Restaurants in South Bradenton

Neon blue lights curve across The Blue Room’s covered patio, echoing the curve of archways that line the perimeter. Inside, a wraparound granite bar reflects the same amethyst glow, and votive candles flicker behind blue glass at high-top tables and in lounges filled with leather chairs. Chefs craft modern small-plate fare that complements the sleek interior, drizzling lobster and crab cakes with dill cream and pairing grilled portobello mushrooms with warm brie. Additionally, live bands take to the stage each week as an alternative to the metronome that traditionally moderates mealtime chewing.

Celebrate the color of pumpkins, tigers, and odd-colored bruises with today’s Groupon: $10 gets you $20 worth of fresh-squeezed fare at Orange Street Cafe, a downtown café that serves mostly organic food for breakfast and lunch. Follow @Groupon_Says on Twitter.

Two majestic pillars stand guard at the entrance of GreekTown Grille, a large building painted in red with accents of soft blue and yellow, much like how ancient Greek temples are said to have been decorated. Inside, the Karamountzos family cooks a menu of Greek food that caught effusive praise in the Tampa Bay Times. Their signature octapodi skaras fans out grilled, seasoned tentacles on the plate under a drizzle of olive oil and lemon, prepping diners for grilled chicken wrapped with tzatziki in warm pita and dishes of arni youvetsi—slow-braised lamb shank in tomato sauce. Under the high ceilings of the dining room and out on the patio, the national color of Greece infuses blue mosaic work and comfortable booths serve as secret portals to Mount Olympus.

Today’s Groupon telewarps you into the bustling center of an Italian city located in an Italian airplane: for $10, you get $25 worth of Italian cuisine and drinks at this double-decker ristorante. Choose to sit on the first-floor Piazza for a more casual dining experience. It’s a large open space with multiple tables orbiting the central white fountain like bees around Jupiter. Sit on the top floor to see a gull’s-eye view of the feeding frenzy below. This could be considered the upscale section of the restaurant. The menus are the same no matter where you sit—only the views and atmospheric pressure vary.Follow @Groupon_Says on Twitter.

Stelios Migdakis had long dreamt of moving his family from New York to Florida’s sun-drenched shores, jumping at the chance to open an eatery in Tarpon Springs’ Greek Town. He draws from the Old World recipes of his kin in Crete and his wife's relatives in Lesvos to compose a menu consisting of delicately battered seafood and slow-roasted lamb and beef. Within the elegant eatery, murals of serene Greek isles and grazing herds of Trojan horses punctuate the pale-marble walls as Greek music spills out onto the adjoining patio.

The next best thing to eating under the sea is eating creatures from the sea while sitting next to the sea. Succeed in achieving this fantasy of extraordinary culinary proportions with today's Groupon: for $12, you get $25 worth of seaside eats and drinks at Jimmy Guana's in Indian Rocks Beach. Located roughly 300 physical miles from Key West, Jimmy's takes its atmospheric and barometric cues from the famed island. The atmosphere is laid-back on the surface, but in the watery depths lies a full menu and professional staff who will ensure that your vicarious tropical escape goes off without a hitch.