The Lighthouse Waterfront Restaurant is just before the Sanibel Causeway next to Port Sanibel Marina with direct access to and from the Gulf of Mexico. Enjoy fine or casual dining on the waterfront while taking in the beautiful sunset.

Live music every day from the best performers in Fort Myers, Cape Coral, Sanibel and Bonita Springs.

14301 Port Comfort Rd, Fort Myers, FL 33908

Gramma Dot’s is located right on the water in the Sanibel Marina near the lighthouse, and is open for lunch and dinner seven days a week. There is indoor and outdoors seating, but no matter where you’re seated the service is always excellent and friendly, and the food delicious. The lunch menu offers fresh local seafood sandwiches, salads, awesome French fries, and Gramma Dot’s Famous Homemade New England Clam Chowder which you can also have with dinner. Our favorite is the grouper and the coconut shrimp with the homemade chips and ice tea! For dessert we especially like the smooth and creamy Captain’s Key Lime Pie

-634 N Yachtsman Dr, Sanibel, FL 33957

There are two Doc Ford’s Rum Bar & Grille in the area, one on Sanibel Island and one on Captiva Island. And since both of them have the same menu, you can simply choose the location that’s best for you. We do not discriminate! The seafood-focused menu at Doc Ford’s Rum Bar & Grille offers so many mouthwatering options. Enjoy the Yucatan shrimp tacos, the Captiva crab cakes, or the macadamia nut crusted grouper. And if you want to add a little spice to your life, there’s a collection of house-made hot sauces that will perk up any dish. Before your trip to Doc Ford’s Rum Bar & Grill comes to an end, you have to try one of their rum-based drinks. After all, this sugarcane-based liquor is in the restaurant’s name! Choose between the island mojito, the mule mojito, and the tropical mojito. They’re all good! Trust us!

-2500 Island Inn Rd, Sanibel

The view, music, cold ones and great food all add up to what you will find located deep in the heart of Captiva. Its a lunch and dinner place and closes at 9:30 p.m. There are rules for dinner guests. You have to arrive at 4:15 p.m. to put your name on the list. Grouper is always a hit, especially the “French-Style” that is topped with seasoned butter and wine sauce. Other favorites include: grilled swordfish, peel & eat shrimp, filet, English Fish & Chips, and oysters. View are spectacular, servers have been there for years and the atmosphere is cozy and beach casual. Stop by and check out the Mucky Duck, you will definitely want to return.

-11546 Andy Rosse Lane, Captiva, FL 33924

Timbers Restaurant & Fish Market opened on Tarpon Bay Rd with the Sanibel Grill in the same location. The Sanibel Grill was Sanibel Island’s first sports bar and was designed as a waiting area for Timbers. The Sanibel Grill soon became its own establishment with a casual menu featuring wings, pizza, shrimp, and more. Timbers is a little more upscale. The menu is heavily fresh fish. They are known for their huge oyster variety, sushi, and fish market. Timbers holds true to its tagline of “at the Timbers FISH HAPPENS”.

-703 Tarpon Bay Rd, Sanibel, FL 33957

Just across the street from the beach, this wonderfully historic and newly renovated restaurant is casual, comfortable, and considered by many to be the best fine-dining restaurant on Captiva Island. Entrées include seafood dishes like the blackened snapper with watermelon cucumber salad, and land dishes like pomegranate-glazed lamb chops. Tempting appetizers, creative salads, and tantalizing desserts round out the menu. No need to dress up; island casual is welcome. Make time to enjoy the fantastic sunsets at the beach.

-15951 Captiva Dr. Captiva, Florida 33924, USA

At Sanibel’s Over Easy Cafe, don’t call ahead for seating. Call ahead to reserve their cinnamon rolls. Over Easy's breakfast menu is extensive, covering all of the basics with a side of creativity. Over Easy serves breakfast all day. Lunch begins at 11 a.m. with a menu full of wraps and salads, along with a burger. But back to those cinnamon rolls, the ones that literally stop people in their eating tracks. Made daily, they are as big a child’s head, with a latticework of frosting that continues onto the plate. They often run out before noon, hence the call-ahead ordering!

-630-1 Tarpon Bay Road, Sanibel