Fort Myers, Florida
Lee County · 1,142 restaurants
Fort Myers' dining scene is in the midst of a comeback. The historic River District downtown has become a hub for independent restaurants and craft cocktail bars, while the broader community continues rebuilding after Hurricane Ian's devastating 2022 landfall. With over 1,000 restaurants serving a growing year-round population, the city balances casual Florida seafood with an increasingly diverse culinary landscape.
Data on this page
InspectFL turns public DBPR inspection records into city-level score trends, grade breakdowns, and restaurant history so this page is useful for comparison, not just a list of names.
How to use this city page
Start with the citywide grade mix, then use filters to narrow by category, grade, or inspection dates before opening the full restaurant record.
What the citywide data means
Fort Myers's grade mix looks fairly mixed, so this page is best used to narrow the list before checking each restaurant's full record.
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About Dining in Fort Myers
Of Fort Myers's 1,138 graded restaurants, 55.4% earned an A grade — roughly in line with statewide averages. Currently, 1.8% of restaurants hold a failing F grade, representing 21 establishments with significant health violations. The average InspectFL Health Score across Fort Myers is 93.3 out of 100, based on 1,932 inspections on record.
What Inspectors Look For
Florida DBPR inspectors evaluate restaurants on food temperature control, employee hygiene, pest activity, and equipment cleanliness. Violations are categorized as critical (immediate health risk), major (significant concern), or minor (procedural issue). Learn more about how grades work.
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Restaurants
Page 14 of 46EL MACHO CAMPESINO
2804 HANSON ST
HOOKED ISLAND GRILL FORT MYERS
9924 GULF COAST MAIN ST STE A130
TEQUILA'S MEXICAN BAR AND GRILLE
13731 S TAMIAMI TRAIL
TUNG HING CHINESE RESTAURANT
3605 FOWLER ST
CRACKER BARREL #527
10090 DANIELS PKWY
HERITAGE PALMS GOLF & COUNTRY CLUB SNACK BAR
10420 WASHINGTON PALM WAY
HIDEAWAY SPORTS BAR
1418 DEAN STREET
LARC
2570 HANSON ST
METRO CAFE
11215 METRO PKWY-BUILDING 8
PIZZA HUT #2248
10580 COLONIAL BLVD STE 110
WANFU BUFFET
10676 COLONIAL BLVD
AMORE BRICK OVEN PIZZA
9903 GULF COAST MAIN #115
BEACH BUM JOHNNIES
1400 COLONIAL BLVD STE 35
BURNTWOOD TAVERN
10035 GULF CENTER DRIVE UNIT 100F
CASANOVA BISTRO CAFE
2500 EDWARDS DR
CHINA CITY
14630 PALM BEACH BLVD STE 4
EMPIRE BAGEL FACTORY
9961 INTERSTATE COMMERCE DR #195
PINCHERS CRAB SHACK
10029 GULF CENTER DR STE F-250
RESIDENCE INN FORT MYERS AT I-75 AND GULF COAST TOWN CENTER
10054 GULF CENTER DR
RIVERSIDE COMMUNITY CENTER
3061 E RIVERSIDE DRIVE
10 TWENTY FIVE
33 PATIO DE LEON
LA MEXICANA MOBILE FOODS INC
1417 ORTIZ AVE
REN'S BISTRO
2150 W 1 ST STE A1
SMASH BURGER COMPANY
11770-A METRO PKWY
TACO WORKS
1615-1617 HENDRY ST
Important context for city pages
City pages are comparison tools built from public Florida DBPR inspection data. They help surface local patterns quickly, but they are not official government rankings and they should not replace reading the individual restaurant page before making a decision.