Eat & drink 55
The restaurants, cafes and ice cream counters we know of on Sanibel and Captiva — 55 of them, with the seasonal closures called out rather than quietly left in.
Compiled from public listings and island sources. Hours and seasonal closures change — every entry links out so you can confirm before you drive.
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Sanibel
Beach Market Café
Coffee, breakfast and grab-and-go café
The resort’s quick-service breakfast, coffee and grab-and-go venue.
Hours: Daily 7:00am-3:00pm
Sanibel Island Beach Resort
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SanibelSeasonally closed
Bleu Rendezvous French Bistro
French bistro / fine dining
An intimate French dinner room on Tarpon Bay Road, and about the most formal night out on the island. Closed for the summer — the restaurant says it reopens on 8 October, so ring before you plan around it.
Hours: Closed for summer; official site states reopening October 8, 2026
Tarpon Bay Road
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Sanibel
Blue Giraffe Island Bar & Grill
American / island casual
A broad-menu, all-day option inside Periwinkle Place that works well for mixed groups.
Hours: Tuesday and Thursday 8:30am-9:00pm; Sunday, Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday 8:30am-8:00pm
Periwinkle Place
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Captiva
Boop’s Ice Cream Parlor & Café
Ice cream, bakery and café
The Bubble Room’s daytime café and dessert stop, useful for breakfast, coffee and its signature sweets.
Hours: Daily 8:30am-9:00pm
Bubble Room campus / Captiva Village
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Sanibel
Breezer’s Pool Bar
Pool bar / island casual
A poolside lunch-and-drinks venue at Sanibel Island Beach Resort.
Hours: Daily 11:00am-7:00pm
Sanibel Island Beach Resort
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Sanibel
BRGR Kitchen + Bar
Burgers, bar and American casual
The resort’s full-service casual option, centered on burgers but broad enough for groups.
Hours: Daily 11:00am-10:00pm
Sanibel Island Beach Resort
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Captiva
Cantina Captiva
Mexican / Southwestern
A longstanding Captiva option for casual Mexican food and margaritas.
Hours: Daily lunch and dinner; verify current service times
Captiva Village
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Sanibel
Captain’s Catch
Seafood / coastal American
Sundial’s Gulf-front seafood restaurant, currently operating on a reduced dinner-only schedule.
Hours: Daily 4:00pm-9:00pm during construction; breakfast and lunch suspended August 17 to early October 2026
Sundial Beach Resort & Spa
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Captiva
Captiva Crust Pizza
Pizza and casual takeout
A convenient pizza and takeout option on the Tween Waters property.
Hours: Daily 11:00am-10:00pm
Tween Waters Island Resort & Spa
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Captiva
Captiva Island Pizza
Pizza
A compact Captiva Village pizza option suited to easy carryout dinners.
Hours: Current site indicates approximately 4:00pm-8:00pm; verify same-day
Andy Rosse Lane / Captiva Village
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Sanibel
Cielo Restaurant
New American / fine dining
A polished dinner and special-occasion option with a contemporary coastal menu.
Hours: Tuesday-Saturday 4:30pm-9:00pm
Periwinkle Way
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Captiva
Crow’s Nest Steakhouse
Steakhouse / seafood
Tween Waters’ more formal steak-and-seafood dinner venue.
Hours: Tuesday-Saturday 5:00pm-10:00pm
Tween Waters Island Resort & Spa
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Sanibel
Dante’s Italian Kitchen
Italian, pizza and breakfast
An Italian and pizza restaurant at Sanibel Inn that also provides a resort breakfast option.
Hours: Breakfast 8:00am-11:00am; dinner from 4:00pm; verify closing time
Sanibel Inn
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Sanibel
Doc Ford’s Rum Bar & Grille — Sanibel Island
Seafood, Caribbean and American
A high-capacity island standby for seafood, rum drinks and casual group dining.
Hours: Daily 11:00am-10:00pm
Island Inn Road
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Sanibel
Gramma Dot’s Seaside Dining
Seafood / dockside American
Sanibel’s dockside marina restaurant and one of the directory’s strongest boating-oriented listings.
Hours: Daily 11:30am-8:00pm
Sanibel Marina
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Sanibel
Great White Grill
Pizza, wings and sports pub
A no-frills pizza, wings and beer option with sports-bar utility.
Hours: Monday-Friday 11:00am-8:00pm; Saturday 2:00pm-8:00pm; Sunday closed
Palm Ridge Road
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Sanibel
Huxters Market & Deli
Market, deli and prepared foods
A useful hybrid listing for prepared food, quick breakfast and island provisions.
Hours: Monday-Saturday 7:00am-9:00pm; Sunday 9:00am-8:00pm
Periwinkle Way
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Sanibel
Island Panda
Asian, sushi, poke and hibachi
A flexible Asian option spanning sushi, poke and hibachi with online ordering.
Hours: Daily 11:00am-8:00pm
Periwinkle Way
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Sanibel
Island Pizza Restaurant
Pizza and Italian-American
A straightforward Sanibel pizza option for lunch, dinner and carryout.
