SALT Bar & Table
SALT delivers gourmet food built on fresh, locally sourced ingredients in a chic but unpretentious setting right on Gulf Drive. The craft cocktails are made to order, not poured from a well, and the indoor-outdoor setup means you can eat with a breeze or hunker down depending on mood. It's the rare Bradenton Beach spot that feels intentional without being precious.
Map & parking
Oysters, ahi tuna tiradito, and black grouper
The legal name on the site footer is SS AMI 2519 Gulf, LLC — the restaurant is tied to this Gulf Drive address, not a chain.
A dinner-only coastal room on Gulf Drive North — oysters, craft cocktails, and a patio that opens mid-afternoon, after the island breakfast places have turned the griddle off.
Food: Black grouper with corn pudding and Thai tomato jam, or the ahi tuna tiradito with watermelon and soy-ginger honey. Prices are on the live menu.
Drink: A New Fashioned (bourbon, or the tequila No. 2) or the Smoked Mango mezcal.
Friday or Saturday at 6 p.m.—you catch happy hour pricing on cocktails, then slide into live music without the late-night crowd. Sunset doesn't hurt either.
Hit happy hour (3:30–5 p.m. daily) for craft cocktails at better prices, then stay for dinner if the vibe holds. The outdoor seating fills fast on weekends.
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