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What Businesses Are Open
on Sanibel Island?

sanibel businesses open post hurricane

Florida’s Sanibel Island took a large toll from Hurricane Ian, but business are bouncing back and “The Island” is returning to the beautiful tropical getaway you remember.

Is it perfect? No. Is it still paradise? Absolutely!

We at Sanibel Island Inn have worked hard to restore our terrific beach-front property from the ravages of Hurricane Ian, and we are already booking well into the latter part of the year! We also are part of a rebounding community of businesses, all working together to bring Sanibel Island back to its former glory.

See below for a list of businesses currently open and ready for your patronage! We love our Island and can’t wait to see you back here in 2023 and beyond.

What Businesses Are Open on Sanibel Island?

For a complete list and interactive guide of What’s Open on the Islands, check out the Sanibel Captiva Chamber of Commerce website.

Business Name Location Phone
Beaches Blind Pass Beach Park 6491 Sanibel Captiva Road, Sanibel, FL 33957
Beaches Boat Ramp Beach Park 888 Sextant Drive, Sanibel, FL 33957
Beaches Bowman’s Beach Park 1700 Bowman’s Beach Road
Beaches Gulfside City Park 2001 Algiers Lane
Beaches Lighthouse Beach Park 110/153 Periwinkle Way
Beaches Tarpon Bay Beach 111 Tarpon Bay Road, Sanibel, FL 33957
Beaches Turner Beach 17200 Sanibel Captiva Rd
Cleaning Services Chiquis Squeaky Cleaning, LLC On-site (239) 313-3880
Cleaning Services Simply Elegant Cleaning On-site (239) 222-0655
Community Services FISH of Sanibel Captiva 15550 McGregor Blvd., Suite 204, Fort Myers (239) 472-0404
Community Services SanCap Pak-n-Ship 2422 Palm Ridge Rd, Sanibel, FL, United States, Florida (239) 395-1220
Community Services Sanibel Community House 2173 Periwinkle Way, Sanibel, FL 33957 (239) 472-2155
Community Services Sanibel Public Library 770 Dunlop Rd (239) 472-2483
Community Services Sanibel Recreation Center 3880 Sanibel Captiva Rd (239) 472-0345
Community Services Florabel On-site Delivery (407) 802-6837
[email protected]
Community Services Carriage Class Cleaners 4723 Del Prado Blvd S, Cape Coral, FL 33904 (239) 542-2024
Dining Bimini Bait Shack 17501 Harbour Pointe Dr, Fort Myers, FL 33908 (239) 360-2248
Dining Blue Giraffe Island Bar & Grill 2075 Periwinkle Way #14, Sanibel, FL 33957 (239) 579-0024
Dining Blue Rendez-Vous 751 Tarpon Bay Rd. (239) 565-1608
Dining Boops by the Bubble Room 15001 Captiva Drive (239) 312-8649
Dining Cabbage Key Channel Marker 60 (239) 283-2278
Dining Cantina Captiva (food truck) 14970 Captiva Dr., Captiva (239) 472-0248
Dining Captiva Island Pizza 11513 Andy Rosse Lane, Captiva (239) 395-0823
Dining Cheeburger Cheeburger 1975 Periwinkle Way #4112, Sanibel, FL 33957
Dining Cielo 1244 Periwinkle Way, Sanibel (239) 472-2151
Dining Crow’s Nest at Tween Waters 15951 Captiva Dr, Captiva, FL 33924 (239) 472-5161
Dining Doc Ford’s 2500 Island Inn Rd, Sanibel, FL 33957 (239) 472-8311
Dining Dunes Restaurant 949 Sand Castle Rd, Sanibel, FL 33957
Dining Gramma Dot’s 634 N. Yachtsman, Sanibel (239) 472-8138
Dining Great White Grill 2440 Palm Ridge Rd, Sanibel, FL 33957 (239) 472-0212
Dining The Green Flash 15183 Captiva Drive, Captiva, FL 33924 (239) 472-3337
Dining Huxter’s Mkt. 1203 Periwinkle Way, Sanibel (239) 472-2151
Dining Island Pizza 1619 Periwinkle Way, Sanibel, FL 33957 (239) 472-1581
Dining Jerry’s Deli, Cafe and Coquin Coffee 1700 Periwinkle Way, SANIBEL
Dining Lighthouse Cafe 1020 Periwinkle Way, Sanibel, FL 33957 (239) 420-0303
Dining Mucky Duck (closed for repairs) 11546 Andy Rosse Lane, Captiva, FL 33924 (239) 472-3434
Dining MudBugs Cajun Kitchen 1473 Periwinkle Way (239) 472-2221
Dining Old Captiva House 15951 Captiva Drive, Captiva (239) 472-5161
Dining Over Easy Cafe 630 Tarpon Bay Rd #1, Sanibel, FL 33957 (239) 966-5114
