Sarah’s Guidebook to the Local Venice Area

Sarah
Sarah’s Guidebook to the Local Venice Area

Sightseeing

Decent food and a wonderful place to see the sunsets.
252 locals recommend
Sharky’s On The Pier
1600 Harbor Dr S
252 locals recommend
Decent food and a wonderful place to see the sunsets.
Our go to place in the neighborhood for beautiful walks by the water. We often see gopher tortoises, manatees, and lots of birds there. And it's in the neighborhood!
46 locals recommend
Shamrock Park & Nature Center
3900 Shamrock Dr
46 locals recommend
Our go to place in the neighborhood for beautiful walks by the water. We often see gopher tortoises, manatees, and lots of birds there. And it's in the neighborhood!
Our fave place to walk, sit, swim, and look for shark teeth and shells. Beautiful natural beach.
138 locals recommend
Caspersen Beach
Harbor Dr
138 locals recommend
Our fave place to walk, sit, swim, and look for shark teeth and shells. Beautiful natural beach.
Our other favorite beach for shark tooth hunting, walking, sunsets, sunbathing, etc!
64 locals recommend
Manasota Beach
64 locals recommend
Our other favorite beach for shark tooth hunting, walking, sunsets, sunbathing, etc!
Great hikes and kayaking.
91 locals recommend
Oscar Scherer State Park
Oscar Scherer State Park
91 locals recommend
Great hikes and kayaking.
Good walking trails
Manasota Scrub Preserve
2695 Bridge St
Good walking trails
Great beach but get there early to get a parking spot. You will need to pay for parking. Easy to find shark teeth here.
151 locals recommend
Stump Pass Beach State Park
900 Gulf Blvd
151 locals recommend
Great beach but get there early to get a parking spot. You will need to pay for parking. Easy to find shark teeth here.

Food scene

Great vegetarian food
27 locals recommend
Café Evergreen Restaurant
801 S Tamiami Trail
27 locals recommend
Great vegetarian food
Favorite vegan restaurant - good lunches
8 locals recommend
Seed to Table Vegan Eatery
2357 S Tamiami Trail
8 locals recommend
Favorite vegan restaurant - good lunches
Kind of like Cheers with live music - singalong, easy place to make friends
10 locals recommend
Zebra Lounge
215 Miami Ave W
10 locals recommend
Kind of like Cheers with live music - singalong, easy place to make friends
Reliable and good breakfast/lunch restaurant chain
9 locals recommend
First Watch
1617 U.S. 41 Bypass S
9 locals recommend
Reliable and good breakfast/lunch restaurant chain
A few minutes away, amazing calzones and pizza!
Mama Maria's Pizzeria and Subs
2085 S Tamiami Trail
A few minutes away, amazing calzones and pizza!
Delicious!!
23 locals recommend
Croissant & Co
501 W Venice Ave
23 locals recommend
Delicious!!

Neighborhoods

Go onto the island, stroll along Venice Ave and Miami Ave. Loads of interesting shops, great restaurants, music
90 locals recommend
Venice
90 locals recommend
Go onto the island, stroll along Venice Ave and Miami Ave. Loads of interesting shops, great restaurants, music
Cool downtown area - restaurants and shops
40 locals recommend
Englewood
40 locals recommend
Cool downtown area - restaurants and shops

City advice

Getting around

Parking

Parking in downtown Venice and at Venice beaches is free. Be Careful where you park in Englewood - not always free.