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We picked these 22 new restaurants, bars and cafés in Fort Myers & Naples from the 22 independent places that opened in the last 30 days, and we update the list daily.
Ranked, and each name links to its full timeline
Bar · Fort Myers · 16200 San Carlos Blvd, Ste 160,170,180
A new bar in Fort Myers, open since Oct 6, 2026. We’ve confirmed it’s open.
Restaurant · N Fort Myers · 13860 N Cleveland Ave, Ste G
A new restaurant in N Fort Myers, open since Oct 20, 2026. We’ve confirmed it’s open.
Restaurant · Naples · 4691 9 St N
A new restaurant in Naples, open since Oct 2, 2026.
Restaurant · Naples · 524 Park St
A new restaurant in Naples, open since Sep 25, 2026.
Dessert shop · Fort Myers · 12377 S Cleveland Ave, Ste 6
A new dessert shop in Fort Myers, open since Oct 22, 2026.
Restaurant · Naples · 12712 Tamiami Trl E
A new restaurant in Naples, open since Oct 21, 2026.
Restaurant · Cape Coral · 290 Nicholas Pkwy Nw, Ste 5
A new restaurant in Cape Coral, open since Oct 19, 2026.
Restaurant · Lehigh Acres · 20900 Copperhead Dr
A new restaurant in Lehigh Acres, likely open since October 2026.
Café · Estero · 21740 S Tamiami Trl, Ste 118
A new café in Estero, likely open since October 2026.
Restaurant · Cape Coral · 440 Cape Coral Pkwy E 1st Floor, Ste 40
A new restaurant in Cape Coral, open since Oct 16, 2026.
Bar · Cape Coral · 3523 Del Prado Blvd S
A new bar in Cape Coral, open since Oct 15, 2026.
Bar · Sanibel · 2407 Periwinkle Way, Ste 5
A new bar in Sanibel, likely open since October 2026.
Restaurant · Fort Myers · 13499 S Cleveland Ave, Ste 245
A new restaurant in Fort Myers, open since Oct 13, 2026.
Restaurant · North Fort Myers · 6694 Bayshore Rd, Ste 110
A new restaurant in North Fort Myers, likely open since October 2026.
Café · Fort Myers · 8646 Gladiolus Dr, Ste 404
A new café in Fort Myers, open since Oct 5, 2026.
Restaurant · Cape Coral · 327 Sw 10 Pl, Ste 202
A new restaurant in Cape Coral, open since Oct 1, 2026.
Bar · Cape Coral · 903 Ne 15th Pl, Ste 103
A new bar in Cape Coral, open since Sep 29, 2026.
Café · Cape Coral · 1189 Sw Pine Island Rd
A new café in Cape Coral, likely open since October 2026.
Restaurant · Fort Myers · 11770 A Metro Pkwy
A new restaurant in Fort Myers, open since Oct 9, 2026.
Restaurant · Cape Coral · 122 Chiquita Blvd S, Ste 5
A new restaurant in Cape Coral, open since Oct 9, 2026.
Restaurant · Naples · 9144 Caymas St
A new restaurant in Naples, likely open since October 2026.
Restaurant · Fort Myers · 18011 S Tamiami Trl, Ste 18
A new restaurant in Fort Myers, open since Sep 30, 2026.
We pick only places that have opened, and we rank them by how sure we are they’re open and how they’ve done since. We leave chains out, and no one pays to be on the list.
Neighborhoods with the most new restaurants in the last 30 days
Our top picks for October 2026 are Danny's Saloon, El Mangazo and Heyday Cookshop. The full list of 22 is above, and we update it daily.
28 restaurants, bars and cafés opened in the Fort Myers & Naples area in the last 30 days, based on publicly available records.
Cape Coral (33991) leads with 4 openings in the last 30 days, followed by Cape Coral and Fort Myers.
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