Coffee/Juice:
- O&A Coffee
-
ionie
- Favorite Drink: Beet Juice
- Summer Juice Tap
Breakfast/Brunch Recommendations:
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Palm Avenue Deli - New York High Class
- Favorite Dishes: Corned Beef Hash, Whitefish spread plate
- Green Zebra - Organic and Fancy
- Station 400 - Pancakes and Omelets Galore
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State Street Eating House - Our Favorite Spot and Venue for Our Party
- Pancakes, sausage and fingerling potatoes
Cocktails and Snacks:
- Cask and Ale - Espresso Martini
- Mollys Irish Pub - Cucumber Gimlet
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Bar Hana - Fancy late night
- Favorite Dishes: Tuna Tartar
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Perspective Rooftop
- Favorite Dishes: Any cocktail while enjoying the view
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Selva - Spanish Tapas and Happy Hour
- Spanish Cesar, Short Rib Spring Roll, Lomo Saltado
- O’Learys - Casual bar on the waterfront
Lunch/Dinner Recommendations:
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KOJO - Asian Flare
- Favorite Dishes: Tuna Pizza, Mushroom Rice, Fried Chicken Bao Buns
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Owens Fish Camp - Backyard Bluegrass on the Bayou
- Favorite Dishes: Deviled Eggs, Smoked Fish Dip, Garlicky Green Beans, and Grilled Shrimp on the BBQs outside
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BESO - Spanish Tapas
- Favorite Dishes: Spanish Grilled Cheese, Carrillada de Ternera (Braised Beef Cheek)
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Indigenous - Local Seasonal Menus, Zagat Rated Chef
- Favorite Dishes: Mushroom Bisque, Parmesan Beignets
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Shore - Upscale Seafood and Cocktails
- Favorite Dishes: Pan Seared Red Snapper, Shrimp and Scallops, Kung Pao Calamari
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1592 Woodfire Kitchen - Greek American
- Favorite Dishes: Mushroom risotto, Avgolemono soup, Spicy Falafel
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Blu Kozina - Authentic Greek
- Favorite Dishes: Cod Roe Dip, Fresh fish picked out and served whole
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Cafe Amici - Authentic Italian
- Favorite Dishes: Any of their homemade pasta, Beef Short Ribs, Homemade Burrata
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Tsunami - Sushi
- Favorite Dishes: The Hurricane Roll
Things to do:
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Saturday Downtown Farmers Market
- Favorite Buys: Empanadas, Spicy Chimichurri
- Rent and ride scooters all over town
- Lido Beach Mangrove Tours
- Lido Beach - The Bay Runner Trolley will take you for free
- Shop St Armands Circle - The Bay Runner Trolley will take you for free
- Siesta Key Beach
- Siesta Village
- Ringling Museum and Grounds
- Marie Selby Botanical Gardens
- LeBarge Tropical Sunset Cruise - Cheesy but nice to see the bay from the water if you don’t like to Kayak
- Note: You can also rent jet skis, pontoons, go on fishing charters, golf, or parasail. It’s all just a Google search away. We don’t do those things so we don’t have any great recommendations