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Top 5 Places to Eat on Longboat Key

Looking for the best places to eat for Breakfast, lunch and dinner on Longboat Key and Lido Key? We are very experienced at managing vacation rentals here at Florida Vacation Connection, but we are also really good at eating! And the best person to ask about where to eat is always a local! 

Check out our selection below!

 

BREAKFAST

  1. Blue Dolphin Café – 5370 Gulf of Mexico Drive #101, Longboat Key
  2. Longbeach Café – 6836 Gulf of Mexico Drive, Longboat Key
  3. Harry’s Continental Kitchens – 525 St. Judes Drive, Longboat Key
  4. Turtle Coffee Bar – 3172 Gulf of Mexico Drive, Longboat Key
  5. Madison Ave Café & Deli – 28 N. Blvd of the Presidents, Sarasota (St. Armands Circle)

LUNCH

  1. Dry Dock – 412 Gulf of Mexico Drive, Longboat Key
  2. Mar Vista Dockside – 760 Broadway Street, Longboat Key
  3. Whitney’s – 6990 Gulf of Mexico Drive, Longboat Key
  4. Old Salty Dog – 1601 Ken Thompson Pkwy, Sarasota (Right by Mote Aquarium)
  5. Tommy Bahama – 300 John Ringling Blvd., Sarasota (St. Armands)

DINNER

  1. Shore Longboat Key – 800 Broadway Street, Longboat Key
  2. Columbia – 411 St Armands Circle, Sarasota (St. Armands Circle)
  3. Euphemia Hay – 5540 Gulf of Mexico Drive, Longboat Key
  4. Lazy Lobster – 5350 Gulf of Mexico Drive, Longboat Key
  5. Chart House – 201 Gulf of Mexico, Longboat Key

COCKTAILS / NIGHTLIFE

  1. Mar Vista Dockside – 760 Broadway Street, Longboat Key
  2. Dry Dock – 412 Gulf of Mexico Drive, Longboat Key
  3. Daiquiri Deck – 325 John Ringling Blvd., Sarasota (St. Armands)
  4. Lynches Pub & Grub – 19 N. Boulevard of Presidents, Sarasota (St. Armands)
  5. The Whiskey Barrel – 15 S. Boulevard of Presidents, Sarasota (St. Armands)

 

We didn’t include any of the fabulous establishments on Anna Maria Island or in Sarasota because there are way too many options to choose from! You can always do a search online to find exactly what you are in the mood for.