Things To Do In Naples Florida

Paella on the East Trail

Wed, 07 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT

A Small Spanish Restaurant Worth Knowing in East Naples: Paella Mediterranean Fusion Paella's Mediterranean Fusion is easy to miss in the strip of Tamiami Trail just east of Airport-Pulling. It's a small, family-run restaurant from chef Juan Perez, formerly the head chef at LaMoraga, with a menu that wanders through Spain and the Mediterranean. Paella is naturally the specialty, and the House Mix seems to be the crowd favorite: saffron rice loaded with seafood and chorizo. There's also a st...

Try Before You Buy at The Good Pour Wine Store

Wed, 07 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT

A New Kind of Wine Store Opens in North Naples If you've been through the Shoppes at Vanderbilt lately, there's a rather large new addition. The Good Pour opened earlier this month in a new 7,200-square-foot building on Vanderbilt Beach Road, and despite appearances, it's not quite a conventional wine store. The reason I'd stop in is the wall of self-serve tasting machines. Sixteen wines are available in 1-, 3- or 6-ounce pours, so you can actually try the expensive bottle you've been eyein...

Naples’ 5 Favorite Caesar Salads

Wed, 07 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT

The Naples Caesar Salad Report A Caesar salad is on just about every menu in Naples, but there are a few that diners get particularly attached to. I went looking for the Caesars people order repeatedly, and these five stood out. LowBrow Pizza & Beer LowBrow takes a few liberties with the classic. The $14.50 House Caesar mixes romaine and kale with lemony Caesar dressing and "pizza bone" croutons made from its pizza dough. Get one for the table with the O.G. wings and a Cortez the Killer piz...

Naples’ European Bread Shop

Wed, 07 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT

The European Bread You May Have Already Eaten Landert Bread has been in Naples since 2012, although for most of that time you couldn't simply walk in and buy a loaf. The family-owned company imports European breads and pastries for hotels, country clubs, restaurants and specialty food stores around South Florida. In March of 2025, it finally opened its first retail shop on Domestic Avenue. Everything is produced in Europe and baked here, and the selection gets well beyond the usual baguette...

A German Butcher-Shop Lunch

Wed, 07 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT

Pepper's Deli & Butcher: The German Lunch Counter Worth Knowing There are only so many grouper sandwiches one can eat in a week. For a change of pace, head to Corporate Square off Radio Road, where Pepper's Deli & Butcher has been making a convincing case for a German lunch. Pepper's is a proper butcher shop and deli run by Georg and Heike Hörndler. Georg earned his Master Butcher certification and the meat case reflects it. Nearly everything in it is made in-house, from bratwurst to German...

Two Restaurants Worth Leaving Naples For: Bonita to Marco

Wed, 09 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT

The Marco Island Happy Hour to Know: The Oyster Society The Oyster Society sounds expensive before you've even opened the menu. And, to be fair, the regular menu can be. This is an Art Deco-inspired seafood restaurant with a serious raw bar, elaborate sushi, and a daily selection of eight to 14 East Coast oyster varieties alone. The oyster program regularly includes both East and West Coast varieties, with the selection changing according to availability. If you're not sure which variety to...

Small Business Spotlight: Tiny Kitchen

Wed, 09 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT

Small Business Spotlight: Tiny Kitchen Tiny Kitchen is aptly named. The new Argentine street-food spot on Park Street occupies just 680 square feet, with about 21 seats inside. Somehow, there is still room for a turntable. The restaurant opened this summer and is very much a family affair. Alejandro Veiga runs it with his wife, Samantha Skarl, and his mother, chef Marta Veiga. The specialty is handmade empanadas, with a menu that changes depending on what's available. Start with the tradi...

Charcuterie To-Go

Wed, 09 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT

The Boardroom: Charcuterie Without the Assembly There is something deceptively laborious about making a good charcuterie board yourself. By the time you've bought six cheeses, three meats, olives, fruit, nuts, jam and a baguette, you've spent a small fortune and somehow still have to make it look pretty. The Boardroom will do the hard part for you. The little wine bar on Wiggins Pass Road is owned by Nick and Nila, who built the business around a fairly narrow proposition: wine, cheese an...

