Philippi Creek Village Oyster Bar

I often bring friends here. Located south of Sarasota on the water, they are most famous for their steamed buckets. These are filled with the seafood of your choice in addition to celery, potatoes, and onions. I also enjoy their raw bar appetizers ... more

I often bring friends here. Located south of Sarasota on the water, they are most famous for their steamed buckets. These are filled with the seafood of your choice in addition to celery, potatoes, and onions. I also enjoy their raw bar appetizers while waiting for dinner. Also poplular is their bucket of long necks (beer in long neck bottles, grin) less

Large, informal picnic table type place offering every type of seafood you can find in Florida cooked any way you may want as long as it's steamed, fried, charbroiled, baked or Norfolk. Full bar. The place gets very crowded so dining early is ... more

Large, informal picnic table type place offering every type of seafood you can find in Florida cooked any way you may want as long as it's steamed, fried, charbroiled, baked or Norfolk. Full bar. The place gets very crowded so dining early is a good idea if you want to avoid much of a wait. Worth going to although the wait staff have so many customers to attend they don't have time for chit chat. The idea is: order, eat, and leave. less