605641 Sat Mar 21 13:02:13 -0700 2009 7 10 Florida 0 4525541 We are going to see Wicked at the Barbara Mann next week and we want to eat up that way before the show, we are coming in from Naples, so don't know the restaurants around that area. Any suggestions? Sat Mar 21 13:02:13 -0700 2009 142918 Kathfootball 1 4526790 I'd avoid the closest restaurants like University Grill. Ordinary food, ordinary atmosphere. There is nothing in walking distance like Naples Phil or the Sugden on Fifth. Here are my four picks: Cin Cin At the corner of Cypress Lake and MacGregor. Tiny little shopping area with several restaurants including the Prawnbroker, which I do not recommend. CinCin as you can imagine by the name, is mediterranean in style. http://www.cincingrille.com/ Bacchus at the Bell Tower Shops. Shannon Yates is one of the better chef's in town and this is his newest place. Great wines, good food. http://bacchus.swankylifestyle.com/menus.php For the record, I think the Swankylifestyle stuff is tacky. Little casual Italian hole in the wall dive: Buon Appetito. You'll have to google the map, but you could walk from here I guess. Now, be forewarned, this is a tiny family place. Long Island Red Sauce Italian. The kind of place the owner brings a bottle of sambucca to the table after to talk with you. http://www.news-press.com/article/20060728/COLUMNISTS37/607280317/1054/ENT I also love Trattoria di Napoli, another hole in the wall Mediterranean. The owner is always in evidence and she is a great cook. Paella is superb. I love it so much, I haven't ordered anything else. Others agree. http://www.gulfshorelife.com/Articles/Gulfshore-Life/2008/07/The-Best-of-The-Gulfshore-2008.asp Sun Mar 22 04:29:45 -0700 2009 4525541 10438 LilMsFoodie 2 4527014 Thanks so much Lil, I will try one of your suggetions. Kath Sun Mar 22 07:35:11 -0700 2009 4526790 142918 Kathfootball 3 4529183 kath, lilmsfoodie is the lady who is in the know. i'd go with her suggestions. btw, lilmsfoodie, you are mentioned in the bayfront bistro's homepage! http://www.bayfrontbistro.com/blog/everyone-is-talking-about-bayfront-bistro-on-fort-myers-beach (and i love your new (?) pig avatar!). question: does buon apetito still post no menu prices? Mon Mar 23 06:05:36 -0700 2009 4527014 105717 alkapal 4 4531232 no prices, you just ask. very cheap still and they will do things special for you. They went through a rough patch when they tried to open a second one, but are back on track now. This is no Angelinas but it always has a party atmosphere there. Just make sure you ask for al dente. I haven't been to Bayfront, but have heard good things and they do not have to do much to be number 1 on the beach. Spring break traffic has kept me away but we will go soon and I'll report. Last week we noticed that Doc Ford's is opening a second location under the bridge on the bay side. It used to be the ghastly Bridge restaurant that just completed its slow and tortuous death last year. It and the old Dixie Fish Co are welcome additions there. Dixie Fish is in an historic building that used to house Henry Ford's boat. Fun views right on the water near the shrimp docks. Hope for Fort Myers Beach. At least for drinks. I have high hopes for Doc's there. Mon Mar 23 15:44:15 -0700 2009 4529183 10438 LilMsFoodie 5 4531247 lilmsfoodie, you saw this from bayfront's website, right? “I have yet to find a good restaurant on Fort Myers Beach itself, but there is a lot of buzz about a new place at the new marina behind the Publix. The Marina is Snook Bight and the restaurant is Bayfront Bistro. www.bayfrontbistro.com”, LilMsFoodie Feb 21, 2009 04:28AM Mon Mar 23 15:48:01 -0700 2009 4531232 105717 alkapal 6 4532632 thanks for showing it to me. It really doesn't say anything other than I am hopeful. Won't go until after April 15th when the traffic evaporates, although it is much lighter than in the past. Tue Mar 24 05:57:26 -0700 2009 4531247 10438 LilMsFoodie 2 4529727 Thanks LilMsFoodie, we are going to CinCin, sounds fun and the corking fee is only $15.00 that's a steal. Kathy Mon Mar 23 09:04:42 -0700 2009 4526790 142918 Kathfootball