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Local Guide to a Kitchen-less Christmas
Your full guide to Sarasota County restaurants taking stress out of your stockings this holiday, opening their doors for a memorable Christmas dinner, lunch, or brunch!
Your full guide to Sarasota County restaurants taking stress out of your stockings this holiday, opening their doors for a memorable Christmas dinner, lunch, or brunch!
If you're on vacation in Sarasota County this holiday season, chances are you're interested in a vacation from the responsiblity of cooking Christmas dinner. Whether you're looking to try a new restaurant in town, find a new Christmas dining tradition, or are scrambling after a cooking mishap, we've got you covered with a list of restaurants ready to deliver on those visions of sugar plums dancing in your head.
(Click restaurant names to see posted hours of operation online)
Open both Christmas Eve & Christmas Day
Bistro at the Courtyard By Marriott Lakewood Ranch
Open Christmas Eve
Element: Steak. Seafood. Pasta.