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Places in Sarasota

Beaches, eats & places to stay in Sarasota

8,251 places in Sarasota: 724 places to eat and drink, 741 shops, 710 things to do and 120 places to stay. Local spots first, with directions to every one.

All places
8,251
145 per 1,000 residents
Eat & drink
724
13 per 1,000 residents
Shops
741
154 gifts · 52 antiques · 24 books
Things to do
710
238 outdoors · 170 arts · 128 landmarks
Places to stay
120
2.1 per 1,000 residents

What kind of places does Sarasota have?

Read from every listing. The page puts what stands out first.

A beach town42 beaches and 6 marinas.A coffee town93 independent cafés, coffee shops and bakeries, 155 with the sweet shops and chains.Galleries & stages170 galleries, museums, theaters and music venues.A food town724 places to eat and drink, 13 per 1,000 residents.
The map

Where Sarasota gathers

1,330 of Sarasota’s 8,251 places sit within a five-minute walk of Main St.

Main St
1,330places in a five-minute walk of Main St16% of Sarasota’s places
★ What stands out · Things to do

710 things to do

238 parks & outdoors, 174 fitness & sports, 170 arts & culture. Local spots first.

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See all 238 parks & outdoors →
Eat & drink

724 places to eat & drink

459 restaurants, 155 cafés & treats, 94 bars & breweries. Local spots first.

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See all 155 cafés & treats →
Shops

741 shops

154 gifts & boutiques, 122 home & hardware, 120 clothing. Local spots first.

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See all 52 antiques & vintage →
Places to stay

120 places to stay

95 hotels & inns, 25 camping & rentals. Local spots first.

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See all 95 hotels & inns →
Everyday

5,443 errands & services

Groceries, gas, the barber, the vet, the bank.

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Offices & pros 1,414Fedex Staffed · SRQ Headshots · Riddell Law GroupHealth care 1,071Dr. Mac · Latitude Pediatric & Family Clinic · Swor Women's CareHair & beauty 555LUXE Salon and Day Spa · Le Margarita · Classic BarbersBanks & insurance 481Bank Of America · Wells Fargo · Sarasota County Tax CollectorHome services 365AAMCO Transmissions · Tide Cleaners · Colonial LaundryAuto & gas 247Speedway · Tires Plus · Jesse's Garage European Auto RepairGroceries & convenience 597-Eleven · 7-Eleven · Circle KPets 47Wet Noses · Animal Clinic · Bay Road Animal HospitalOther services 1,204Skip's Automotive · Russo Periodontics · Schofield Hand and Bright Orthopaedics
Community

513 schools, churches & public places

Where Sarasota learns, worships and gets things done.

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Community groups 152Sarasota Succulent Society · Sarasota Bay Club · Salvation ArmySchools & childcare 133First Montessori Academy · The Sarasota Ballet School · Brookside Middle SchoolPlaces of worship 118Saint Martha Catholic Church · Bethlehem Bible Church · First Presbyterian Church of SarasotaTown & public services 110United States Postal Service · Sarasota City Hall · Teen Court Of Sarasota

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Some place details from Overture Maps (CDLA-Permissive-2.0), checked against the Census town line. Places added by neighbors go live once a second neighbor confirms them. Spot a mistake? Open the place and tap Edit mode.

How we sort and count

Each list puts neighbor favorites first (ratings and photos), then the most complete listings (a website, a phone number, a note), with local, independent spots ahead of national chains. Categories come from each place’s map category, so a café filed under “Shops” still shows up with the cafés. “A five-minute walk” is a quarter mile from the busiest spot on the map. Per-1,000 figures use the Census population.