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Southside Village
Southside Village runs along Hillview Street about a mile south of downtown Sarasota. Visit Sarasota County describes it as family friendly and walkable, a few blocks of restaurants and small boutiques rather than a destination strip.
It is unusually dense for its size: one traffic light, one small roundabout, and a dozen or so places to eat within a short walk. Morton’s Market has anchored it for over forty years and functions as the neighbourhood grocer and prepared-food counter as much as a shop.
The district matters to buyers because of what surrounds it. Southside Village sits among some of the most established residential streets in the city, within reach of Sarasota Memorial Hospital and a short drive from the bayfront, and it is the everyday town centre for all of it. Hillview Street is the spine; the dining and the boutiques are on it.
What it is built around
- Hillview Street
- Morton’s Market, over forty years in the district
- Restaurants and small boutiques in a few walkable blocks
- Close to Sarasota Memorial Hospital
Eating and drinking here
Tenants the district itself publishes. Hours, menus and prices change weekly and are deliberately not listed, so check with the restaurant before you go.
Morton's Market
coffee-sweets · casual
Gecko's
restaurant · bar
Pazzo
Italian · Pizza · restaurant · italian
Libby's Brasserie
French · restaurant · bar
Blase Southern Style
Southern · restaurant · bar
Origins Craft Beer and Pizza Cafe
Pizza · restaurant · italian · bar
Pacific Rim
Japanese · Thai · Sushi · restaurant
Quick answers
What is Southside Village?
Southside Village runs along Hillview Street about a mile south of downtown Sarasota. Visit Sarasota County describes it as family friendly and walkable, a few blocks of restaurants and small boutiques rather than a destination strip.
Is Southside Village in Sarasota or Manatee County?
Southside Village is in Sarasota County. The question comes up because this part of the market straddles the Sarasota and Manatee county line, and a mailing address is not a reliable guide to it: University Parkway is the boundary itself, and the 34243 ZIP covers ground in both counties. The county decides which property appraiser holds the record, which tax collector bills you and which county services apply, so it is worth establishing for any specific address rather than assuming it from the postal town. Confirmed against visitsarasota.com.
Source: visitsarasota.com, Visit Sarasota County. Last verified 2026-10-03. Business information changes frequently. Contact an establishment directly for current hours, menus and availability.
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