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Anna Maria Island Gulf Front and Bay Front Dining

Anna Maria Island Waterfront Dining

Anna Maria Island Waterfront Dining

Whether you are dining on the beach or the bay, Anna Maria Island waterfront dinning is a must do during your visit to Anna Maria Island. Experience gorgeous sunsets over the Gulf of Mexico while you enjoy fresh Florida seafood or cocktails with family and friends at one of the many waterfront restaurants that the island has to offer.

Anna Maria City Waterfront Dinning

The Waterfront Restaurant at the north end of Anna Maria Island overlooks the Gulf of Mexico and Tampa Bay offering a casual dining atmosphere with fresh seafood, salads, steaks, and pastas. Stop in and ask them about their microbrew selection. Just across the street from the Waterfront Restaurant is the Historic Anna Maria City Pier. The City Pier Restaurant is located at the end of the pier and has a great selection of appetizers, soups, salads, sandwiches, and of course seafood. The pier is also a great place to go fishing and enjoy spectacular views of the Sunshine Skyway Bridge. If you look to the west from the City Pier towards the Gulf of Mexico you will see the Rod N Reel Pier. The Rod N Reel pier has a killer breakfast, beautiful views, and also offers lunch and dinner, as well as fishing from the pier. Another popular restaurant in Anna Maria City is the Sandbar Restaurant located right on the beach. The Sandbar Restaurant is a fantastic restaurant that has an excellent selection of steaks, seafood, and American cuisine.

Holmes Beach Waterfront Dinning

One of Anna Maria Island’s famous restaurants is The Beach Bistro in Holmes Beach. The Beach Bistro is a fine dining waterfront restaurant located right on the beach in Holmes Beach. The Beach Bistro offers fantastic fresh local seafood, prime American beef, and lamb, making this restaurant a must visit during your trip to Anna Maria Island. If you’re looking for a great place to have breakfast or a tea party try the Harrington House in Holmes Beach. Located at the Manatee public beach the Café on the Beach is an inexpensive indoor and outdoor dining establishment. Try the all you can eat pancake breakfast it is fantastic!

Bradenton Beach Waterfront Dinning

On the south end of the island in Bradenton Beach make sure you stop into the Gulf Drive Café & Tiki Bar perched right on the beach. The Gulf Drive Café & Tiki Bar offers Indoor and outdoor dining in a casual atmosphere with an extraordinary cuisine. Just down the beach is the Beachhouse Restaurant offering beachfront dining and fresh Florida seafood, great food, great beach, great fun.

The Bridge Street Bistro in Bradenton Beach is just across the street from the Gulf of Mexico and offers an open air bar with live music on the first floor and excellent food and amazing Gulf Views from the restaurant on the top floor. Stroll down Historic Bridge Street toward the bay and stop in the Bridge Tender for a bit to eat. At the end of Bridge Street in Bradenton Beach is Rotten Ralphs restaurant, a great place to stop in as you are, and enjoy a cocktail, or dinner in a casual, relaxed atmosphere right on the Bay.

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AMI Bring It! – Anna Maria Island Food Delivery Service

AMI Bring It LogoPeople come from all over the world to see Anna Maria Island so we make sure to not disappoint. Our beaches speak for themselves; it’s nothing but blue skies over sands like powdered confectioner’s sugar. And when it comes to the food, you’ll find very few chain restaurants on this seven mile stretch of paradise. Food always tastes better on the beach and when it’s coming from well loved, local businesses.

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Roguetoberfest – Beer Tasting Presented by The Waterfront & Rogue Brewing Company

Waterfront Restaurant - RoguetoberfestDo you like beer? Do you want to meet some locals on Anna Maria Island? Why not come out to Roguetoberfest! Sponsored by Rogue Brewing Company, Roguetoberfest is the biggest and most popular beer tasting of the year on Anna Maria. This event only costs $15 at the door, and trust me; its worth it! Included in the cover are door prizes, a raffle ticket, and a free commemorative t-shirt. There will also be live music, featuring the local bluegrass band, Sycamore Shade!

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Anna Maria City Public Pier restaurant

Public Pier from the boat

Anna Maria City pier is a great place to take a stroll and wash your cares away.  Whether your walking out to see folks fishing or take in the Skyway bridge it is a great place to relax.  There is a restaurant at the public pier that is indoors and is enclosed by extra large windows to take in the scenery while taking in the Tampa Bay.  There  is a small bar inside with a few seats and televisions so it can be a place to just grab a quick cocktail.

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The Famous Rod & Reel On Anna Maria Island

The Rod & Reel Pier is a very unique Anna Maria Island destination where you can enjoy a drink in the open air bar, grab breakfast, lunch, or dinner in the restaurant, and go fishing all in the same spot.

