Nosh on Naples Bay

Near downtown Naples and the flagship restaurant for Naples Bay Resort & Marina, its intimate but lively, 150-seat space spreads around a convivial, craft-cocktail bar with a view of the kitchen and spills out onto the resort's scenic yacht harbor. Veteran Naples chef and resident since age 10, Todd Johnson and wife Dana have created a menu based on how they like to eat. Most of it consists of small plates, such as the seared Hokkaido scallop atop sweet corn bisque, miso caramel pork belly steamed buns and foie gras pate topped with apple gelee. At about three bites each, the small plates encourage ordering several dishes to share.