• Estero, Fla., is located 18 miles southeast of Cape Coral and 9 miles north of Bonita Springs. For tourists, the town is home to a variety of attractions, such as Mound Key Archaeological State Park, the Old Corkscrew Golf Course and the Koreshan State Historic Site. Visitors to Estero have a number of dining options to choose from during their stay, including seafood restaurants.
  
  

Hemingway's Island Grill

• Hemingway's Island Grill specializes in the flavors of the Caribbean. Nine appetizers selections lead the restaurant's menu, including jerk-spice peel-and-eat shrimp, blackened ahi tuna in a chipotle-lime vinaigrette and honey-chipotle-glazed fried calamari served with a Caribbean-fruit dipping sauce. A dinner specialty, the long boat mahi mahi is a fresh fillet topped with sauteed shrimp, tomatoes, onions,mushrooms and a creamy citrus butter sauce. Another featured dish is the tilapia served in a plantain-crust with mango, rum glaze and vanilla rum butter sauces. Cocktails are the bar's specialties, including mint mojitos, mango margaritas, grapefruit daiquiris and bloody Marys. Hemingway's serves lunch and dinner daily. The restaurant does not have a dress code. A children's menu is available for young diners.
  
  Hemingway's Island Grill
  8001 Plaza Del Lago #113
  Estero, FL 33928
  239-495-7240
  hemingwaysislandgrill.com
  
  

Blue Water Bistro

• Established in 2006, Blue Water Bistro specializes in fresh, locally caught seafood. Zagat rated the restaurant "very good to excellent" for its food, decor and service. To start the meal, the bistro offers 11 appetizers, such as the morning after mussels, served in a bloody Mary broth with tomatoes, garlic, jalapenos and artichoke hearts. The restaurant guarantees the lowest price on stone crab claws and serves the Florida favorite as an appetizer or main course. Each day, the restaurant changes its fresh fish offerings, which it prepares grilled over an open flame, basted in citrus butter and sea salt. The restaurant has a full bar, and California wines are its specialty. Blue Water Bistro is open nightly for dinner. Reservations are highly recommended. Business casual attire is recommended. Outdoor dining is possible, weather permitting. A children's menu is available.
  
  Blue Water Bistro
  23151 Village Shops Way # 109
  Estero, FL 33928
  239-949-2583
  bluewaterbistro.net
  
  

Waterside Seafood & Grill‎, Co.

• Waterside Seafood & Grill, Co. is in the Miromar Outlets, a popular shopping center in Estero. Featured appetizers on the menu are the fried calamari, New England clam chowder and coconut shrimp with an orange marmalade dipping sauce. For the main course, the restaurant features fresh-caught fish like the grouper and sandwiches like the lobster roll, made with Maine lobster meat. For dessert, try the key lime pie. The restaurant has a full bar. Waterside Seafood & Grill is open daily for lunch and dinner. Reservations are suggested. Casual attire is appropriate. Outdoor dining is available in nice weather.
  
  Waterside Seafood & Grill‎, Co.
  10801 Corkscrew Road
  Estero, FL 33928
  239-390-9595‎