Dining Pinocchio’s Original Italian Ice Cream 2075 Periwinkle Way #33 (239) 472-6566
Dining RC Otter’s 11506 Andy Rosse Lane, Captiva, FL 33924 (239) 395-1142
Dining Rosalitas Cantina 975 Rabbit Rd, Sanibel, FL 33957 (239) 955-7673
Dining Sanibel Bean 2240 Periwinkle Way, Sanibel, FL 33957 (239) 395-1919
Dining Sanibel Deli & Coffee 2330 Palm Ridge Rd., Sanibel (239) 472-2555
Dining Shell City Burgers 5400 Plantation Road, Captiva Island, Florida 33924
Dining Starbucks at Jerry’s - Coquina Cafe 1700 Periwinkle Way
Dining Sunshine Seafood Cafe 11508 Andy Rosse Lane, Captiva, FL 33924 (239) 472-6200
Dining The Green Flash 15183 Captiva Drive, Captiva, FL 33924 (239) 472-3337
Dining The Magic Bus Ice Cream and Cafe 362 Periwinkle Way #4 (239) 472-0112
Dining The Sanibel Cafe 2007 Periwinkle Way, Sanibel, FL 33957 (239) 472-5323
Dining The Sanibel Grill 703 Tarpon Bay Rd., Sanibel (239) 472-4453
Dining The Shack 1219 Periwinkle Way, Sanibel (239) 312-8626
Dining The Shipyard 15951 Captiva Drive (239) 472-5161
Dining Timbers Restaurant 703 Tarpon Bay Rd, Sanibel, FL 33957 (239) 472-3128
Dining Traders 1551 Periwinkle Way, Sanibel (239) 472-7242
Dining Tutti Pazzi 1200 Periwinkle Way, Sanibel (239) 966-7654
Dining Wickies Lighthouse Restaurant 362 Periwinkle Way #2, Sanibel, FL 33957
Dining Captiva Crust Pizza 15951 Captiva Dr, Captiva, FL 33924, United States (239) 472-5161 ext. 457
Dining Breezer's Pool Bar 1231 Middle Gulf Dr, Sanibel, FL 33957, United States (239) 472-4123
Dining BRGR Kitchen & Bar 1231 Middle Gulf Dr, Sanibel, FL 33957, United States
Dining Sanibel Sprout Food Truck The Islander Center, 2407 Periwinkle Way, Sanibel, FL 33957
Dining Key Lime Bistro 11509 Andy Rosse Lane, Captiva, FL 33924 (239) 395-4000
Dining Cantina Captiva 14970 Captiva Dr, Captiva, FL 33924 (239) 472-0248
Dining Lazy Flamingo 1036 Periwinkle Way, Sanibel, FL 33957 (239) 472-6939
Financial Bank of the Islands 1699 Periwinkle Way, Sanibel
Financial Bank of the Islands 14812 Captiva Drive, Captiva
Financial Chase Bank 2441 Palm Ridge Rd., Sanibel (239) 558-6040
Financial Robin L. Cook – Suncoast Equity Management 3762 Coquina Dr., SANIBEL (239) 246-8124
Financial Sanibel Captiva Community Bank 2406 Periwinkle Way, Sanibel (239) 274-7400
Financial Sanibel Captiva Trust Co. 7910 Summerlin Lakes Dr., Fort Myers (239) 472-8300
Gas Stations Mobile Rebel 2499 Palm Ridge Rd., Sanibel
Grocery 12 Seasons Farm Produce Delivery Service [email protected]
Grocery 7-11 1521 Periwinkle Way (239) 472-9197
Grocery Jerry’s Foods 1700 Periwinkle Way, Sanibel
Grocery Molly Malone Seafood Seasonal - Contact for current offers (239) 472-1859
Grocery Sanibel Farmers Market 800 Dunlop Road, Sanibel, FL, United States, Florida
Grocery Sanibel Spirits (Liquor Store) Jerry’s Foods Plaza – 1700 Periwinkle Way, Sanibel, FL 33957 (239) 472-8668
Grocery The Grog Shop 2435 Periwinkle Way, Sanibel, FL 33957
Grocery The Island Store 11500 Andy Rosse Lane, Captiva (239) 312-4374
Health & Beauty Island Therapy Center 695 Tarpon Bay Road - Unit 1 (239) 297-4997
Health & Beauty Lee Health Walk-in Clinic 2495 Palm Ridge Road (239) 343-6990
Health & Beauty Sanibel Day Spa 2075 Periwinkle Way #24 (239) 395-2220
Health & Beauty Sea Oats Day Spa 1149 Periwinkle Way, Unit B (651) 775-7271
Health & Beauty Sundial Beach Resort & Spa Tennis and Pickleball 1451 MIDDLE GULF DRIVE (239) 472-4151
Health & Beauty The Spa at Tween Waters 15951 Captiva Dr, Captiva (239) 472-5161
Health & Beauty CVS 2331 Palm Ridge Rd, Sanibel, FL 33957 (239) 472-1719
Health & Beauty CROW Wildlife Hospital 3883 Sanibel Captiva Rd, Sanibel, FL 33957, United States (239) 472-3644
Health & Beauty The Treehouse 1101 Periwinkle Way #106, Sanibel, FL 33957, United States (239) 336-9188
Interior Design Bridget Vandenburgh Interiors 1633 Periwinkle Way, Suite D (239) 222-0148
