Popular Restaurant Closed Permanently

The list of recent local restaurant closures now includes the longtime home for a Sarasota deli and market.

Nellie’s Deli, Market and Catering has shut the doors at its 15 S. Beneva Road location, said proprietor Fredda Pohl. While the restaurant and market are now closed, Pohl said she plans to continue Nellie’s catering operation.

Pohl and her husband Craig bought Nellie’s about three decades ago when it was at the intersection of Webber Street and Beneva Road, later moving to the 15 S. Beneva Road location off of Fruitville Road. After Craig died in 2022, Pohl said it was difficult for her to handle the restaurant, market and catering all together, and when the lease ended early, she decided to focus on catering.