Celebrated Longboat Key restaurant sold

Euphemia Haye is the third sale in less than a year of a noted local fine-dining eatery.

  • By Business Observer Staff
  • | 5:39 p.m. February 3, 2022
  • | 0 Free Articles Remaining!
Ray and D’Arcy Arpke have owned Euphemia Haye since 1980.
Ray and D’Arcy Arpke have owned Euphemia Haye since 1980.
  • Manatee-Sarasota
  • Share

Ownership of landmark Longboat Key restaurant Euphemia Haye has changed hands — from the longtime owners to a longtime employee.

The sale marks the third time in the last nine months a nationally recognized, Sarasota-area, fine-dining restaurant has been sold: Bijou Cafe in downtown Sarasota was sold in May, and Café L’Europe on St. Armands Circle was sold in a deal announced in late January that went into effect Feb. 1. 

 

Continue reading your article
with a Business Observer subscription.
What's included:
  • ✓ Unlimited digital access to BusinessObserverFL.com
  • ✓ E-Newspaper app, digital replica of print edition
  • ✓ Mailed print newspaper every Friday (optional)
  • ✓ Newsletter of daily business news
Subscribe

Already subscribed? Sign in.

Latest News

  • December 13, 2025
Report: Small business optimism up, but worries percolate
  • December 12, 2025
CEO of Bradenton EDC announces retirement
  • December 12, 2025
Manatee County to break ground on $40M veterans complex
  • December 12, 2025
Moez Limayem confirmed as USF’s new president

Sponsored Content