As a Florida native, I have lived in South Florida and Central Florida. For me, the West coast is the best coast. Miami is great for a variety of fine dining restaurants, tons of cultural events, night life, beaches and... lots of traffic. Central Florida is more laid back, limited fine dining, cultural events and night life, more agriculture, but much less traffic. Southwest Florida is like the baby bear’s porridge in Goldilocks, it’s just right. It has fine dining & mom and pop restaurants, plenty of arts and cultural events, beaches, and limited traffic in off season. During season, the traffic increases but it is still less than Miami.  

     Venice is a quaint, beach town in Southwest Florida conveniently found near the highway and the coast. For additional restaurants, cultural events & night life you can jump on the highway and drive 30 minutes to Sarasota. There are many mom & pop restaurants here along with a fe ...