Some popular shopping areas of Sarasota. ST. ARMANDS CIRCLE www.starmandscircleassoc.com    DOWNTOWN SARASOTA Several shops, galleries, theatres, restaurants and nightclubs. Stroll down Palm Avenue, Pineapple Avenue, Burns Court, and Main Street. SOUTHGATE PLAZA Midtown Sarasota, at US 41 and Bee Ridge Road. Saks Fifth Avenue, Dillards, Williams Sonoma, and more.