Best West Coast beach day with shops and restaurants

[abiknox]

We are just setting off for the West Coast for the day. What's the best beach for a few hours that also has some nice shops to wonder and restaurants to have lunch and easy parking. We have a 18 month old with us off that makes any difference. We have done St Pete's before so would like to try somewhere different.

So far read about Siesta Key, Sanibel, AMI and Clearwater.

[yorks_disney13]

Hey did you manage to find somewhere good? I'd like to visit the coast but we're not big beach people so want some shops too 😊