Best Beach Bars in Naples

At the end of the boardwalk that leads from the parking lot for Clam Pass Park and also serves Naples Grande Resort guests, this feels like you have arrived to the Aegean Islands. Named for one of those very islands, it specializes in casual Greek eats. Its elevated deck furthers the illusion with views of white sand and blue-green seas. In addition to a small selection of beer and wine, it whips up traditional beach frozen drinks, smoothies and house specialties such as Pomegranate Limeade and The Greek on the Beach: Cruzan rum, Southern Comfort, Sauza silver tequila, Florida orange juice and grenadine. Grilled burgers, lemon oregano chicken wings, salads and gyros will sound and taste like Greek to you.

Home of the wild and crazy Mullet Festival each January, Stan's has a reputation for waterfront revelry that began with its late owner Stan Gober some 50 years ago. In keeping with the fishing community of Goodland's reputation for wacky, Stan's hosts a seasonal Sunday bash that is a mini-version of the big annual event. People eat, drink, laugh and do the Buzzard Lope dance around the open air bandstand. Known for its fishing fleet, Goodland naturally is big on seafood, and Stan's serves grouper, shrimp and crab to an avid lunch crowd usually seated outdoors on picnic tables. Call ahead, especially in summer, when Stan's often goes on hiatus.

You cannot get any more Florida than a thatched roof tiki bar on the beach, and Capri Fish House is one of the few in the Naples area. You will hear it referred to as a "chickee," a genuine product made by Seminole Indians. It is a popular spot for boaters out to wet their whistle and grab a burger or fried seafood basket. But its little bay-side beach also makes it popular among families, who come for weekend watersports and live music. They can rent kayaks and paddleboards there and make a day of it. At the bar, things stay simple with draft and bottled beer, sangria, rum runners, margaritas, bloody marys and pina coladas. Live music entertains nightly and all day Sunday. There's also an indoor dining room for those who prefer air conditioning.

The Turtle Club has a fairly extensive and well rounded wine list with some recognizable vintner names and an intriguing selection of vintages you will want to try for the first time. Plus it offers a full selection of beer and liquor. Most come here to dine because the food is as excellent as the front row view. Salads and seafood dominate the lunch menu, plus you'll find a burger and hot pastrami on a pretzel roll, too. At dinner, choose from magnificently crafted temptations such as roasted Chilean sea bass with grilled pineapple, jumbo scallops with lemon scented grits and horseradish crusted snapper.

Located at the base of the Apollo Condominium complex and adjacent to the access for South Marco Beach, it has the proper casual beach bar feel. It actually has two bars. The outdoor bamboo bar serves guests who prefer drinking and dining al fresco. But keep a close watch on your food: Seagulls like to zip through and help themselves. There's access to Sunset Grille right from the beach, so it gets a lot of hungry, thirsty beachers. Inside, where it's cooler, the other bar provides sports televisions. Most people come for finger food, sandwiches, burgers and seafood baskets, but the menu also tackles seafood, ribs and pasta.

Now this is what a beach bar should look and feel like. You will find a number of resort bars that overlook the beach, but to get the real thing, travel north to Bonita Beach where you can walk right from the beach and into this beer-and-burger joint for a break from the sun. Sit out back on the beach, if you can't bring yourself to drag your toes out of the sand. Or take a table inside, where there's shade. If you're looking for air-conditioning on a hot summer day, head upstairs to order your cold one and watch the game. There's just beer and wine in the adult beverages department. The kitchen is famous for its Chicago-style pizzas, served after 4 p.m. Breakfast is served until 11 a.m. Day-long there's seafood, burgers and key lime pie.

It opened in 2018 to replace the former beach bar with a spiffed-up version that has also improved upon its food and beverage offerings. Craft cocktails include the Beach Mule with muddled berries, ginger beer and vodka; and the Paloma, a cooler with tequila, lime and grapefruit juice and club soda. Breakfast brings buffet and a la carte options. At lunch, flatbreads, burgers, salads, sandwiches and creative apps take this a notch up from standard beach bar fare. Dinner goes one better with local seafood prepared creatively and black angus cuts of steak with our without lobster.

Part of the JW Marriott, Kane constitutes the main open-air beach bar. An open, tiki design works well with its Polynesian menu and sandy, watery views. A focus on rum travels to a different region, the Caribbean, but the fruity cocktails and flight tasters work regardless. Kane's adept bartenders pour more than 70 fine brands of rum from Barbados to Brazil. Craft cocktails include the Turtle Season "Lights Out" with four different rums. The bar also carries Florida craft beers on tap. On the food side of things, tuna poke nachos, lemongrass chicken dumplings and honey sriracha wings satisfy beachy appetites. Weekends bring live entertainment. Note: Non-resort guests are welcome after 5 p.m.

A short walk down the boardwalk from The Ritz-Carlton, Naples, toward the beach sits this nice little al fresco homage to sandbar casual at the sophisticated resort. It is also easily accessible from the beach and open to the public. It gets its name from a native tree also called the "tourist tree" for its red peely bark. Family friendly, it's a great place for a frozen cocktail, cold beer or glass of lemonade. Its lunch and dinner menus list a typical array of noshes such as wings, conch chowder, handcrafted burgers, salads, sandwiches and seafood dinner entrees.

Colorful and Caribbean in style, Quinn's has indoor and outdoor seating with soothing views of the sand and Gulf of Mexico at the JW Marriott Marco Island Resort. Live entertainment happens nightly beginning at 6:30 p.m., including a sunset fire dancer. Its specialty drinks include a spicy mango margarita, blackberry lemonade and a top-heavy bloody mary with bacon and shrimp. The same food menu runs through lunch and dinner hours. It offers a slew of casual beach eats such as ceviche, tacos, chicken wings, salads and and eat shrimp, but there is also more serious fare such as grilled flat iron steak and lobster sofrito. Note: Non-resort guests are welcome after 5 p.m.