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We picked these 25 new restaurants, bars and cafés in Sarasota & Bradenton from the 27 independent places that opened in the last 30 days, and we update the list daily.
Ranked, and each name links to its full timeline
Restaurant · Bradenton · 510 10 St E
A new restaurant in Bradenton, open since Oct 13, 2026. We’ve confirmed it’s open.
Restaurant · Sarasota · 295 N Cattlemen Rd, Ste 4
A new restaurant in Sarasota, open since Oct 14, 2026.
Café · Palmetto · 5015 Moccasin Wallow Rd
A new café in Palmetto, open since Oct 8, 2026.
Restaurant · Bradenton · 6310 Sr 70 East
A new restaurant in Bradenton, open since Oct 1, 2026.
Restaurant · Sarasota · 4061 Clark Rd, Ste 5
A new restaurant in Sarasota, open since Oct 23, 2026.
Restaurant · Holmes Beach · 5306 Holmes Blvd, Ste 810
A new restaurant in Holmes Beach, open since Oct 21, 2026.
Café · Bradenton · 3549 53rd Ave W
A new café in Bradenton, open since Oct 16, 2026.
Restaurant · Sarasota · 6000 Airport Cir
A new restaurant in Sarasota, open since Oct 15, 2026.
Pizza spot · Sarasota · 8317 N Lockwood Ridge Rd
A new pizza spot in Sarasota, likely open since October 2026.
Restaurant · Sarasota · 5537 Palmer Crossing Cir
A new restaurant in Sarasota, likely open since October 2026.
Restaurant · Palmetto · 6640 Us 19
A new restaurant in Palmetto, likely open since October 2026.
Restaurant · Sarasota · 1833 Ringling Blvd
A new restaurant in Sarasota, likely open since October 2026.
Bar · Palmetto · 551 17 St W
A new bar in Palmetto, open since Oct 1, 2026.
Bar · Bradenton · 7433 Manatee Ave W
A new bar in Bradenton, likely open since September 2026.
Restaurant · Sarasota · 6650 Fruitville Rd, Ste 132
A new restaurant in Sarasota, likely open since September 2026.
Bar · Sarasota · 1561 Lakefront Dr
A new bar in Sarasota, likely open since October 2026.
Restaurant · Holmes Beach · 3009 Gulf Dr
A new restaurant in Holmes Beach, likely open since October 2026.
Bar · Sarasota · 1215 Mango Ave
A new bar in Sarasota, likely open since October 2026.
Café · Venice · 1693 Us 41 Bypass S
A new café in Venice, likely open since October 2026.
Restaurant · Venice · 240 W Tampa
A new restaurant in Venice, likely open since October 2026.
Restaurant · Bradenton · 2209 9 St W
A new restaurant in Bradenton, likely open since October 2026.
Restaurant · Sarasota · 520 N Tamiami Trl
A new restaurant in Sarasota, likely open since October 2026.
Restaurant · Sarasota · 2805 N Tamiami Trl
A new restaurant in Sarasota, likely open since October 2026.
Restaurant · Venice · 914 Tamiami Trl S
A new restaurant in Venice, likely open since October 2026.
Restaurant · Sarasota · 5000 Lakewood Ranch Blvd N
A new restaurant in Sarasota, likely open since October 2026.
We pick only places that have opened, and we rank them by how sure we are they’re open and how they’ve done since. We leave chains out, and no one pays to be on the list.
Neighborhoods with the most new restaurants in the last 30 days
Our top picks for October 2026 are Glow Nutrition Club, Blu Kouzina Utc and American Honey Creamery & Coffee Company. The full list of 25 is above, and we update it daily.
29 restaurants, bars and cafés opened in the Sarasota & Bradenton area in the last 30 days, based on publicly available records.
Palmetto (34221) leads with 4 openings in the last 30 days, followed by Sarasota and Sarasota.
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