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10 BEST NEW RESTAURANTS 2019
Our food and wine editor makes her annual picks. BY DOROTHEA HUNTER SÖNNE After another year of dining, drinking and dining some more—springing out of bed at 5 a.m. with the pros and cons of a particular place weighing heavy on my brain—I’ve come up with my annual list of where
Apr 17


Best Naples restaurants 2019: JLB picks their 25 must-try favorites
Namba Ramen & Sushi While so many of the other Asian restaurants in town hand you a 40-page fusion menu of Japanese, Chinese, Thai and Korean, Namba has simplified things down to really good ramen, really good sushi, and not much else. A Japanese-trained sushi chef, Namba's Pitak Hermkhunthod takes pride in his work, importing handmade
Apr 17


The best Naples restaurants of 2018: JLB’s year in reviews
The year 2018 was an interesting one. In May I joined the food writers at Naples Daily News, adding Collier stops to my usual Fort Myers-Cape Coral-beaches dining routine. That same month my rating system changed — not that it had much impact on Collier reviews. Still, I put more value in the stars
Apr 17
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