Guidebook for Bradenton

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Guidebook for Bradenton

Food Scene

If you are looking for a fine dining restaurant for a special occasion this is the perfect spot on the beach!
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Beach Bistro
6600 Gulf Dr
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If you are looking for a fine dining restaurant for a special occasion this is the perfect spot on the beach!
Great pizza parlor for the whole family to enjoy and very close to the house!
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Dannys Pizzeria
7220 Manatee Ave W
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Great pizza parlor for the whole family to enjoy and very close to the house!
Great restaurant overlooking Tampa Bay...Make reservations to sit inside. Outside seating is first come first serve.
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The Waterfront Restaurant
111 S Bay Blvd
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Great restaurant overlooking Tampa Bay...Make reservations to sit inside. Outside seating is first come first serve.
Great laid back restaurant on the water with fresh seafood!
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Swordfish Grill
4628 119th St W
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Great laid back restaurant on the water with fresh seafood!
A must visit, fresh seafood restaurant! It is located right at the seafood docks where they bring the fish in and serve it! Go early as there is usually always a pretty long wait!
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Star Fish Company
12306 46th Ave W
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A must visit, fresh seafood restaurant! It is located right at the seafood docks where they bring the fish in and serve it! Go early as there is usually always a pretty long wait!
Great ice cream!
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Tyler's Homemade Ice Cream
11904 Cortez Rd W
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Great ice cream!
Great ice cream parlor on Anna Maria Island! It's my children's favorite!
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Small Town Creamery
5404 Marina Dr
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Great ice cream parlor on Anna Maria Island! It's my children's favorite!

Drinks & Nightlife

Great bar and great food located in downtown bradenton
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O'bricks Irish Pub & Martini Bar
427 12th St W
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Great bar and great food located in downtown bradenton
It's a speakeasy type bar with mixology drinks!
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The Doctor's Office
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It's a speakeasy type bar with mixology drinks!
Great place to see a comedy show! It's about a 45 minute drive from the house.
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McCurdy's Comedy Theatre
1923 Ringling Blvd
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Great place to see a comedy show! It's about a 45 minute drive from the house.

Parks & Nature

Great nature preserve for running, walking, and biking with paved trails! You can also take kayaks there too!
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Robinson Preserve Expansion
10299 9th Ave NW
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Great nature preserve for running, walking, and biking with paved trails! You can also take kayaks there too!
Great nature preserve
Neal Preserve Observation Tower
12301 Manatee Avenue West
Great nature preserve

Essentials

Publix is our best local grocery store! It's located just a few blocks from the house.
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Publix Super Market at Beachway Plaza
7310 Manatee Ave W
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Publix is our best local grocery store! It's located just a few blocks from the house.
If you need a prescription when you are down here Walgreens, CVS, or Publix are the 3 stores I recommend to get your prescription filled at. This store is also great for toiletries, snacks, drinks, prescriptions, over the counter medications, etc.
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Walgreens
3601 Bee Ridge Rd
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If you need a prescription when you are down here Walgreens, CVS, or Publix are the 3 stores I recommend to get your prescription filled at. This store is also great for toiletries, snacks, drinks, prescriptions, over the counter medications, etc.
Great for convenience. Anything you may need from snacks, drinks, prescriptions, over the counter medications, toiletries, etc. They will have it all.
CVS
3813 Manatee Ave W
Great for convenience. Anything you may need from snacks, drinks, prescriptions, over the counter medications, toiletries, etc. They will have it all.
This hospital is great for all ages.
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Manatee Memorial Hospital
206 2nd St E
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This hospital is great for all ages.
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Blake Medical Center
2020 59th St W
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This is a pediatric hospital. I have used it for my children and it's wonderful.
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Johns Hopkins All Children's Hospital
501 6th Ave S
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This is a pediatric hospital. I have used it for my children and it's wonderful.

Entertainment & Activities

Great movie theater with reclining seats! You can watch a movie, at the theater, in your own lazy boy chair! Great for rainy day fun!
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Regal Cinemas Oakmont 8
4801 Cortez Rd W
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Great movie theater with reclining seats! You can watch a movie, at the theater, in your own lazy boy chair! Great for rainy day fun!
Great place to go mini golfing! My kids love it!
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Abenteuergolfplatz Smugglers Cove
2000 Cortez Rd W
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Great place to go mini golfing! My kids love it!
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Sarasota Jungle Gardens
3701 Bay Shore Rd
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Great park with animals and roller coasters. Something to do for the whole family.
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Busch Gardens
10165 McKinley Dr
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Great park with animals and roller coasters. Something to do for the whole family.
The beach is located only 4.6 miles from the house. It is 7miles of white sand beaches and is beautiful! You won't be disappointed. The sunsets are amazing!
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Holmes Beach
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The beach is located only 4.6 miles from the house. It is 7miles of white sand beaches and is beautiful! You won't be disappointed. The sunsets are amazing!

Shopping

Great mall for shopping. There are a lot of nice restaurants attached to the mall as well.
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The Mall at University Town Center
140 University Town Center Dr
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Great mall for shopping. There are a lot of nice restaurants attached to the mall as well.
Great little women's boutique that has both women's and children's clothing and also some little nick nacks. If you'r on the island it's a great store to stop in at.
The Island Cabana
403C Pine Ave
Great little women's boutique that has both women's and children's clothing and also some little nick nacks. If you'r on the island it's a great store to stop in at.
Great store with all beach decor. Has great items for gifts. They have everything from clothing, to candles, to lamps and wall hangings.
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Sand Dollar Gift Shop
5302 Marina Dr
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Great store with all beach decor. Has great items for gifts. They have everything from clothing, to candles, to lamps and wall hangings.

Getting Around

There is a free trolley that runs up and down Anna Maria Island. The trolley stops are every few blocks and the most time that you wait is around 20 minutes.
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Anna Maria Beach
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There is a free trolley that runs up and down Anna Maria Island. The trolley stops are every few blocks and the most time that you wait is around 20 minutes.