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Off-Campus Dining

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Student Favorites
  • Sahara Café
  • Tijuana Flats
  • Tropical Thai
24-Hour Dining
  • Perkins Restaurant & Bakery
  • Starbucks
Best Asian
  • Drunken Poet Café
  • Pho Cali
Best Breakfast
  • Breakfast House
  • Denny's
  • Dunkin' Donuts
  • First Watch Daytime Café
  • Pastry Art Bakery
Best Coffee
  • Big E's Sweets & Gourmet
  • Pastry Art Bakery
  • Starbucks
Best Dessert Whiteberry
Best Healthy
  • Sweet Tomatoes
  • Whole Foods Market
Best Late-Night
  • Big E's Sweets & Gourmet
  • Munchies 420 Café
Best Mexican
  • Chipotle Mexican Grill
  • Guerrero Bakery
Best Pizza
  • Filippo's Pizzeria
  • Rico’s Pizzeria
Best Place to Take a Date
  • Ceviche
  • The Cottage
Best Place to Take Your Parents
  • Barnacle Bill’s Seafood
  • Derek's Culinary & Casual
  • Michael's on East
Other Places to Check Out
  • Applebee's Neighborhood Grill
  • Demetrios' Pizza House
  • Gateway to India
  • Joto Japanese Steakhouse
  • Kazu’s Sushi & Asian Bistro
  • Olive Garden
  • Outback Steakhouse
  • Panera Bread
  • Rio Samba Restaurante Brasil
  • Square 1 Burgers & Bar
  • Station 400
  • Thai Spice Restaurant

Student Author OverviewWhat's This?

What Sarasota lacks in nightlife, it makes up for in dining. What else would one expect from a wealthy, socially conservative retirement town? While the pricing isn’t always student-friendly, the quality of the restaurants is admirable. It is possible for a student to go to a different stellar restaurant every weekend during the semester. This makes for some terrific dining options when a student's family rolls into town with their fat wallets and will to nourish.

Sarasota has quite a few student hangouts and cafés. The 24-hour Starbucks is nearby and is a huge draw for final paper composing and exam studying. Big E's is a cheap and plentiful café easily within biking distance from campus. Downtown, many students frequent Whole Foods and the local bakery Pastry Art. The Saturday morning farmers' market downtown usually draws in at least a handful of students, as well. The food options in Sarasota truly run the gamut of cheap fast food to gourmet dining. You have to do a bit of exploring to find budget-friendly/high-quality ethnic eateries, but finding them is a worthy venture that will lead you away from the stuffiness of much of the area's traditional American fare. Downtown Sarasota has some of the more posh restaurants, while Bradenton is more informal. Tamiami Trail provides a slew of choices, and there are some fantastic food trucks scattered about town.

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Off-Campus Dining at New College of Florida

wertsern

Urban Studies and Affairs '14

2.7
C+

Adjdsf,Jmds

Most things close early and are a little too expensive (for rich, retired Sarasotians...) We could use a few places that offered student dicounts

Feb 07, 2012

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Off-Campus Dining at New College of Florida

patticakes1992

Anthropology and Archaeology '15

1.2
D

It Is Bleak.

I am from a big city with a lot of variety in the culture, cost and quality of food. This does not exist in Sarasota. Food is mostly bland southern cooking marketed towards old people. Tropical Thai is a good "exotic" place to eat. If you go down town you will end up spending a lot. In the area around school, food is cheap, but also pretty bad. I recommend learning to cook.

Jan 05, 2012

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Off-Campus Dining at New College of Florida

kmoonkhyld

Environmental Sciences '13

2.7
C+

Need Car

Most restaurants nearby require a car or bus. But they are good and there are a lot of options

Dec 27, 2011

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User rating for New College of Florida - Off-Campus Dining is 2.3 out of 5 based on 14 user reviews.

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Grocery StoresWhat's This?

Publix
1044 N. Tamiami Trail
(941) 366-3270
www.publix.com
Daily 7 a.m.–10 p.m.

Whole Foods Market
1451 First St.
(941) 955-8500
wholefoodsmarket.com
Daily 9 a.m.–9 p.m.

Restaurant ListingsWhat's This?