Hours: Monday-Saturday 11:00am-8:00pm; Sunday closed
Periwinkle Way
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Sanibel
Island Time Tiki Bar
Tiki bar / casual American
Sanibel Inn’s daytime poolside tiki bar for casual food and drinks.
Hours: Daily 11:00am-7:00pm
Sanibel Inn
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Sanibel
Jerry’s Foods + Jerry’s Café & Coffee
Grocery, café, coffee and prepared foods
A high-utility listing combining an all-day café, coffee counter and full grocery market.
Hours: Open daily; café and grocery departments may have different hours
Jerry’s Shopping Center
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Captiva
Keylime Bistro
American, seafood and island casual
A full-day Captiva Village restaurant with live music and broad tourist appeal.
Hours: Daily 8:00am-10:00pm
Andy Rosse Lane / Captiva Village
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Sanibel
Lighthouse Café
Breakfast, lunch and seasonal dinner
A breakfast-first Sanibel institution that also offers seasonal dinner service.
Hours: Daily 7:00am-2:00pm; seasonal dinner Wednesday-Sunday 5:00pm-8:30pm
East End / Periwinkle Way
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Sanibel
Love Boat Ice Cream — Sanibel
Ice cream
A dedicated ice-cream stop that only opens a few days a week, so check the days before you make the drive.
Hours: Thursday-Sunday 2:00pm-8:00pm
Jerry’s Shopping Center
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Sanibel
MudBugs Cajun Kitchen
Cajun, Creole and seafood
A lively Cajun restaurant whose cook-your-catch capability is especially relevant to FishSanCap visitors.
Hours: Daily; consult official site for live music and current service schedule
Periwinkle Way
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Captiva
Old Captiva House
Coastal fine dining / seafood
A historic resort dining room for breakfast and more formal Captiva dinners.
Hours: Breakfast and dinner; verify current service times
Tween Waters Island Resort & Spa
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Sanibel
Over Easy Café
Breakfast and lunch café
A breakfast-and-lunch specialist with a pet-friendly patio and no reservation friction.
Hours: Daily 7:00am-2:00pm
Periwinkle Way
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Sanibel
Pinocchio’s Original Italian Ice Cream
Ice cream and desserts
A long-running Sanibel ice-cream shop inside Periwinkle Place.
Hours: Daily 11:00am-9:00pm
Periwinkle Place
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Captiva
RC Otter’s Island Eats
Island casual / American
A casual, all-day Captiva Village restaurant with live music and broad family appeal.
Hours: Daily 8:00am-9:00pm
Andy Rosse Lane / Captiva Village
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Sanibel
Rosalita’s Cantina — Sanibel
Tex-Mex / Mexican
A full-service Tex-Mex option with a Sunday brunch and dedicated Sanibel social presence.
Hours: Monday-Saturday 11:00am-9:30pm; Sunday 10:00am-9:30pm
Rabbit Road
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Sanibel
Sanibel Café
Breakfast and lunch café
A breakfast-and-lunch café known for its shell-inlaid tables and central location.
Hours: Daily approximately 7:00am-2:00pm; verify closing time
Tahitian Gardens
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Sanibel
Sanibel Deli & Coffee Factory
Deli, coffee, pizza and bakery
A high-utility breakfast, coffee and takeout deli with gluten-free options.
Hours: Monday-Thursday 7:00am-3:00pm; Friday-Saturday 7:00am-2:00pm; Sunday closed
Palm Ridge Road
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Sanibel
Scooter’s Pizza Factory
Pizza, wings and gelato
A delivery-oriented pizza option with some of the island’s latest published hours.
Hours: Sunday 12:00pm-10:30pm; Monday-Thursday 10:30am-10:30pm; Friday 10:30am-11:00pm; Saturday 11:00am-11:00pm
Palm Ridge Road
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CaptivaSeasonally closed
Shell City Burgers
Burger food truck / beach casual
A South Seas beachfront burger truck that should remain indexed but must not appear as open.
Hours: Official South Seas page currently states “Temporarily Closed”
South Seas / Sunset Beach
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Sanibel
Shima Japanese Steakhouse & Sushi Bar
Japanese, hibachi and sushi
Sundial’s hibachi-and-sushi dinner venue, where seating format matters as much as cuisine.
Hours: Wednesday-Saturday 5:00pm-9:00pm
Sundial Beach Resort & Spa
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Captiva
Shipyard Restaurant
Coastal American / seafood
Tween Waters’ casual dinner and happy-hour venue, distinct from its steakhouse and fine-dining concepts.
Hours: Happy hour Monday-Friday 3:00pm-5:00pm; dinner 5:00pm-10:00pm
Tween Waters Island Resort & Spa
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Sanibel
Subway — Palm Ridge Road, Sanibel
Sandwich chain / quick service
A predictable quick-service sandwich option, useful chiefly for speed, portability and dietary customization.
Hours: Monday-Friday 9:00am-6:00pm; Saturday 10:00am-5:00pm; Sunday closed
Palm Ridge Road
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Sanibel
Sundial Marketplace Coffee Bar — We Proudly Serve Starbucks
Coffee counter / grab-and-go
A “We Proudly Serve Starbucks” coffee counter inside Sundial’s Marketplace, not a standalone Starbucks location.
