Beloved Cortez seafood spot is closed, for now. Here's when to expect its return
Fresh stone crab, tropical drinks and live music will be back.
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Fresh stone crab, tropical drinks and live music will be back.
For those not familiar, Cortez can be found nestled along north Sarasota Bay, just east of Anna Maria Island and nine miles west of downtown Bradenton. Founded in the 1880s, it’s one of the last commercial fishing villages in Florida. Mullet, grouper, stone crab claws and shrimp are among the freshly caught sea creatures offloaded at the docks. Large quantities are shipped around the world while the rest stays in town. Not in the mood for seafood? That’s OK. Cortez offers lots of other tasty dishes, too. For this list, presented in alphabetical order, we included all six restaurants in...