Bonita Springs

OLD 41

Just Like Home ... Especially for those from Philly. The corned-beef hash, pancakes with freshly sliced bananas or strawberries and Carbon’s malted Belgian waffles accompanied by freshground Colombian coffee are reason to come for breakfast. Pop in for lunch and it’s the Philly cheesesteak, hands down. BL 25091 Bernwood Drive, Bonita Springs, 239-948-4123, old41rest.com

PINCHERS CRAB SHACK

Gulf to Table. Fresh, cut-to-order fries; made-fromscratch slaw; a decadently rich, hot cheese-and-crab dip; and full-on fruity, tropical cocktails complement the freshest seafood on the coast. LD Multiple locations throughout Southwest Florida: 28580 Bonita Crossings Blvd., Bonita Springs, 239- 948- 1313; 18100 San Carlos Blvd., Fort Myers Beach, 239- 415- 8973; 6890 Estero Blvd., Fort Myers Beach, 239- 463- 2909; 2360 West First St., Fort Myers, 239- 2457049; 10029 Gulf Center Drive, Fort Myers, 239- 415- 4040; 5991 Silver King Blvd., Cape Coral, FL 33914, 239- 540- 7939; and 1200 Fifth Ave. South, Naples, 239- 434- 6616, pincherscrabshack. com

SANIBEL FISH HOUSE

Tried and True. Fresh seafood entrées on the all-day menu range from sandwiches and salads to fried baskets and house specialties, such as seared tuna with rice cakes and seaweed salad. The salmon can be ordered broiled, grilled, blackened or Jamaican jerked. LD 4685 Bonita Beach Road, Bonita Springs, 239-4955770; 1523 Periwinkle Way, Sanibel, 239-472-7770; and 320 Old San Carlos Blvd., Fort Myers Beach, 239-765-6766, thefishhouserestaurants.com