Barnacle Bill’s Seafood
Food: Seafood, steaks
5050 N. Tamiami Trail
(941) 355-7700
www.barnaclebillsseafood.com
Price: $10–$30

Big E's Sweets & Gourmet
Food: Coffee/tea, sweets
2805 N. Tamiami Trail
(941) 355-4432
Price: $3–$8

Breakfast House
Food: American, breakfast
1817 Fruitville Road
(941) 366-6860
Price: $10–$20

Ceviche
Food: Tapas
1216 First St.
(941) 952-1036
www.ceviche.com
Price: $10–$20

Chipotle Mexican Grill
Food: Fast food, Mexican
1707 S. Tamiami Trail
(941) 957-6406
www.chipotle.com
Price: $3–$8

Chutney’s Etc.
Food: Indian, Mediterranean
1944 Hillview St.
(941) 954-4444
www.chutneysetc.com
Price: $10–$20
Cool Features: Small and intimate, Chutney’s allows you to mix and match the Indian and Mediterranean entrées.

The Cottage
Food: Seafood
153 Avenida Messina, Siesta Key
(941) 312-9300
www.cottagesiestakey.com
Price: $10–$20

Denny's
Food: American
610 Cortez Road W, Bradenton
(941) 752-5977
www.dennys.com
Price: $8–$15

Derek's Culinary & Casual
Food: American
514 Central Ave.
(941) 366-6565
www.dereks-sarasota.com
Price: $20–$40

Drunken Poet Café
Food: Thai, Japanese
1572 Main St.
(941) 955-8404
www.drunkenpoetsarasota.com
Price: $10–$20

Dunkin' Donuts
Food: Coffee, doughnuts
300 N. Washington Blvd.
(941) 316-0131
www.dunkindonuts.com
Price: $3–$8

Filippo's Pizzeria
Food: Pizza
6392 N. Lockwood Ridge Road
(941) 360-8065
filippospizza.com
Price: $10–$20

First Watch Daytime Café
Food: Pancakes, sandwiches, soups, waffles
1395 Main St.
(941) 954-1395
www.firstwatch.com
Price: $8–$15
Cool Features: Reasonable prices and innovative food

Guerrero Bakery
Food: Mexican
3557 Webber St.
(941) 923-4459
Price: $10–$15

Michael's on East
Food: American
1212 East Ave.
(941) 366-0007
www.michaelsoneast.com
Price: $15–$30

Munchies 420 Café
Food: American
6639 Superior Ave.
(941) 929-9893
www.munchies420cafe.com
Price: $8–$15

Pacific Rim
Food: Asian
1859 Hillview St.
(941) 330-8071
www.pacificrimsarasota.com
Price: $15–$30
Cool Features: Fancy atmosphere, modern decor, high-quality ingredients

Pastry Art Bakery
Food: Coffee/tea, sweets
1512 Main St.
(941) 955-7545
www.pastryartbakerycafe.com
Price: $5–$10

Perkins Restaurant & Bakery
Food: American
6023 14th St. W, Bradenton
(941) 755-2658
www.perkinsrestaurants.com
Price: $8–$15

Pho Cali
Food: Vietnamese
1578 Main St.
(941) 955-2683
www.phocalisarasota.com
Price: $10–$20

Rico’s Pizzeria & Pasta House
Food: Italian, pizza
6547 Gateway Ave.
(941) 922-9604
www.ricospizzapie.com
Price: $8–$15

Sahara Café
Food: Mediterranean
1121 S. Tamiami Trail
(941) 954-1423
Price: $5–$10
Cool Features: Informal, fast, and reasonably priced

Starbucks
Food: Coffee, tea
2805 University Parkway
(941) 358-6486
www.starbucks.com
Price: $3–$8

Sweet Tomatoes
Food: Soup
4994 S. Tamiami Trail
(941) 922-4908
www.souplantation.com
Price: $10–$15

Tijuana Flats
Food: Mexican
1635 S. Tamiami Trail
(941) 330-0989
www.tijuanaflats.com
Price: $5–$10
Cool Features: Fast service with a quality, hip atmosphere

Tropical Thai Restaurant
Food: Thai
1420 Main St.
(941) 364-5775
www.tropicalthaiofsarasota.com
Price: $10–$15
Cool Features: Dimly lit atmosphere and popular among Novo Collegians

Whiteberry
Food: Frozen yogurt
1473 Main St.
(941) 366-5050
whiteberryusa.com
Price: $3–$8

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