Florida, United States Food Guide: 10 American food Must-Eat Restaurants & Street Food Stalls in Bradenton Beach

September 10, 2019 Augustus Redeker

Reviews on American food in Bradenton Beach, Florida, United States. Bradenton Beach is a city on Anna Maria Island in Manatee County, Florida, United States. The population was 1,482 at the 2000 census, and 1,561 in the 2005 U.S Census estimates. It is part of the Bradenton-Sarasota-Venice, Florida Metropolitan Statistical Area. The city occupies the southern part of Anna Maria Island and is one of three municipalities on the island. The others are Holmes Beach in the center and Anna Maria in the north.
Things to do in Bradenton Beach

10. Sharky's Seagrill

2519 Gulf Dr N, Bradenton Beach, Anna Maria Island, FL 34217-2243 American, Seafood Dinner, Late Night Takeout, Reservations, Seating, Parking Available, Television, Highchairs Available, Wheelchair Accessible, Serves Alcohol, Full Bar, Accepts Credit Cards, Table Service, Live Music, Beach [email protected] +1 941-779-9151 http://www.sharkyseagrill.com/
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4 based on 576 reviews

Sharky's Seagrill

We are very proud to announce, Sharky’s Sea Grill, a Landmark Eatery (est.1998) located on lovely Anna Maria Island, FL, is under new ownership! In September of 2016, five friends from Rome, Italy embarked on a journey to a small, beautiful island located

Reviewed By Sally S

tasty food even if the place is a little old fashioned and could do with a bit of a makeover.key Lime pie was good

9. Bridge Tender Inn

135 Bridge St, Bradenton Beach, Anna Maria Island, FL 34217-2442 Bar, Pub, American, Seafood Lunch, Dinner, Brunch, Late Night Takeout, Outdoor Seating, Seating, Parking Available, Street Parking, Free Off-Street Parking, Television, Highchairs Available, Wheelchair Accessible, Serves Alcohol, Full Bar, Wine and Beer, Accepts American Express, Accepts Mastercard, Accepts Visa, Ac [email protected] +1 941-778-4849 http://www.bridgetenderinn.rocks/
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4 based on 1086 reviews

Bridge Tender Inn

Voted #1 Bar & Grill 4 years in a row! Established in 1989 - The Bridge Tender Inn and Dockside Bar is a favorite among locals and visitors from all over the world. Serving fresh seafood, great appetizers, and some of the best entrees, munchies and sandwi

Reviewed By James T

Really enjoyed sitting by the docks on Bridge st & having some great food. Nachos to start were excellent as were the mains (especially the Grouper Reuben). Cold beers, live music, and great service. What's not too like.Thank you for visiting the Bridge Tender Inn and Dockside Bar! It is gratifying to hear how much you enjoyed our Nachos, Grouper Reuben and our cold cocktails! And, we love receiving compliments on our awesome wait staff! We are glad you also enjoyed our live music. We appreciate your taking time to review our restaurant, especially with a 5 'bubble' review! It will be our pleasure to serve you again in the near future!

8. Peach's - Holmes Beach

3240 E Bay Dr, Holmes Beach, Anna Maria Island, FL 34217-2044 American Breakfast, Lunch, Brunch Takeout, Seating, Parking Available, Highchairs Available, Wheelchair Accessible, Accepts Credit Cards, Table Service [email protected] +1 941-779-0738 http://www.peachs.net/peachs-holmesbeach.html
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4 based on 651 reviews

Peach's - Holmes Beach

For over 20 years, Peach's has been proudly serving generations of families and friends in Sarasota and Manatee counties! When you are looking for a locally owned, family friendly, high quality breakfast and lunch restaurant at an affordable price and is

Reviewed By JLDC

We were vacationing with family and went to this location for breakfast. Located in a strip shopping center we had to wait a short period of time for seating inside. Tables were also outside. Average size inside, clean bright and cute. Service was good. Food really good. We had eggs and sausage, hash browns, pancakes and a western omelet and fruit. Coffee and juice. We really enjoyed our meals and went back another time in the week. Highly recommend this stop. Five plus!

7. Wicked Cantina Bradenton Beach

101 7th St N, Bradenton Beach, Anna Maria Island, FL 34217-3309 American, Mexican, Bar Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner, Drinks Parking Available, Free Off-Street Parking, Television, Highchairs Available, Wheelchair Accessible, Serves Alcohol, Full Bar, Wine and Beer, Accepts American Express, Accepts Mastercard, Accepts Visa, Accepts Discover, Takeout, Outdoor Seating, Seating, [email protected] +1 941-281-2990 http://wickedcantina.com/
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4 based on 898 reviews

Wicked Cantina Bradenton Beach

At Wicked Cantina, all of our food is hand made in-house daily. Specializing in delicious, Austin style Tex Mex food and American classics, we are locally owned and operated right at the beach on Anna Maria Island. Come by for breakfast, lunch or dinner t

Reviewed By gdotson1001

Upon a local recommendation we stopped by the Wicked Cantina during a recent visit to the beach. The menu offers plenty of classic Mexican dishes but also includes some unique options. The Seafood Enchiladas came highly recommended and were amazing. The chips and salsa were amazing and even better with their queso. We will definitely return when we come back to the area.

