Magnum Wine and Tastings is a combintation retail store and bar. Patrons can purchase pinot noir, California merlots, zinfandel, champagne, sparking wine and micro-brew and imported beers, or grab a seat at the bar and enjoy offerings be the glass. Special tasting events are also offered.
Siesta Spirits is Siesta Key's only full-service liquor store. The store carries a large variety of beer, wine and liquor. In addition to spirits, the store also sells an extensive selection of hand-rolled cigars. It offers home delivery.
A Sarasota mainstay for over a quarter century, J.R.'s Old Packinghouse Cafe serves down-home Southern favorites with plenty of atmosphere. Popular menu items include the fried fish sandwich and blackened Ybor burger. The key lime pie has been called the best in Florida. Live music occurs almost nightly and folks can dine indoors or sit outside and enjoy the warm night air. J.R.'s Old Packinghouse Cafe is located on South Packinghouse Road, just a stones throw from the interstate.
Michael's Wine Cellar is located in the Midtown Plaza, next to Davidson Drugs. It offers estate and domain wines at affordable prices.
In The Spirits is a brew and wine-making shop located on the south side of Whitfield Avenue. Wine consultant and proprietor Susan Kolze is a congenial, welcoming lady who will guide you through the brew and wine-making process. She sells kits to make beer, Cabernet Sauvignon, Chardonnay, Pinot Noir, White Zinfadel and just about every other type of wine. Her shop displays all of the kits and books on wine making and she has a bar and wine tasting set-up in the back. Why not make your own?
Norman's Liquors on Clark Road is one of the three locations of the wholesale alcohol chain in the West Coast of Florida. It has an unbelievable selection (nearly 20 aisles) of alcoholic drinks ranging from mild liquors to hard drinks such as vodka and sake. The prices are discounted from regular grocery store prices. There is also an additional cigar showroom.
