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JULY 2026 HOTLIST!
| 1 | Kitchen Social ▲21 |
| 2 | Masō — |
| 3 | Taste of Hong Kong NEW |
| 4 | Hanami Sushi, Cocktails, and Lounge NEW |
| 5 | Samba Brazilian Steakhouse ▲1 |
| 6 | Ringside (Cirque St. Armands) ▼3 |
| 7 | El Greco Kitchen & Market ▲3 |
| 8 | Park Grille & Cafe NEW |
| 9 | The Fat Rabbit ▼5 |
| 10 | Hot Diggity Dog ▲1 |
| 11 | Rick's French Bistro ▼2 |
| 12 | Hob Nob Drive-In Restaurant ▲2 |
| 13 | Michael's on East NEW |
| 14 | Latin Quarters ▼7 |
| 15 | Happy Clams & Hams NEW |
| 16 | Kolucan ▲1 |
| 17 | Hub Baja Grill ▼1 |
| 18 | Lucky 8 Luncheonette ▲7 |
| 19 | Victoria's Hong Kong Cafe NEW |
| 20 | Demetrio's Restaurant & Pizza NEW |
| 21 | Walt's Fish Market & Restaurant NEW |
| 22 | Boca Sarasota NEW |
| 23 | La Scarpetta ▼3 |
| 24 | Selva Grill NEW |
| 25 | Karl Ehmer's Alpine Steak House ▼24 |
| OUR MOST POPULAR ARTICLES FOR THE PAST MONTH | |
| 1 | A Burger A Week - The Original Hob Nob Drive In |
| 2 | Sarasota's Tastiest Two Weeks Have Arrived |
| 3 | The Comeback: El Greco Returns to Sarasota |
| 4 | Michelin Comes Calling, The LIST Gets Shaken Up & Sarasota Goes Zero-Proof |
| 5 | The Art of the Leisurely Brunch |
| 6 | Quick Bites: Top 10. Big Deals. Big Flavor |
| 7 | Kitchen Social Is Open. But Is It "Scratch"? |
| 8 | It's Sarasota's Golden Hour |
| 9 | Can an Air Fryer Really Make Better Wings Than an Oven? |
| 10 | A True "Chicago-Style" Pie Lands in Sarasota |
📊 LIST Watch
🏆 New No. 1
Kitchen Social rockets from #22 to #1 (▲21). It’s one of the biggest stories in recent LIST history and easily headlines this month’s rankings.
📈 Biggest Climber
Kitchen Social climbs 21 places (#22 → #1), the largest move on this month’s LIST.
🥈 Highest New Entry
Taste of Hong Kong debuts at #3, the highest new entry on this month’s LIST.
📉 Biggest Drop
Karl Ehmer’s Alpine Steak House falls from #1 to #25 (▼24), the largest decline this month.
🆕 New to The LIST
Three restaurants make their first appearance on this month’s Top 25:
- Hanami Sushi, Cocktails, and Lounge (#4)
- Park Grille & Cafe (#8)
- Happy Clams & Hams (#15)
🔁 Back on The LIST
Boca Sarasota (#22), Selva Grill (#24), and Lucky 8 Luncheonette (#18) all return after being absent from June’s rankings.
🔥 Still Going Strong
Masō remains at #2 for a second consecutive month, while Ringside (Cirque St. Armands) records another month inside the Top 10.
📋 About The LIST
The LIST is compiled monthly and reflects the restaurants that dineSarasota.com users searched for and viewed most often during the previous month. It is not a critics’ ranking, readers’ poll, survey, or contest—simply a snapshot of what our readers were searching for and reading on dineSarasota.com during the previous month.