Interior Design Landmark Design of Sanibel On-site at your location (239) 565-8180
IT Services Barrier IT Services On-site at your location (239) 340-1182
Podcast The Sanibel Captiva Guide Podcast
Real Estate Offices Ashton Kirchner Group 2440 Palm Ridge Rd., Ste. 5, Sanibel (239) 230-2404
Real Estate Offices Kingfisher Real Estate 11528 Andy Rosse Lane, Captiva (239) 472-4411
Real Estate Offices Pfeifer Realty Group 1630-I, 1630 Periwinkle Way, Sanibel, FL 33957 (239) 472-0004
Recreation Adventures in Paradise Cruises 14341 Port Comfort Rd, Fort Myers, FL 33908 (239) 472-8236
Recreation Adventures Sea Kayak & SUP Rentals and Tours 15951 Captiva Drive (239) 822-3337
Recreation Bailey Matthews National Shell Museum 3075 Sanibel Captiva Rd, Sanibel, FL 33957 (239) 395-2233
Recreation BIG ARTS 900 Dunlop Rd (239) 395-0900
Recreation Billy’s Bikes 1470 Periwinkle Way, Sanibel, Florida 33957 (239) 472-5248
Recreation Captain Brian on the Water 11401 Andy Rosse Lane, Captiva, FL 33924 (239) 989-6522
Recreation Captain Bubby’s IsLAND Tours Pick-up at your location (239) 850-3124
Recreation Captain Jarrett Jones Pick-up at various locations (805) 525-0141
Recreation Captain Ozzie Fishing Charters McCarthy’s Marina 11401 Andy Rosse Ln Captiva, FL 33924 (239) 910-7764
Recreation Captiva Cruises 11401 Andy Rosse Lane, Captiva, FL 33924 (239) 472-5300
Recreation Dunes Golf & Tennis Club 949 Sand Castle Rd, Sanibel, FL 33957 (239) 472-2535
Recreation Endless Summer Charters 14341 Port Comfort Rd, Fort Myers, FL 33908 (239) 691-1966
Recreation Finnimore’s Bike & Beach Rental 2353 Periwinkle Way, Sanibel, FL 33957 (239) 472-5577
Recreation Flip Side Charter Coconut Dr, Sanibel, FL 33957 (239) 309-8527
Recreation Hey Mon Charter [email protected] (612) 804-0947
Recreation Island Time Dolphin& Shelling Cruises, Inc. Latitude 26 Waterfront Boutique Resort, 17990 San Carlos Blvd, Fort Myers Beach, FL 33931 (239) 898-6155
Recreation J.N. Ding Darling Wildlife Refuge, Visitor Education Center & Nature Store 1 Wildlife Drive, Sanibel, FL33957 (239) 472-1100
Recreation Native Guides Charters Tween Waters Marina, 15951 Captiva Dr (239) 822-3337
Recreation New Wave Eco Charters 15951 Captiva Dr, (239) 671-7447
Recreation Nick Adams Photography 1619 Periwinkle Way, Suite 104, Sanibel Island, FL 33957 (239) 849-1929
Recreation Offshore Sailing School Tween Waters Marina, 15951 Captiva Dr (888) 454-7015
Recreation Salty Wheels Carts 11513 Andy Rosse Lane, Captiva (239) 247-2393
Recreation Sanibel Historical Museum & Village 950 Dunlop Rd #4017, Sanibel, FL 33957 (239) 472-4648
Recreation Sanibel Public Library 770 Dunlop Rd, Sanibel (239) 472-2483
Recreation Sanibel Recreation Center 3880 Sanibel Captiva Rd (239) 472-0345
Recreation Sanibel Sportfishing Charters 940 S. Yachtsman Dr., Sanibel (508) 808-2988
Recreation SCCF Native Landscapes and Garden Center 1300 Periwinkle Way (239) 472-1932
Recreation Tarpon Bay Explorers 900 Tarpon Bay Road, Sanibel (239) 472-8900
Recreation Winds 2400 Periwinkle Way, Sanibel, FL 33957
Recreation YOLO Watersports 11534 Andy Rosse Ln., Captiva No working phone
Recreation Captiva Water Sports 15951 Captiva Dr, Captiva, FL 33924, United States (239) 472-6336
Religious Captiva Chapel By The Sea 11580 Chapin Ln, Captiva, FL 33924
Religious Sanibel Community Church 1740 Periwinkle Way, Sanibel, FL 33957 (239) 472-2684
Religious St. Isabel Catholic Church 3559 Sanibel-Captiva Rd, Sanibel, FL 33957 (239) 427-2763
Religious St. Michael’s and All Saints Episcopal Church 2304 Periwinkle Way, Sanibel, FL 33957 (239) 472-2173
Rental Services Posh Baby Equipment Rentals Delivers to your door (239) 356-0500
Retail “Ding” Darling Nature Store & Visitors Center 1 Wildlife Drive, Sanibel, FL33957
Retail Ace Hardware 2025 Periwinkle Way, Sanibel, FL 33957 (239) 472-5354