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BeachHouse Restaurant ~ Outdoor dining and great Florida seafood

The BeachHouse restaurant is located in Bradenton Beach on Anna Maria Island  just past the light at the Cortez Bridge heading south.

The BeachHouse has great Florida seafood and breathtaking views

The BeachHouse has great Florida seafood and breathtaking views

Experience great waterfront dining on the Gulf of Mexico with breathtaking views and fresh Florida seafood. It is the perfect place for family dining with plenty of room for all the kids to play on the beach while you can sip on a tropical drink and enjoy great food and listen to live entertainment by local artists. You can choose if you like to have your meal inside the dining room or on the waterfront deck. There is even a covered Gulf front area, which makes it perfect rain or shine.

Besides the regular menu there are several specials like the VALUE BEACH MENU from 3pm until 6 pm every Monday thru Friday that offers 12 Signature BeachHouse Items. Or enjoy the HAPPY HOUR on the BEACH featuring drink specials and appetizer specials in the Bar with Quesadillas, Sliders, Coconut Shrimp and Sweet & Sour Shrimp.

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Historic Anna Maria City pier

AMI-City-PierThe Anna Maria City pier is a great site to see when visiting Anna Maria Island, Florida.  Grabbing an ice cream at Two Scoops and walking the pier is a great thing to do while visiting Anna Maria Island.  Another great past time is swing over to Two Sides of Nature and do some shopping or stop in at the Waterfront restaurant for a great bite to eat.   At the end of the pier you can grab dinner, lunch or pick up some hand made jewelery.  If you like fishing then stop in to gab with the fishermen on the pier and see what is biting. [Read more...]

Bridge Tender Inn restaurant in Bradenton Beach, FL

Bridge Tender Inn Restaurant

Bridge Tender Inn Restaurant

The Bridge Tender Inn is often forgotten as a restaurant on Anna Maria Island.  The Bridge Tender Inn is located at the entrance of the Bridge Street pier.  The Bridge Tender really has two restaurants in one.

The formal restaurant is on the North side of the building in close proximity to the sign shown to the left.  They serve lots of fresh seafood and as of late have tuna, shrimp, scallops and lots more.  If you have already had your fill of seafood on your Anna Maria Island vacation don’t worry.  The Bridge Tender restaurant has duck, pasta, steak, ribs, a vegetarian dish and much more.

For a more relaxed atmosphere visit the bar style dining area.  The bar restaurant often has singing entertainment.  The bar restaurant offers a limited menu which serves a lighter fare of the formal restauBradenton Beach pier Birdrant menu.  The bar area also has outdoor seating where you can take in all the water has to offer.  Sit outside and gaze at the inter coastal bay side of the island.  On most days the Bridge Tender Bar area opens up the garage like bays to allow the inside to become part of the outside. ch Pier Bird

The name Bridge Tender is of important significance.  Anna Maria Island’s first access to the island with motor vehicles was the Bradenton Beach pier.  Currently the pier of course does not connect Bradenton, Fl to Anna Maria Island however the pier did used to connect the island to the mainland.  The men who operated the bridge were called Bridge Tenders.  For more information on how the bridge operated and the significance of the Bridge Tenders be sure to visit our Anna Maria Island Informational pBridge Tender Inn Outdoor seatingage.

The Bridge Tender Inn has outdoor seating with waterfront views, musical entertainment, a bar with plenty of munchies and they serve lunches and dinners.

Bridge Tender Inn and Dockside Bar
155 Bridge Street
Bradenton Beach, FL, 34217
(941) 778-4849

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Cafe on the Beach is a great outdoor Anna Maria restaurant

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Cafe on the Beach is located at Manatee public beach on Anna Maria Island.  It is a great inexpensive indoor and outdoor casual restaurant located on Anna Maria, Fl.  The Anna Maria restaurant has seating outside under roof or under beach umbrella’s just feet from the gorgeous white sand of Anna Maria Island.

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WaterFront Restaurant has bay views in Anna Maria city

Great view of  Tampa Bay and the Sunshine Bridge is only the beginning at this wonderful local seafood restaurant on Anna Maria Island.  The food choices at the Waterfront are fantastic.  From wonderful fresh soups and salads to gourmet meals, salmon and steak.  The Waterfront located in Anna Maria City also offers vegetarian choices as well that are made fresh and homemade right at the restaurant.  Waterfront of Anna Maria Island is famous for their delicious fish taco appetizer and outdoor seating taking advantage of the wonderful bay views.  The giant fish tank that separates the main dining room from the bar area is beautiful and adds charm to the dining experience.

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