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Best Bets for Shopping
Balmy weather means shoppers on The Beaches of Fort Myers & Sanibel can make their purchases inside, or out-of-doors, if they prefer, at shopping centers crafted around palm trees, tropical foliage and soothing waterfalls and fountains. Spend a few hours, or a day, in retail rapture.
 Mallie Montgomery |
Fashions torn from the pages of Elle and Vogue show up at boutiques such as Lucky Dog on Sanibel Island and Mallie Montgomery and Jennifer's in Fort Myers. Resort wear enthusiasts will love The Palm on Park in Boca Grande.
 Edison & Ford Winter Estates Museum Store |
Stars in the constellation of museum and gift shops include Edison & Ford Winter Estates, Museum of the Islands and Boca Grande Lighthouse Museum.
 Downtown Fort Myers Farmer's Market |
Try Tropicaya on Pine Island Road, any stand on Pine Island June through September, Sun Harvest Citrus and the Downtown Fort Myers Farmer's Market (the Farmer's Market is open each Thursday morning).
 MacIntosh Books and Paper |
Get beach reads and serious tomes at MacIntosh Books & Paper; Sanibel Island Bookshop is “a great place to be stranded."
 Congress Jewelers |
Diamonds are a girl’s best friend at Congress Jewelers on Sanibel and she can furnish her trousseau at DuFrane Jewelers at The Promenade in Bonita Springs.
 Judy's Antiques |
Rummage through half a dozen antiques stores at McGregor Antique Mall in Fort Myers; Judy's Antiques sparkles with frippery and finery for ladies of taste. Others not to miss include Art Deco haven Noel's Antiques in downtown Fort Myers and Flying Fish Trading Company on Fort Myers Beach, featuring nautical antiques and Adirondack chairs in Florida shapes.
 She Sells Sea Shells |
Places to get the common to exotic include: She Sells Sea Shells, Sanibel; Shell Factory, North Fort Myers; and Discovery Bay, Fort Myers Beach.
 Local Color |
Outstanding gift selections with a unique twist are at the Fussy Frog in Bonita Springs, Trader Rick's at Bell Tower Shops and Local Color at Times Square on Fort Myers Beach.
If you go...
Bell Tower Shops, 239-489-1221, www.thebelltowershops.com
Boca Grande Lighthouse Museum, 941-964-0060, barrierislandparkssociety.org/lighthouse.html
Congress Jewelers, 239-472-4177, 800-882-6624, www.congressjewelers.com/company.asp
Discovery Bay, 239-463-4715
Downtown Fort Myers Farmer’s Market, 239-332-6813
DuFrane Jewelers, 239-495-9005
Edison & Ford Winter Estates, 239-334-7419, 888-377-9475, www.edison-ford-estate.com
Fussy Frog, 239-949-4205
Jennifer’s, 239-481-8582
Judy’s Antiques, 239-481-9600
Local Color, 239-463-9199
Lucky Dog, 239-395-3733
MacIntosh Books and Paper, 239-472-1447
Mallie Montgomery, 239.768.9981, www.malliemontgomery.com/default.htm
Museum of the Islands, 239-395-2233, 888-679-6450, www.museumoftheislands.com
McGregor Antique Mall, 239-433-0200
Noel’s Antiques, 239-332-2778, noelsofftmyers.com
The Palm on Park, 941-964-4448, 866-964-4448, www.thepalmonpark.com/BocaGrande/default.htm
The Promenade, 239-261-6100, www.bonitasprings.com/promenade
Sanibel Island Bookshop, 239-472-5223
She Sells Sea Shells, 239-395-2266
The Shell Factory, 239-995-2141, www.shellfactory.com
Sun Harvest Citrus, 239-768-2686, 800-743-1480, www.sunharvestcitrus.com
Trader Rick’s, 239-489-2240
Tropicaya, 239-283-0656
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