SWFL Dining Guide Sanibel

BAILEY’S GENERAL STORE

Sanibel’s Shopping Headquarters. This full-service grocery and hardware store on Sanibel has you covered. You’ll find a large selection of fresh produce, meats and seafood, plus a full deli, in-house bakery and coffee bar. The store also stocks organic gluten-free products and offers online shopping and delivery, and catering service. You can also visit The Island Store on Captiva and Bailey’s Market Place at the Sundial Resort & Spa.

2477 Periwinkle Way, Sanibel, 239-472-1516; Andy Rosse Lane, Captiva, 239-472-2374; Sundial Resort & Spa, 1451 Middle Gulf Drive, 239-3956016; baileys-sanibel.com

CIELO

Creative American Cuisine. Island sophistication is evident in this restaurant’s tasteful decor and impressive menus.

Start with the signature Blue Cielo-tini, a gin and blue curacao cocktail. For appetizers consider PEI mussels, calamari or charcuterie. Entrées include osso buco, Dungeness crab ravioli and fresh catch with jumbo lump crab topping the list.

Wrap your evening with a selection from the after-dinner drink menu that features fine scotches, cognacs and ports. Scott McDonald is on the piano from 6 p.m.

1244 Periwinkle Way, Sanibel, 239-472-5555, cielo-sanibel.com

DOC FORD’S SANIBEL RUM BAR & GRILLE

Novel Cuisine. Local restaurant folk joined with Southwest Florida novelist Randy Wayne White to develop a restaurant based on a fictional character, and it’s a bestseller! The menu offers sandwiches, salads and entrées. Don’t skip the mojito.

2500 Island Inn Road, Sanibel, 239-472-8311, docfordssanibel.com

THE GROG SHOP

Cigars, Spirit and More. Find a large selection of liquor, liqueurs, wine and beer, as well as cigars, at this cozy shop in the Bailey Shopping Center. A walk-in cigar humidor is stocked with Arturo Fuente, Macanudo, Cohiba and other premium cigar brands. The Grog Shop offers party-planning assistance, weekly specials and delivery.

2485 Periwinkle Way, Sanibel, 239-472-1682, grogshopsanibel.com