Fort Myers isn't what I'd call a foodie paradise. It is a tourist town (really) and, as such, the city's restaurants are mostly chains. Sure, I've found some locally-owned places (and I patronize them).
One of them is dear to my heart: The Farmer's Market.
http://www.farmersmarketrestaurant.com/
Locally owned, it showcases the best of Southern home cooking. You might think growing up in NW Indiana I wouldn't have been exposed to Southern cooking, but trust, my dad's mom was one to use a pressure cooker, bacon and slow-roasted on a plethora of dishes at the dinner table (she grew up in southern Indiana). In Indy, I'd satisfy the craving with a run to Country Kitchen, located at 19th & College. I *loved* the Country Kitchen, even if I was (really) the only white girl in there. Oh man, just thinking about their meatloaf makes me happy.
So, the Farmer's Market.
I had heard about it when I moved here but a co-worker of mine (a FM native) had told me it was "in a bad part of town and don't go there alone." Trust me when I say that I've been in bad parts of towns before (driving home from downtown to my little house in Irvington with the sound of gunshots as background noise sticks in my head), and This Isn't A Bad Part Of Town. I mean, I guess for Fort Myers standards (perfection), it is, but truly it looks like what it is: a run-down part of town that doesn't get the beautification $$ because it isn't on the way to the beaches or other tourist haunts.
I'm going there today with some friends. I've not eaten breakfast and it is likely that after this food-fest, I'm not gonna want dinner. I know for a fact that I will order coconut cream pie (to go) as my dessert. As for lunch options, I've already scanned the menu (there are daily specials) and I may have made a decision but I'm not sure yet.
In any case, I can't wait. :)
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