Retail Adventures In Paradise Tahitian Gardens Shopping Center – 2019 Periwinkle Way, Sanibel Island, FL 33957 (239) 472-8236
Retail Bait Box 1041 Periwinkle Way, Sanibel, FL 33957
Retail Beach Daisy 2075 Periwinkle Way #29 (239) 472-2224
Retail Beach Stuff and Barracuddas 14970 Captiva Dr, Captiva, FL 33924 (239) 472-2054
Retail BIG ARTS Gift Shop 900 Dunlop Road, Sanibel FL 33957 (239) 395-0900
Retail Bubbly Latitude 13499 S. Cleveland Ave, Ft. Myers, FL 33907 (239) 362-0718
Retail Butterfly Beach Clothing 13499 S. Cleveland Ave, Ft. Myers, FL 33907
Retail Chico’s 2075 Periwinkle Way Ste 4 (239) 472-0202
Retail Congress Jewelers 13499 S. Cleveland Ave, Suite 165, Ft. Myers, FL 33907 (239) 472-4177
Retail CROW Gift Shop 3883 Sanibel Captiva Road (239) 472-3664
Retail EmOcean 362 Periwinkle Way Sanibel, Florida 33957 (239) 558-4874
Retail Everything But Water Periwinkle Place, 2075 Periwinkle Way (239) 312-5254
Retail Footloose H2O Outfitters Jerry’s Foods Plaza – 1700 Periwinkle Way, Sanibel, FL 33957 (239) 472-4717
Retail Forever Green Ace Hardware 2025 Periwinkle Way, Sanibel, FL 33957 (239) 472-5354
Retail Her Sports Closet Periwinkle Place, 2075 Periwinkle Way (239) 472-4206
Retail Hirdie Girdie Art Gallery 2490 Library Way, Sanibel (239) 395-0027
Retail Jungle Drums Gallery 11532 Andy Rosse Lane, Captiva, FL 33924 (239) 395-2266
Retail Keep Boutique & Gifts 16888 McGregor Blvd Ste 101, Fort Myers, FL 33908
Retail Macintosh Books + Paper 1620 Periwinkle Way, Sanibel, FL 33957 (239) 322-9964
Retail Mango Bay Surf Company 1711 Periwinkle Way, Sanibel, FL 33957 (239) 472-5070
Retail Nanny’s of Sanibel – Childrens Boutique Jerry’s Foods Plaza – 1700 Periwinkle Way, Sanibel, FL 33957 (239) 395-1730
Retail One Island Sanibel 2075 Periwinkle Way #17, Sanibel, FL 33957 (239) 966-4012
Retail Rachel Pierce Art Gallery & Community 1571 Periwinkle Way, Sanibel, FL 33957 (239) 292-3327
Retail Sanibel Candle Co. 13499 S. Cleveland Ave, Suite 107, Ft. Myers, FL 33907 (239) 579-0573
Retail Sanibel Flip Flops 2075 Periwinkle Way #31, Sanibel, FL 33957
Retail Sanibel Sole 1985-87 Periwinkle Way, Sanibel, FL 33957 (239) 395-0385
Retail Sanibel Surf Shop 1700 Periwinkle Way #10, Sanibel, FL 33957 (239) 472-8185
Retail She Sells Sea Shells 1157 Periwinkle Way, Sanibel, FL 33957 (239) 472-6991
Retail Shiny Objects 1999 Periwinkle Way, Sanibel, FL 33957 (239) 472-1660
Retail Suncatchers Dream 630 Tarpon Bay Rd # 2, Sanibel, FL 33957 (239) 472-7860
Retail Tarpon Bay Explorers Gift Shop 900 Tarpon Bay Rd, Sanibel, FL 33957 (239) 472-8900
Retail The Gold Parrot 11512 Andy Rosse Lane, Captiva, FL 33924 (239) 312-4392
Retail Tiki Jim’s 2075 Periwinkle Way #41, Sanibel, FL 33957 (239) 472-0188
Retail Tower Gallery 751 Tarpon Bay Road (239) 579-0659
Retail Traders Gift Shop 1551 Periwinkle Way, Sanibel, FL 33957 (239) 472-7242
Retail Tuttles Seahorse Shell Shop 362 Periwinkle Way, #3 Sanibel, FL 33957 (239) 266-2899
Retail Whitney’s Bait & Tackle 1554 Periwinkle Way (239) 410-8665
Retail Wilford & Lee 2009 Periwinkle Way, Sanibel, FL 33957 (239) 395-9295
Retail Winds 2400 Periwinkle Way, Sanibel, FL 33957
Retail Captiva Curio Cottage 1037 Periwinkle Way, Sanibel, FL 33957, United States (239) 966-5157
Retail Home by Rachel Pierce 1626 Periwinkle Way, Sanibel, FL 33957, United States (239) 246-4299
Retail Sanibel Fly Outfitters 2240 Periwinkle Way Unit 11A, Sanibel, FL 33957, United States
Retail A Little Adventure 2001 Periwinkle Way, Sanibel, FL 33957, United States (239) 472-8236
Retail On Island 630 Tarpon Bay Rd, Sanibel, FL 33957, United States (866) 726-4235
Transportation Captain Bubby’s On-site (239) 850-3124
Transportation Island Taxi
Transportation Sanibel Carts Delivery Service (239) 500-2278
Transportation The Moke & Cabana Club Delivered to your location (239) 722-6653
Transportation On Island Jeeps