A Reason to Revisit Spanky’s

Wed, 09 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT

There’s a reason Spanky’s has survived nearly four decades of Naples restaurant churn. This is a restaurant where the salad bar lives in the bed of an antique truck, popovers still arrive with the prime rib and nobody has suggested replacing the stained-glass lamps with something beige.

The Tiny Italian Restaurant Beside Molto

Wed, 05 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT

Casa Neri: The Cozy Italian Restaurant Beside Molto It's easy to assume Casa Neri is simply an overflow room for Molto Trattoria. After all, they are run by the same family, spend a few minutes there and you'll realize it isn't. The intimate dining room, tucked beside its much larger sister restaurant on Fifth Avenue South, has built its own following by doing something surprisingly uncommon in Naples: serving regional Italian cooking that doesn't feel designed for tourists. Owners France...

A Thai Restaurant with National Recognition

Wed, 05 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT

Tong Yin: Thai Cooking Rooted in Memory Gets Recognition Naples has no shortage of places to order pad Thai. Tong Yin is where I'd send someone looking to experience the regional traditions behind Thai cooking. Opened in 2024 on Ninth Street South, Tong Yin is the flagship restaurant of partners June Dispongsa and chef Somi Vasitorn. Named after June's grandmother, the restaurant draws on the recipes and techniques both women learned growing up in neighboring regions of Thailand before late...

A Bonita Restaurant Worth the Drive

Wed, 05 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT

C Level: A Bonita Restaurant That Deserves More Attention Some restaurants become destinations. Others end up in a strange middle ground—good enough that everyone who knows them returns, but just far enough away that people forget to recommend them. C Level falls into that second category. Drive fifteen minutes north and you'll find one of the more unusual dining rooms in Southwest Florida. The restaurant glows blue after dark with textured walls that seem to ebb and flow. The whole room...

Why It’s Time to Revisit Chez Boët

Fri, 17 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT

Why Bastille Day Is the Perfect Excuse to Revisit Chez Boët Every July 14, France celebrates Bastille Day, commemorating the storming of the Bastille prison that marked the beginning of the French Revolution. It's France's equivalent of the Fourth of July, celebrated with fireworks, parades, and, perhaps most importantly, long meals shared with family and friends. In Naples, there's probably no restaurant better suited for the occasion than Chez Boët. Philippe and Lisa Boët have owned the...

Newest Turkish Spot to Know

Thu, 09 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT

Most restaurants tell you about their menu. Clay Pot starts by telling you about a pot. The family-owned Turkish restaurant opened earlier this year in Park Shore Plaza, and what makes it interesting isn’t just the cuisine, it’s the cooking tradition behind it.

The Bay House’s Riverfront Menu

Thu, 09 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT

Summer prix-fixe menus usually ask you to make one compromise: eat dinner before most people have left work.

The Cuban Restaurant Naples Keeps Talking About

Thu, 09 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT

Every area seems to have one restaurant that gets recommended, despite being nowhere near the place being discussed. For Naples, HavAnnA Cafe is often that restaurant.

Naples’ New Eddie V’s

Thu, 09 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT

At first glance, Eddie V’s looks like another upscale steakhouse opening in Naples. The reality is a little more interesting.

Adoré Opens on Davis Boulevard

Thu, 09 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT

For years, East Naples residents seeking an upscale Italian dinner usually headed downtown. Adoré is betting they won’t have to anymore.

A 2-Pound Lobster Deal Locals Love

Wed, 03 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT

If there’s one off-season locale Naples locals look forward to, it’s Watermark Grille, just off Tamiami Trail.

Ce Soir: Much-Anticipated French Restaurant Opens

Wed, 03 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT

Ce Soir: Much-Anticipated French Restaurant Opens Ce Soir: Much-Anticipated French Restaurant Opens At Bayfront After months of shifting timelines, Ce Soir opened this past weekend with a soft launch. It takes over the former Southern Style Kitchen and Raw Bar, but the transformation is significant. The 7,000 square foot space has been fully reworked and now marks the U.S. debut of Aiden Hospitality, a Canadian group making its first move into this market. Naples does not lack for waterf...