’s® is a family-favorite restaurant known for cooked-to-order ButterBurgers, handcrafted Fresh Frozen Custard and Wisconsin Cheese Curds. Welcome to delicious®."

"Was looking forward to eating with my family before my flight home. So we stopped here because they offer gluten free options. Everyone got to eat but me..."