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Visitor Reviews

5 star rating Tranquility I usually travel alone and I felt completely safe at the Island Inn. The inn is clean and well cared for, everything is in tip-top condition! In addition, the employees were all very kind. The free use of the umbrellas and beach chairs are the icing on the cake! Some other resorts on the island charge you $$ to sit under an umbrella.
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98331 6/11/2025
5 star rating A great place to stay! We just left this wonderful inn. The people were so kind and welcoming, the room (actually more of a condo) was beautiful and had everything we needed. The beach in front of the inn was beautiful and had better shells than most places on the island! The balcony, which was screened in, was beautiful, we ate breakfast there every day! There were chairs and umbrellas on the beach. You can’t beat the sunset as well. This was our first time back to Sanibel since the devastating hurricanes. There were plenty of restaurants open and lots of shops are coming back too. We’ll be back!
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bilingualteach 5/02/2025
5 star rating Return to Paradise We have stayed at the Island Inn many times. However, this was our first stay since the hurricanes hit Sanibel. The rooms in Matthews Lodge were just as great as ever. The beach had a great many more shells. The chairs and umbrellas made sitting on the beach very peaceful and enjoyable. The staff was as friendly and welcoming as ever. While so much has changed, we were glad to support the Island Inn and all the other familiar businesses on Sanibel. It is important to show your loyalty to such a wonderful place and the people who live and work there. We will be back again in the near future!
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