Epicurious & Recipe
A Guide to Dining in SW Florida
KEY B Breakfast L Lunch D Dinner SB Sunday Brunch Banquet Facilities Entertainment Cocktails Beer and Wine
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 fresh-ground Colombian coffee are reason to come for breakfast. Pop in for lunch and it’s the Philly cheesesteak hands down. BL 25091 Bernwood Parkway, Bonita Springs, 239-948-4123, old41rest.com
PINCHERS CRAB SHACK Gulf to Table. Fresh, cut-to-order fries; made-from-scratch 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, 239415-8973; 6890 Estero Blvd., Fort Myers Beach, 239-463-2909; 2360 West First St., Fort Myers, 239-245-7049; 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
Estero
FORD’S GARAGE The taste is in the details. The décor takes you back to the 1920s, when Henry Ford walked these parts, and the menu includes burgers like the Model “A” and the Bootlegger. Fresh Black Angus beef topped with everything from arugula to fried egg will make your mouth water, and the craft beer menu includes names like Kona Big Wave and New Belgium Fat Tire. LD
10801 Corkscrew Road, Suite 519, Estero, 239-332-3673, fordsgaragefl.com
TARPON BAY RESTAURANT New-Fashioned Classic. The Hyatt Regency Coconut Point designed its restaurant to pay homage to the Old-Florida fish house. At the ceviche raw bar you’ll find eight types of raw seafood that is “cooked” in various marinades. For entrees, try the crispy-fried red snapper. D
5001 Coconut Road, Estero, 239-390-4295, coconutpoint.hyatt.com
Naples
PINCHERS CRAB SHACK Gulf to Table. Fresh, cut-to-order fries; made-from-scratch slaw; a decadently rich, hot cheese and crab dip; and full-on fruity, tropical cocktails complement the freshest seafood on the coast. LD