{"id":161976,"date":"2026-02-20T01:05:11","date_gmt":"2026-02-20T01:05:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/161976\/"},"modified":"2026-02-20T01:05:11","modified_gmt":"2026-02-20T01:05:11","slug":"six-cape-coral-fort-myers-restaurants-we-love-to-recommend","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/161976\/","title":{"rendered":"Six Cape Coral, Fort Myers restaurants we love to recommend"},"content":{"rendered":"

Updated Feb. 19, 2026, 7:31 p.m. ET<\/p>\n

\"This<\/p>\n

This entryway leads you to Blossom & Brie’s open-air dining room.<\/p>\n

Robyn George \/ The News-Press\"We<\/p>\n

We love Blossom & Brie’s pulled pork sandwich with pulled and smoked red wattle pork, sweet heat barbecue sauce, homemade coleslaw and pickled vegetables.<\/p>\n

Robyn George \/ The News-Press\"Chef<\/p>\n

Chef Wesley Robbins has done wonders at Blossom & Brie.<\/p>\n

Robyn George \/ The News-Press\"\u201cPeople<\/p>\n

\u201cPeople love to take selfies with him,\u201d Stacey Poole said of Moo, Blossom & Brie’s celebrity steer.<\/p>\n

Robyn George \/ The News-Press\"Harold's<\/p>\n

Harold’s is one of the best restaurants in Southwest Florida.<\/p>\n

Robyn George \/ The News-Press\"The<\/p>\n

The food at Harold’s is a work of art.<\/p>\n

Robyn George \/ The News-Press\"Dine<\/p>\n

Dine at Harold’s in Fort Myers and there’s a good chance owner Harold Balink will personally check on you.<\/p>\n

Robyn George \/ The News-Press\"The<\/p>\n

The king crab appetizer with tomato-cucumber tartar at Harold’s in Fort Myers left us silently joyful.<\/p>\n

Robyn George \/ The News-Press\"With<\/p>\n

With no obvious signage announcing exactly where Liberty is, look for the restaurant\u2019s name spelled out in vinyl letters on one of its two glass doors.<\/p>\n

Robyn George\"Liberty<\/p>\n

Liberty in Fort Myers is one of our favorite places to be.<\/p>\n

Robyn George\"Chef<\/p>\n

Chef Richee Boye describes one of his savory dishes at Liberty.<\/p>\n

Robyn George\"Liberty's<\/p>\n

Liberty’s homemade Parisian gnocchi can best be described as sour and tangy baby clouds.<\/p>\n

Robyn George\"Outside<\/p>\n

Outside seating is available at OISE Ristorante in downtown Fort Myers.<\/p>\n

Robyn George \/ The News-Press\"Italian<\/p>\n

Italian and Japanese cuisines meet at OISE Rostorante in downtown Fort Myers.<\/p>\n

Provided By OISE Ristorante\"IOSE<\/p>\n

IOSE Ristorante in downtown Fort Myers is flat out gorgeous.<\/p>\n

Robyn George \/ The News-Press\"Brad<\/p>\n

Brad Cozza and Chef Brad Kilgore are again teaming up for their newest project \u2014 OISE Ristorante in downtown Fort Myers.<\/p>\n

Robyn George \/ The News-Press\"Sage<\/p>\n

Sage on 47th opened in downtown Cape Coral on April 27.<\/p>\n

Robyn George\/The News-Press\"Mussels<\/p>\n

Mussels and oysters float on a cloud of risotto rimmed in red-pepper coulis at Sage on 47th.<\/p>\n

Robyn George\/The News-Press\"Ralph<\/p>\n

Ralph Centalonza is the owner of Sage on 47th in Cape Coral.<\/p>\n

Robyn George \/ The News-Press\"Oyster<\/p>\n

Oyster crudo is one of many shareables at Sage on 47th.<\/p>\n

Annabelle Tometich\"Umbrella-covered<\/p>\n

Umbrella-covered tables fill the patio at San Matteo by Unico.<\/p>\n

Robyn George\"San<\/p>\n

San Matteo by Unico owner Giuseppe Manco won two of his three World Champion Pizza Maker titles at the Las Vegas Pizza World Championship for his Margherita pizza.<\/p>\n

Robyn George\"Giuseppe<\/p>\n

Giuseppe Manco is the owner of San Matteo by Unico in south Fort Myers.<\/p>\n

Robyn George\"San<\/p>\n

San Matteo by Unico in south Fort Myers has a sleek, chic and modern dining room.<\/p>\n

Robyn George<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Updated Feb. 19, 2026, 7:31 p.m. ET This entryway leads you to Blossom & Brie’s open-air dining room.…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":161977,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[14],"tags":[31,209,211,210,1392,1393,1397,1559,1562,1560,3008,792,552],"class_list":{"0":"post-161976","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-cape-coral","8":"tag-accessfree","9":"tag-cape-coral","10":"tag-cape-coral-headlines","11":"tag-cape-coral-news","12":"tag-sstslifefood","13":"tag-sstsnfood","14":"tag-tagdining","15":"tag-tagexclude-from-hero","16":"tag-tagexclude-from-home-front","17":"tag-tagexclude-smart-fronts","18":"tag-tagexclude-social-autopilot","19":"tag-tagrestaurants","20":"tag-typegallery"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/161976","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=161976"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/161976\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/161977"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=161976"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=161976"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=161976"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}