Hours: Marketplace daily 7:00am-2:00pm
Sundial Beach Resort & Spa Marketplace
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Captiva
Sunshine Seafood Café & Wine Bar
Seafood / wine bar / fine dining
A small Captiva Village seafood and wine destination suited to reservation-led dinner planning.
Hours: Dinner service; verify current days and times on official site
Andy Rosse Lane / Captiva Village
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Sanibel
The Bel Bagels & Deli
Bagels, deli, breakfast and lunch
A practical early-day stop for bagels, breakfast sandwiches and deli fare near Sanibel’s east end.
Hours: Daily 7:00am-4:00pm
East End / Periwinkle Way
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Captiva
The Bubble Room
American, seafood and desserts
Captiva’s landmark themed restaurant, best positioned as an experience as much as a meal.
Hours: Daily 11:00am-3:00pm and 4:30pm-9:00pm
Captiva Village
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Sanibel
The Dunes Clubhouse Dining
Clubhouse American
A clubhouse lunch option with limited seasonal dinner service rather than a full daily dinner schedule.
Hours: Lunch daily 11:00am-3:00pm; Friday dinner 5:00pm-9:00pm; Edgar’s closed for summer
The Dunes Golf & Tennis Club
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Captiva
The Green Flash Waterfront Restaurant
Seafood / waterfront dining
A waterfront Captiva restaurant positioned around seafood, views and sunset dining.
Hours: Daily lunch and dinner; weekend breakfast; verify exact service times
Captiva Drive / waterfront
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Sanibel
The Lazy Flamingo — Sanibel
Seafood, raw bar and casual grill
A casual seafood-and-beer institution with a strong “after the water” fit for FishSanCap.
Hours: See official site or call for current hours
East End / Periwinkle Way
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Sanibel
The Magic Bus Ice Cream & Caffeine
Ice cream, coffee and café treats
An east-end coffee-and-ice-cream stop with unusually broad hours for a dessert business.
Hours: Daily 8:00am-9:00pm
East End / Periwinkle Way
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Sanibel
The Original Cheeburger Cheeburger
Burgers, fries and milkshakes
Sanibel’s original burger-and-shake institution, with strong family and nostalgia appeal.
Hours: See official site for current daily hours
Tahitian Gardens
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Sanibel
The Sanibel Grill
Sports bar and American grill
An evening sports-bar option with extensive televisions and call-ahead seating.
Hours: Daily dining 4:00pm-9:00pm; bar 4:00pm-10:00pm
Timbers complex / Tarpon Bay Road
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Sanibel
The Sanibel Sprout
Plant-forward café, juice and healthy foods
The directory’s clearest fit for vegan, vegetarian, gluten-free and juice-focused searches.
Hours: Monday-Saturday 7:30am-5:00pm; Sunday closed
Periwinkle Way
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Sanibel
The Shack of Sanibel
Frozen custard, quick bites and desserts
A family-oriented frozen-custard and quick-bite stop near Sanibel’s east end.
Hours: Daily 11:00am-9:30pm
East End / Periwinkle Way
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Sanibel
Thistle Lodge Beachfront Restaurant
Coastal American / beachfront fine dining
A historic beachfront restaurant at Casa Ybel, strong for sunset and special-occasion searches.
Hours: Daily 11:00am-3:00pm and 5:00pm-9:00pm
Casa Ybel Resort
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Sanibel
Timbers Restaurant & Fish Market
Seafood restaurant and retail fish market
A dual-purpose seafood restaurant and fish market that warrants separate service-hour fields.
Hours: Restaurant daily 5:00pm-8:30pm; fish market Monday-Saturday 12:00pm-8:30pm and Sunday 2:00pm-8:30pm
Tarpon Bay Road / Sanibel Grill complex
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Sanibel
Traders Restaurant on Sanibel
Coastal American / seafood
A polished all-day restaurant with an attached retail component and broad coastal menu.
Hours: Monday-Saturday 11:00am-9:00pm; Sunday closed; kitchen closes before posted building close
Periwinkle Way
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Sanibel
Turtle’s Tiki Bar
Tiki bar / pool and beach grill
Sundial’s daytime pool-and-beach bar for casual food, drinks and Gulf proximity.
Hours: Daily 11:00am-7:00pm
Sundial Beach Resort & Spa
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Sanibel
Tutti Pazzi Italian Kitchen
Italian and pizza
A contemporary Italian dinner option with happy hour, reservations and later pizza service on select nights.
Hours: Daily dinner 4:00pm-9:00pm; pizza and dessert later Wednesday-Saturday
Periwinkle Way
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Sanibel
Wickies Lighthouse Restaurant
American, seafood and all-day dining
An east-end all-day restaurant with dinner reservations and walk-in breakfast/lunch service.
Hours: Daily 8:00am-9:00pm; breakfast 8:00am-11:00am; lunch begins 11:30am
East End / Periwinkle Way
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