If all goes according to plan, Sanibel Island will be welcoming two new restaurants in November. Brian and Elke Podlasek, owners of The Island Cow, and The Mad Hatter owners Max and Bridget Kolshak ...

Wesley Brent is carrying on a family tradition. Not only did his grandparents love Gramma Dot’s Seaside Saloon on Sanibel, but so did his parents. And so does he and his kids. Now Brent has taken his ...

Doc Ford's Rum Bar & Grille on Sanibel Island, Florida, is an icon of the area. One of the best restaurants on Sanibel!

The place settings almost look ready for the next customer. The glass salt and pepper shakers stand proud next to a plastic bottle of hot sauce. The utensils, folded in paper napkins, are ready to ...

Another Sanibel Island business returns after Hurricane Ian. The iconic Gramma Dot’s waterfront restaurant is reopening its doors to the public on Thursday at the Sanibel Marina. After months of ...

A drive over the Sanibel Causeway is always an adventure. The colors of the water, the occasional kite boarders, the cars parked for cookouts and fishing, the birds that soar parallel to your car now ...

Doc Ford’s Rum Bar & Grille on Sanibel Island and Fort Myers Beach raised $3,915 in 2025 for Golisano Children’s Hospital of Southwest Florida – $1 and one drink at a time. The restaurant’s hospital ...