Fort Myers Beach has a lively restaurant and bar scene with options ranging from waterfront dining on the beach or back bay to small hole in the wall bars and coffee shops. Lately the restaurant scene has seen a number of more modern and upscale restaurants open which is raising the standard and driving competition for the establishment. Cuisines range from Mexican and Sushi to Seafood, Steak and all around American food.
Fort Myers Beach Restaurants & Bars
Bayside Grille & Sports Bar is a restaurant and bar located on the south side of San Carlos Blvd as you are heading in to the beach from the mainland. They’re located about 1/3 of the way to the Matanzas Pass bridge from the intersection of Summerlin Rd & San Carlos Blvd.
Doc Ford’s Rum Bar & Grille is the namesake restaurant of author Randy Wayne White’s fictional character of Doc Ford, from a series of 18 novels. Doc Ford’s has 2 locations, one on Sanibel Island and this one in Fort Myers Beach which is located on San Carlos Island at the base of the Matanzas […]
Fine Dining, Beach Style: Bayfront Bistro at 4761 Estero Blvd (down past mid-island, turn in the Publix parking lot and go all the way to the back) has excellent food in about as fine of a dining atmosphere as you’ll find on the beach which means it’s a nice place, but do expect to see people […]
Something for Everyone, Every Time: Nervous Nellies at 1131 1st St (on the bay side of the island, all the way on the bay just under the north end bridge) is one of my favorite casual dinner spots because they have something for any flavor you’re looking for, quite literally. Just look at their menu (pdf) […]
Best Cinnamon Roll in the World: Heavenly Biscuit at 110 Mango Street (Bay side. It’s small so doesn’t stand out, but look for the quaint house with a porch and usually a bunch of people outside) seriously has THE best cinnamon roll ever. Unless you don’t like cinnamon rolls. Also consider the fried chicken biscuit […]
Until recently, Wicked Wings was one of my favorite restaurants in Fort Myers Beach. I still like their food, but it seems the service is slipping and I haven’t seen my favorite server there for some time; the other servers aren’t nearly as good. They have also changed their pet-policy so you can’t take your […]
The outside of the building looks a little crazy right now since there was sidewalk work done, and their windows have a lot of signage on them, but once you walk in you’ll be feeling like you’re in a modern lounge, with (you guessed it) modern style furnishings and concrete counter top bar. I have […]