6. Anna Maria Oyster Bar on the Pier

200 Bridge St, Bradenton Beach, Anna Maria Island, FL 34217-2467 American, Bar, Seafood Lunch, Dinner Takeout, Outdoor Seating, Seating, Parking Available, Television, Highchairs Available, Wheelchair Accessible, Serves Alcohol, Full Bar, Free Wifi, Accepts Credit Cards, Table Service, Waterfront [email protected] +1 941-778-2662 http://www.oysterbar.net
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4 based on 681 reviews

Anna Maria Oyster Bar on the Pier

Reviewed By krmiller18

We stumbled along this place because my husband & boys wanted oysters! I’m SO glad we did! Wish we had found it earlier in the trip, we probably would have had every meal here.Service was TOP NOTCH!!! Tim was amazing with his food suggestions, patience with the kids & joking manner with the adults!! I felt like he was one of my friends!!!Food! YES!!! King Crab Legs, Swordfish, Raw Oysters, Grouper, and the White Sandy Beach drinks!!!! And get you a shirt!!! The back has my husbands slogan on it, we couldn’t believe it when we saw it!! You cannot go wrong here!!! I hope I find my way back one day!

5. Beach House Restaurant

200 Gulf Drive North, Bradenton Beach, Anna Maria Island, FL 34217 American Drinks, Lunch, Dinner Outdoor Seating, Seating, Parking Available, Television, Highchairs Available, Wheelchair Accessible, Serves Alcohol, Full Bar, Accepts American Express, Accepts Mastercard, Accepts Visa, Free Wifi, Accepts Discover, Takeout, Validated Parking, Valet Park [email protected] +1 941-779-2222 http://www.beachhousedining.com
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4 based on 3871 reviews

Beach House Restaurant

The newly renovated Beach House Restaurant is a world class location situated directly on the beach with indoor and outdoor dining and sweeping views of the Gulf of Mexico. Dine with your toes in the sand on fresh Florida seafood and a variety of menu ite

Reviewed By Kent J

Have been going to the Beach House for several years while vacationing in Bradenton. While the location on the shore can't be beat and the wait staff are attentive, the menu seafood selections are limited for a shore restaurant. Fresh catch was limited to mahi, swordfish and salmon (I love salmon, but it's Florida). For what I consider an upscale place, the menu didn't reflect it (but the prices did).Kent,Thank you for continuing to come in to see us at the Beach House. I am sorry that you did not find a broad enough selection of seafood for your liking on this visit. Our menu does change quite frequently based on the season. I hope that you come back to see us and enjoy some different catches on your next visit.Dave Gallagher, General Manager

4. Bridge Street Bistro

111 Gulf Dr S 3rd Floor, Bradenton Beach, Anna Maria Island, FL 34217-2425 American, Seafood Dinner, Late Night Free Wifi, Reservations, Outdoor Seating, Private Dining, Seating, Parking Available, Street Parking, Free Off-Street Parking, Highchairs Available, Wheelchair Accessible, Serves Alcohol, Full Bar, Accepts American Express, Accepts Mastercard, Accepts Vis [email protected] +1 941-782-1122 http://www.bridgestreetbistroonline.com/
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4 based on 957 reviews

Bridge Street Bistro

Three Great Experiences, One Awesome Location. Island Time Bar & Grill is located on the ground floor beneath the Bistro, Island Time Bar & Grill offers an open lush tropical setting, tranquil gulf breezes and a resort casual menu. Come join us for live e

Reviewed By Jesse D

My wife and I celebrated our 20th year anniversary at Bridge Street Bistro. We originally had reservations on the deck outside, but decided to stay inside and have dinner and drinks at the bar. Why, you might ask? Because of the classy and experienced bartender, Jay! Jay made us feel as if the night was ours and scientifically created some fabulous cocktails that were the best we’ve ever had. Jay pointed us in the right direction on what to dive into for appetizers, then suggested a word class filet and lobster tail dinner that was the best ever! This was way better than a night at Burns - half the price, high quality and the best bartender!Jesse, it absolutely delights us when people take the time to mention whom and what made their trip so memorable! We are thrilled Jay was able to give you such a great experience. Thank you so much for dining with us and we truly hope to see you again in the future!

3. Blue Marlin Seafood Restaurant

121 Bridge St, Bradenton Beach, Anna Maria Island, FL 34217-2442 American, Seafood Dinner Reservations, Outdoor Seating, Seating, Highchairs Available, Wheelchair Accessible, Serves Alcohol, Full Bar, Accepts Credit Cards, Table Service, Live Music [email protected] +1 941-896-9737 http://www.bluemarlinami.com
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4 based on 1080 reviews

Blue Marlin Seafood Restaurant

In November 2011, Adam Ellis opened Blue Marlin Seafood in the heart of historic Bridge Street. You’ll know Blue Marlin by the vibrant blue color of this historic 1920s cottage, and once inside you will feel like you’re in a seafood house in coastal Maine

Reviewed By SanFranciscoGuy634

Blue Marlin is really, really good. Excellent food. Fresh seafood dishes. Good drinks. Welcoming and helpful service. The chef really knows what he is doing. Seating outside or inside. They even have solved the problem of parking nearby. If you want deep-fried everything then don't go here. If you want really good cooking of creative dishes made with fresh ingredients by a chef with a creative brain, then this is your place. I know it's ours.

