Punta Gorda Restaurants 

Downtown Punta Gorda

• Carmelo's Italian Ristorante — Italian/Sicilian cuisine and a good choice for a nicer dinner.
• The Perfect Caper — Chef-driven fine dining and one of the area's better special-occasion choices.
• Leroy's Southern Kitchen & Bar — Contemporary Southern comfort food, cocktails and a lively downtown atmosphere.
• Winesett House — Coastal American dining in a historic downtown setting.
• F.M. Don's — Upscale-casual American dining, seafood and cocktails.
• River City Grill — Longtime downtown restaurant serving global/New American comfort cuisine.
• Celtic Ray Public House — Irish pub known for fish & chips, beer and live entertainment.
• Sandra's Restaurant — German and European cuisine.
• Pizza Gorda — Wood-fired pizza and Italian dishes.
• Unwined Wine Bar & Eatery — Wine bar and eatery in the historic Orange House.

Waterfront Dining

• Laishley Crab House — Seafood, sushi and waterfront views at Laishley Park Marina.
• TT's Tiki Bar — Casual Charlotte Harbor waterfront dining, sunset drinks and live entertainment.
• Riviera Bar and Grill — Old-Florida-style waterfront restaurant and tiki-bar atmosphere.
• Perch 360 Rooftop Restaurant & Bar — Rooftop dining, cocktails and views from downtown Punta Gorda.
• Cass Cay Restaurant & Bar — Waterfront dining at Burnt Store Marina.

Fishermen's Village 

• The Islands Kitchen & Cocktail House — Waterfront restaurant with tropical/coastal influences, sushi, seafood, steaks and cocktails.
• Latitude 26 — New waterfront steak-and-seafood restaurant overlooking Charlotte Harbor.
• Castaways — New open-air waterfront bar and grill in the former Harpoon Harry's space.
• Leroy's Fish Shack — Fishermen's Village currently lists it as “NOW OPEN.”
• Village Brewhouse — Casual American pub-style waterfront dining.