Phillippi Creek Oyster Bar

About Phillippi Creek Oyster Bar

Phillippi Creek Oyster Bar is a restaurant located at 5353 S Tamiami Trl in Sarasota, Florida. It's part of our guide to 208 restaurants, cafes and bars in Sarasota. It sits in the mid-range price range ($20–30 per person).

Phillippi Creek Oyster Bar is open daily, 11:00 AM – 10:00 PM.

The menu we have on file lists 120 items across 18 sections, including Hot Appetizers, Cold Appetizers, Soups, Seafood Sandwiches, and Chargrilled & Specialty Sandwiches. You will find options like Jumbo Buffalo Shrimp, Oysters on the half shell, and Cajun Seafood Gumbo.

Available service options are outdoor seating, on-site services, takeaway, dine-in, and delivery. Visitors describe the atmosphere as casual, cosy, historic, and trendy, and it is a good fit for groups and tourists. The place is family friendly. It is especially popular for lunch, dinner, and solo dining. Offerings include alcohol, beer, cocktails, coffee, and comfort food.

Accessibility features: wheelchair-accessible car park, wheelchair-accessible entrance, wheelchair-accessible seating, and wheelchair-accessible toilet. Payment methods accepted: credit cards, debit cards, and NFC mobile payments. Parking: free of charge street parking, free parking lot, and parking. You can reach the team at (941) 925-4444.

Quick facts

Category

Restaurant · Seafood

Address

5353 S Tamiami Trl, Sarasota, FL 34231

Phone

(941) 925-4444

Price range

$20–30 per person

Hours

Open daily, 11:00 AM – 10:00 PM

Menu

120 items

Listing updated

April 2026 · Suggest an edit

How the hours compare

We compared Phillippi Creek Oyster Bar’s weekday schedule with 19 other restaurants in Sarasota. On a typical weekday it opens at 11:00 AM, close to the local norm of 11:00 AM and closes at 10:00 PM, later than 68% of them (typical closing time: 9:00 PM).

In total it is open about 77 hours a week, 17 hours more than the local median of 60. 63% of restaurants in Sarasota open on Sundays, and Phillippi Creek Oyster Bar is one of them.

Compared with 19 other restaurants in Sarasota that list their hours in our guide.

• Jumbo Buffalo Shrimp
• Oysters on the half shell
• Cajun Seafood Gumbo

  bowl (spicy) (fresh fish, shrimp, okra and sausage)

• Crab Cake Sandwich
• Hamburger

  (1/2 lb. ground chuck)

• Seafood Paella

  Cold water lobster, shrimp, mussels, calamari, chorizo

• Tilapia
• Basic Pot

  (no toppings) No substitutions please Each pot contains: 2 dozen unshucked steamed oysters, 1/2 lb peel &…

• Jumbo Snow Crab

  (1 1/4 lb.)

• Seafood Fettuccini

  (Shrimp, Scallops and Grouper)

Typical prices for restaurants in Florida

Based on 460 menus with 29,761 priced items from restaurants in Florida, the median menu item costs $12.00, and half of all items are priced between $6.50 and $18.00.

Calculated from 460 menus in our guide. Prices vary by location and change over time.

Features & amenities

The neighborhood

Within a 10-minute walk (half a mile) of Phillippi Creek Oyster Bar there are 2 other places to eat and drink in our guide, and 6 within one mile. By type, the places within a mile include Vegetarian & Vegan (1), Mexican & Tex-Mex (1), Italian (1), and Cafes & Coffee (1).

Competition is light: 2 other restaurants are within a mile and 11 within three miles. The closest is PDQ, 0.2 mi away.

Nearest places of other kinds

• Cafes & CoffeeStarbucks0.4 mi
• ItalianOlive Garden0.5 mi
• Vegetarian & VeganSimons Coffee House0.5 mi
• Mexican & Tex-MexRincon Tolteca Mexican Restaurant Corp0.8 mi
• Burgers & Fast FoodMcDonald's1.0 mi

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