Insider's Guide: Sizzle SWFL Restaurant Week
Sizzle SWFL Restaurant Week begins today so go ahead and cancel your meal prep plans and your resolution to start your 2020 diet early because you are going to need as many lunches and dinners as possible to experience this foodie’s dream!
So what is Sizzle SWFL Restaurant Week?
It is a two-week opportunity to branch out from your restaurant safety zone and experience the curated menus of restaurants from Marco Island to Cape Coral at an AMAZING price! Participating restaurants will be offering a two-course lunch and/or a three-course dinner with fixed price menus, starting at just $16 or $21 for lunch and $26 or $36 for dinner. What a great opportunity to try all the restaurants on your wish list plus some more, right?
If the budget-friendly, gourmet menus wasn’t enough to get you excited, Sizzle SWFL Restaurant Week is a charity-driven event! For every $1 from every Restaurant Week meal benefiting the Sizzle SWFL FGCU Food and Beverage Scholarship!
Already a Naples foodie?
If you’re like us and have experienced many of the restaurants on the list, we got the scoop from someone on the inside as to where to go if you’ve been to them all!
Cote’d Azur
Located in North Naples, Cote’d Azur has curated a three-course dinner menu of traditional Mediterranean cuisine. For the choice of entrees, we have our eye on the Roasted Chicken Breast Moroccan Style with 18 Spice Orange Reduction!
Please note that Cote’d Azur is open Tuesday-Sunday.
Wylds Cafe
Located in Bonita Springs and run by three local chefs, Wylds Cafe offers Modern American Cuisine and more than 30 beers including hard to find micro brews according to their website! For their three-course dinner menu, the Pan Seared Scallops with toasted prosciutto caught our eye, as well as the Pan Seared Hog Snapper, served with smashed potatoes!
Please note that Wylds Cafe is open Monday-Saturday.
Alexander’s
Any restaurant offering Koran BBQ Duck Wings for lunch and Macadamia Nut Crusted Grouper for dinner is automatically added to our Restaurant Week list! This farm to table restaurant has been serving Naples residents and visitors for over 25 years and even offers cooking classes for those looking to up their game in the kitchen!
Restaurant Week Menu: Lunch and Dinner
The Bay House
Touting the World’s Best Pimento Cheese on their three-course dinner menu piqued our interest and the House Jerk-Marinated Swordfish sealed the deal! Also, if it’s your birthday during Restaurant Week, The Bay House is a must-visit because they are offering Birthday Cake as one of their third-course options!
The Rooster
After looking at the lunch and dinner menu options, The Rooster might be a multiple visit type of place. For lunch, you can go opt for a lighter option such as the Avocado Toast w/Strawberries, Brown Sugar Bacon, Hot Honey, and 2 Eggs OE or you can go all out and opt for the Carolina Pulled Pork Sandwich or the Fried Oyster Po’Boy! For dinner, the Nashville Hot Chicken is an obvious choice but the Truffled Fresh Corn Grits served with the Pork Blade Steak sounds like a must-try as well.
Restaurant Week Menu: Lunch and Dinner
KC American Bistro
If you’re a seafood lover like us, the Fresh Grouper Ceviche for an appetizer and the Pan Seared Yellow Snapper are two perfect options! What we love most about KC American Bistro is that the chef sources seasonal ingredients for the menu from all over the country meaning that you're bound to find a little something from home when you dine here!
So where are you dining for Sizzle SWFL Restaurant Week? Wherever you go, be sure to take a picture of your delicious food and include #SizzleSWFL, #DineWithPurpose, and #thenaplesinsider!
To make reservations and to view the complete list of participating restaurants, CLICK HERE!
Bon Appétit!
Matt and Megan