Guidebook for Fort Myers

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Guidebook for Fort Myers

Food Scene

This is a great place to eat breakfast. Fast service. Pine Ridge Road is the fastest way to get here. They are now located a few doors down in the old Perkins building.
9 locals recommend
Sunflower Cafe
11410 Summerlin Square Dr
9 locals recommend
This is a great place to eat breakfast. Fast service. Pine Ridge Road is the fastest way to get here. They are now located a few doors down in the old Perkins building.
New England style restaurant with great lobster rolls, lobster pies, chowder, crab cakes etc. Moderately priced.
15 locals recommend
Cape Cod Fish Co
15501 Old McGregor Blvd
15 locals recommend
New England style restaurant with great lobster rolls, lobster pies, chowder, crab cakes etc. Moderately priced.
This is a newly constructed, and cleverly decorated, restaurant on stilts. It has live music, great views of the ocean, and a bar that is also a fish tank .
43 locals recommend
Bimini Bait Shack
17501 Harbour Pointe Dr
43 locals recommend
This is a newly constructed, and cleverly decorated, restaurant on stilts. It has live music, great views of the ocean, and a bar that is also a fish tank .
Waterfront restaurant that serves great seafood. Huge menu.
79 locals recommend
Nervous Nellie's of Ft Myers Beach
1131 First St
79 locals recommend
Waterfront restaurant that serves great seafood. Huge menu.
Kind of upscale, but has great food and the best salad bar in the area.
24 locals recommend
Charley's Boathouse Grill
6241 Estero Blvd
24 locals recommend
Kind of upscale, but has great food and the best salad bar in the area.
Sports bar with good food, and wings. Tuesday is wing night. Try the tuna melt, or the mahi mahi reuben.
9 locals recommend
OPEN Tuesday thru Sunday Noon til Midnight CLOSED MONDAYS(We are social distancing our tables and Employees wear masks for our safety!)
20351 Summerlin Rd
9 locals recommend
Sports bar with good food, and wings. Tuesday is wing night. Try the tuna melt, or the mahi mahi reuben.
This is the go-to for Pizza. It is also a spacious sports bar. Daily weekday specials if you eat-in.
9 locals recommend
RonDao's Pizzeria & Sports Bar
15320 McGregor Blvd
9 locals recommend
This is the go-to for Pizza. It is also a spacious sports bar. Daily weekday specials if you eat-in.
If your way out on Sanibel, or Captiva, and do not want to spend a ton of money to eat this is the place to go
27 locals recommend
Lazy Flamingo
1036 Periwinkle Way
27 locals recommend
If your way out on Sanibel, or Captiva, and do not want to spend a ton of money to eat this is the place to go
Waterfront Tiki style restaurant/bar that serves great food. I like the marina atmosphere, and great drinks. Good place to go if you dont feel like dealing with the beach.
22 locals recommend
Parrot Key Caribbean Grill
2500 Main St
22 locals recommend
Waterfront Tiki style restaurant/bar that serves great food. I like the marina atmosphere, and great drinks. Good place to go if you dont feel like dealing with the beach.
Good Japanese hibachi style restaurant. Short walk from the house.
11 locals recommend
Osaka Japanese Steakhouse
16078 San Carlos Blvd
11 locals recommend
Good Japanese hibachi style restaurant. Short walk from the house.
This place is packed all season long due to their many flavors of delicious hard ice cream.
48 locals recommend
Love Boat Home Made Ice Cream
16475 San Carlos Blvd
48 locals recommend
This place is packed all season long due to their many flavors of delicious hard ice cream.
This place is not on the water, but is probably the best seafood in town.
18 locals recommend
Prawnbroker Restaurant and Fish Market
13451-16 McGregor Blvd
18 locals recommend
This place is not on the water, but is probably the best seafood in town.
This is a great place for fine dining, everything is amazing. The view of the marina and inlet provides a great dining atmosphere. The happy hour from 11 to 6 in the bar area is an absolute must. The happy hour menu has a handful of great items for 5 dollars each, as well as discounted drinks.
23 locals recommend
Lighthouse Restaurant & Bar
14301 Port Comfort Rd
23 locals recommend
This is a great place for fine dining, everything is amazing. The view of the marina and inlet provides a great dining atmosphere. The happy hour from 11 to 6 in the bar area is an absolute must. The happy hour menu has a handful of great items for 5 dollars each, as well as discounted drinks.
This a great place to grab breakfast while seated on the sands of the beach. Like many of the other adjacent bars around the Times Square area, its a great place to grab a waterfront cocktail.
30 locals recommend
The Salty Crab Bar & Grill
1154 Estero Boulevard
30 locals recommend
This a great place to grab breakfast while seated on the sands of the beach. Like many of the other adjacent bars around the Times Square area, its a great place to grab a waterfront cocktail.

