Best Restaurants, Must Try Places in Fort Myers Beach

"Doc Ford’s Rum Bar & Grille is an award winning restaurant with locations on Sanibel Island, Captiva Island, Ft. Myers Beach, & a 4th location opening in St. Pete Florida in 2019. Inspired by a character in a New York Times best-selling novel series by author Randy Wayne White, in turn inspired by Sanibel and Captiva Islands and days spent out on the water, Doc Ford’s is a perennial local favorite."

"Doc Ford’s Rum Bar & Grille on Captiva Island is one of the most popular fresh seafood restaurants in the area. Try the Buffalo Shrimp appetizer, which is a crispy breaded shrimp with a spicy chicken buffalo-type flavor twist. Doc Ford’s Famous Fish Fingers are also a popular appetizer offering."

"2500 Island Inn Rd, Sanibel Island OR 5400 S Seas Plantation Rd, Captiva Island. That’s right – Doc Ford’s has two locations within the islands!. The concept for Doc Ford’s was created by island author-turned restaurateur Randy Wayne Wright."

"Relax your hide at our tropical outdoor seating, play a few games with the kids, hoof it over to our full liquor bar for a tropical cocktail or frozen concoction and enjoy some live music on the weekend. Eight days a week we serve generous portions of Old Florida coastal comfort food and travel inspired recipes. Join the herd and belly up with over 300 menu items, specialty coffees, desserts and tropical cocktails!"

"The Island Cow has perhaps one of the most extensive menu on Sanibel Island. You can enjoy a Loaded Seafood Omelet or Pigs In a Blanket Pancakes for breakfast while you lounge in the comfortable outdoor seating and sip fresh mimosas. You can try the Tuna Oh Luna or the Blackened Mahi Tacos for lunch as you listen to the live entertainment."

"The Island Cow keeps your little ones satisfied with familiar American cuisine served in a casual environment. Kids enjoy fun little touches like menus that look like newspapers. The restaurant itself looks like a house, and it’s just as cozy and inviting as you might expect."

"The Lighthouse Restaurant offers wonderful sunset views as well as a delicious fresh seafood menu. Try the Crispy Calimari or Grilled Octopus for some different seafood appetizers. Signature entrée offerings patrons love include the Atlantic Salmon, Stuffed Flounder and Atlantic Salmon."

"We boldly state that we serve the World's Best Breakfast and we mean it. Next time you are vacationing or visiting Sanibel Island, we invite you to stop in and see for yourself!"

"This restaurant has some of the most beautiful views of all the restaurants on both islands. It has an outdoor patio and the inside is a wall of windows."

"My first time and everything I got was perfect, the wait time was quick, we only waited at most 5 minut..."

"Just over the Caloosahatchee Bridge, across from downtown Fort Myers, you'll find the Go-Go Diner in a strip mall next to a Bingo Hall. The chef and owner is a Culinary Institute of America graduate who has made local headlines with his rave worthy, homemade, corned beef hash. The servers proudly wear shirts reading "got hash" and "have you had your hash today?" The omelets are affordable and filled with great flavors for only $4.99, the biscuits smothered in sausage gravy are savory, and the portions are big."