2. Smoqehouse

1701 Gulf Dr N, Bradenton Beach, Anna Maria Island, FL 34217-2326 American, Barbecue Lunch, Dinner Takeout, Seating, Wheelchair Accessible, Serves Alcohol [email protected] +1 941-242-5340 https://www.facebook.com/SmoqehouseAMI/
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4 based on 207 reviews

Smoqehouse

Reviewed By christopherjamesholt

I can see how this can get some really positive reviews, and don't get me wrong I love the concept, and much of the menu - it's all something we're very familiar with (but that may be part of the issue)This is an original and very unique spot in Anna Maria island - and much welcome - we stay here often and its great to add this to the selection. that said we are spoilt by eateries such as this in London, and actually this does fall short - so im comparing on a like for like basis. For choice, value, ambience and experience this does not meet places in London like Meat Market - though its very much in keeping with the same style of Hipster diner contemporary bbq shack. Obviously we're in Florida but actually the cost is comparable too.We ordered 3 sandwiches, with fries - actually the menu was a lot smaller than i'd imagined. It's also very ad hoc - as you can see its displayed in handwriting on a wall by the till. (this is a trope of hipster diners though, so no surprise) My wife is visually impaired and there was no way she could access it - that said service was good and the girl at the till im sure would have helped more. Prices were fine, but like I said we pay the same in London for more.Food was fine - i had a pulled pork sandwich, and it tasted nice, as it should. Was it any different to lots of other similar sandwiches? Not really - it was good, it was fine.Why drop a star from the review then? The issue - we were 1 of 3 parties 'dining' - its a very sparse and functional room - actually we thought it had literally just opened and they were still filling in decor. The other party nearby was larger, and drinking ( and loving it too - so much so they were helping themselves to beers from the fridge) in this small echo-filled space it meant we pretty much had to wolf down our burgers without talking, because they were drowning everyone else out. The girl serving had darted out back to the kitchen but came back to reprimand the men grabbing beers (we thought they might be the owners..)Another couple did the same us, ate hurriedly and dashed off. If you're grabbing take-out I can see it might be a WHOLE different ball game - and we might do that next time, like I said the food was okay. But the ambience and vibe in that little seating area is average at best, verging on being a waiting room - and made worse if you're sharing it with some real party-goers ...and definitely needs a little tlc.Hey Christopher, thank you for the well written and thought out review.. I do remember that night (as MOST of our guests would never think of helping themselves to our beer cooler.. who does that, really?!)It was a frustrating party and I do apologize that they were annoying more than just us. My wife and I own it after working in restaurants for most of our life and saving all the extra tip money we could. We took our very small budget and put every cent of our life savings into this place.. the kitchen equipment was the most expensive part of our buildout, so we didn’t have much for front decor. We built all of our furniture, I painted the animal prints on the wall, and we did all of the electrical work for our center bulb display.. We’re glad the food was good (yes, as it should be) and we purposefully priced our food lower than every other restaurant on the island. Pretty good for all scratch, never frozen foods.. the never frozen food part is why we have a small and concise menu.. each item is different than the next, and we’re happy to put out a small menu of good items.. you have fish and chip restaurants that ONLY put out fish and chips, right? Do people complain about those, or do they go because they’re great at what they do? Either way.. thanks for the review, I would have maybe done a 4 star, but hopefully you’ll come back and we’ll earn that from you..Thanks again, Andy + Heidi Kubes

The 10 Best Things to Do in Bradenton Beach, United States

1. Wicked Cantina Bradenton Beach

101 7th St N, Bradenton Beach, Anna Maria Island, FL 34217-3309 American, Mexican, Bar Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner, Drinks Parking Available, Free Off-Street Parking, Television, Highchairs Available, Wheelchair Accessible, Serves Alcohol, Full Bar, Wine and Beer, Accepts American Express, Accepts Mastercard, Accepts Visa, Accepts Discover, Takeout, Outdoor Seating, Seating, [email protected] +1 941-281-2990 http://wickedcantina.com/
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4 based on 898 reviews

Wicked Cantina Bradenton Beach

At Wicked Cantina, all of our food is hand made in-house daily. Specializing in delicious, Austin style Tex Mex food and American classics, we are locally owned and operated right at the beach on Anna Maria Island. Come by for breakfast, lunch or dinner t

Reviewed By gdotson1001

Upon a local recommendation we stopped by the Wicked Cantina during a recent visit to the beach. The menu offers plenty of classic Mexican dishes but also includes some unique options. The Seafood Enchiladas came highly recommended and were amazing. The chips and salsa were amazing and even better with their queso. We will definitely return when we come back to the area.

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