Drinks & Nightlife

Neighborhood bar. Bingo is popular here.
Valerie's Lounge & Liquors
17264 San Carlos Blvd
Neighborhood bar. Bingo is popular here.
Neighborhood bar with good food that is served till 2 am. For a quick way back, there is a shortcut through the parking lots that will take you all the way back to San Carlos Blvd.
McGregor Grill
15675 McGregor Blvd
Neighborhood bar with good food that is served till 2 am. For a quick way back, there is a shortcut through the parking lots that will take you all the way back to San Carlos Blvd.
Neighborhood brewery. Lots of good beer, all made on site. Just a short walk from the house.
20 locals recommend
Point Ybel Brewing Company
16120 San Carlos Blvd
20 locals recommend
Neighborhood brewery. Lots of good beer, all made on site. Just a short walk from the house.
If your looking to go to the beach, and want a party environment this is your spot. Live music on the weekends. There is a small strip of public beach next to it which is referred to as "cooler country".
47 locals recommend
Lani Kai Island Resort
1400 Estero Blvd
47 locals recommend
If your looking to go to the beach, and want a party environment this is your spot. Live music on the weekends. There is a small strip of public beach next to it which is referred to as "cooler country".
Great bar to hang out at. Great views, live music, and good food.
46 locals recommend
Shucker's at the Gulfshore and The Cottage Bar
1250 Estero Boulevard
46 locals recommend
Great bar to hang out at. Great views, live music, and good food.
If you are willing to pay the $50 parking fee, this is a great resort to hangout for the day. Awesome pool with hot-tubs, and a tiki bar. Great beach access.
9 locals recommend
'Tween Waters Island Resort & Spa
15951 Captiva Dr
9 locals recommend
If you are willing to pay the $50 parking fee, this is a great resort to hangout for the day. Awesome pool with hot-tubs, and a tiki bar. Great beach access.

Parks & Nature

This is my favorite beach. Quiet, tranquil, and a great place to go shelling.
73 locals recommend
Bowman's Beach
1700 Bowmans Beach Rd
73 locals recommend
This is my favorite beach. Quiet, tranquil, and a great place to go shelling.
This is a great drive. Pay five dollars to drive through the mangrove ecosystem of ponds. Very good bird watching area.
139 locals recommend
J.N. Ding Darling National Wildlife Refuge
1 Wildlife Drive
139 locals recommend
This is a great drive. Pay five dollars to drive through the mangrove ecosystem of ponds. Very good bird watching area.
Several miles of paved and unpaved trails, boardwalks, canoeing and kayaking, fishing, picnicking, bird watching, and gardens. Several splash pads, and mini water parks.
130 locals recommend
Lakes Park
7330 Gladiolus Dr
130 locals recommend
Several miles of paved and unpaved trails, boardwalks, canoeing and kayaking, fishing, picnicking, bird watching, and gardens. Several splash pads, and mini water parks.
Public Access to Fort Myers Beach. Family environment. Times Square and the fishing pier are adjacent.
Crescent Beach Family Park
1100 Estero Blvd
Public Access to Fort Myers Beach. Family environment. Times Square and the fishing pier are adjacent.
Narrow palm-lined park & beach on a man-made island where people fish, kayak, windsurf & swim. Free parking.
14 locals recommend
Causeway Islands Park
19931 Sanibel Causeway
14 locals recommend
Narrow palm-lined park & beach on a man-made island where people fish, kayak, windsurf & swim. Free parking.
A scenic 32-acre park & lighthouse at the island tip with a beach, fishing pier, picnic area & showers.
69 locals recommend
Lighthouse Beach Park
110 Periwinkle Way
69 locals recommend
A scenic 32-acre park & lighthouse at the island tip with a beach, fishing pier, picnic area & showers.
Good place to fish, and go shelling.
18 locals recommend
Blind Pass Beach
6491-6499 Sanibel Captiva Rd
18 locals recommend
Good place to fish, and go shelling.
Quiet beach close to home (3.6 Miles) . Bunche Beach has natural tidal wetlands with mangroves, a sandy beach, kayak rentals & birdwatching. Good place to see Manatees certain times of the year.
49 locals recommend
Bunche Beach
49 locals recommend
Quiet beach close to home (3.6 Miles) . Bunche Beach has natural tidal wetlands with mangroves, a sandy beach, kayak rentals & birdwatching. Good place to see Manatees certain times of the year.
This is one of the great beaches of Sanibel Island, and is only 11 miles from the house.
17 locals recommend
Gulfside City Park Beach
2001 Algiers Ln
17 locals recommend
This is one of the great beaches of Sanibel Island, and is only 11 miles from the house.
A series of boardwalks and lookout points, around a swampy natural area with ponds etc.
112 locals recommend
Six Mile Cypress Slough Preserve
7751 Penzance Blvd
112 locals recommend
A series of boardwalks and lookout points, around a swampy natural area with ponds etc.

