An award-winning, authentic French bakery & café
Downtown Sarasota
&
Lakewood Ranch
We welcome you for breakfast, lunch and dinner, featuring fresh ingredients and authentic traditional French recipes.
In the finest French tradition
Discover our Menus
Tasting is believing when it comes to the delicious food at C’est La Vie. Choose from our most popular menu items such as our quiche, crêpes, salads, and sandwiches made on freshly-baked bread.
Dinner service is opened at our Downtown café from Friday to Sunday.
Handcrafted with care
Baked Fresh Daily
With a warehouse bakery located in the heart of Sarasota, you know you are getting fresh, delicious pastry every day!
C’est La Vie prides itself on baking fresh and authentic french recipes from Paris. It was created as a place to experience the exceptional tastes of France through food, drink, and shared moments.
Located in historic downtown Sarasota, 1553 Main Street, and with a new café in Lakewood Ranch, 9118 Town Center Parkway, we encourage you to stop in, grab a bite from the bakery, or enjoy an authentic French meal in our dining room.
Family owned since 1997
Our Story
Christophe and Geraldine Coutelle created C’est La Vie Downtown Sarasota in 1997 after moving to the US that same year.
It was their mission to bring an authentic French bistro experience to America.
When C’est la Vie opened its doors in 1997, it was one of the first restaurants downtown to offer outdoor seating like many established bistros in France.
Not that you want to, but sometimes it is easy to forget that you’re in Florida and not France on your visit to C’est La Vie!
