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In our September issue, we examine a shift toward restaurants with more personal points of view and a greater appetite for taking chances. The Bohemian was an early catalyst in the latest wave, opening in downtown Bonita Springs in 2022 and fueling the neighborhood’s renaissance with Florida-driven cooking and a sumptuous, maximalist setting.

Words by @samgarbarini
Photography by @zeeannaphoto 

June Dispongsa and Somi Vasitorn don’t soften the Thai cooking they grew up with for American tastes. Across four Naples restaurants, they delve into different Asian traditions, from regional Thai at Tong Yin and Japanese seafood at Mimoto to sandos at Sendo de Café and East and Southeast Asian street food at Ichi Togarashi.

Photography by @zeeannaphoto 

Bob Boye ran the 200-seat Cru, a standard-bearer for creative cooking in Fort Myers through the 2010s. With @eat_liberty, he distilled that experimental spirit into an intimate open kitchen and a menu with no interest in playing it safe.

Photography by Karl Rouwhorst

Before Andy Hyde opened Hyde N Chic in 2019, friends told him this wasn’t the place for the story-driven tasting menus he proposed. He stayed the course—and helped cultivate an audience for the adventurous restaurants that followed in Naples.

Photography by @brian_tietz 

Kayla Pfeiffer has become one of the movement’s biggest accelerators, using Bicyclette and now Heyday to connect local diners with global ideas and bring Southwest Florida into a wider culinary conversation. A Chopped champion and 2025 James Beard Emerging Chef semifinalist, she’s also made Heyday a platform for visiting chefs and collaborations with local makers.

Photography by @zeeannaphoto
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