Arts & Culture

This is Thomas Edison's Florida house, and laboratory. He worked here to find a domestic substitute for rubber. He later invited Henry Ford to build a house here.
Edison Ford Museum
2350 McGregor Blvd
This is Thomas Edison's Florida house, and laboratory. He worked here to find a domestic substitute for rubber. He later invited Henry Ford to build a house here.
Shell museum.
49 locals recommend
The Bailey-Matthews National Shell Museum
3075 Sanibel Captiva Rd
49 locals recommend
Shell museum.
House built on a shell mound made by the Calusa Indians.
72 locals recommend
Mound House
451 Connecticut St
72 locals recommend
House built on a shell mound made by the Calusa Indians.

Shopping

Gigantic outdoor mall. Its a drive, but you will find about every store imaginable here.
218 locals recommend
Coconut Point
23106 Fashion Dr
218 locals recommend
Gigantic outdoor mall. Its a drive, but you will find about every store imaginable here.
Outlet mall.
134 locals recommend
Sanibel Outlets
20350 Summerlin Rd
134 locals recommend
Outlet mall.
This is a traditional indoor mall.
71 locals recommend
Edison Mall
4125 Cleveland Ave
71 locals recommend
This is a traditional indoor mall.
As far as beach stores go, this one is one worth mentioning.
Shipwreck Treasures Store
237 Old San Carlos Blvd
As far as beach stores go, this one is one worth mentioning.

Entertainment & Activities

Zoomers offers assortment of games, rides, and attractions. Family arcade, 2 Go-Kart tracks, Bumper Boats, Tilt-A-Whirl, Go-Kart Drop, Water Wars, and more.
38 locals recommend
FastTrax Fort Myers
17455 Summerlin Rd
38 locals recommend
Zoomers offers assortment of games, rides, and attractions. Family arcade, 2 Go-Kart tracks, Bumper Boats, Tilt-A-Whirl, Go-Kart Drop, Water Wars, and more.
Mini-Golf
43 locals recommend
Smugglers Cove Adventure Golf
17450 San Carlos Blvd
43 locals recommend
Mini-Golf
Boats, and Kayaks rented here.
14 locals recommend
Salty Sam's Marina
2500 Main St
14 locals recommend
Boats, and Kayaks rented here.
Native American Casino. Nothing special, but if you have a desire to hit the tables or slots this will suffice.
6 locals recommend
Seminole Casino station
6 locals recommend
Native American Casino. Nothing special, but if you have a desire to hit the tables or slots this will suffice.
Airboat rides. You will see lots of gators here.
14 locals recommend
Airboats & Alligators Inc.
6001 Lake Trafford Rd
14 locals recommend
Airboat rides. You will see lots of gators here.