North of Mediterra, Bonita Beach Road Is Getting Its Next Night Out One Opening at a Time
Where will the first new table of the 2026–27 season be for a Mediterra household? It probably won't be inside the gates. The Club at Mediterra's Sports and Lifestyle Center is still under construction and is targeting summer 2027. The more likely answer is a few minutes north, where Bonita Beach Road crosses I-75. A 68-acre development is getting ready for its first tenants there, and a cabaret dinner-show venue is being fitted out a little farther west.
Some of that corner should open in time for the holidays, and some of it won't be ready until late 2027, so the order matters for a winter calendar.
Midtown at Bonita covers 68 acres at 13000 Bonita Beach Road SE, about a quarter-mile east of Interstate 75, according to Gulfshore Business. The plan is bigger than a shopping strip. It includes a boutique hotel, offices, and more than 30 acres kept as preserved open space. The 400-unit Paradiso Bonita Springs apartment community is already open on the site.
In late August, about 75% of Midtown's retail space was leased, with more deals in progress, and the first businesses were expected to open in the fourth quarter of 2026. As of early October, some tenants were expected to open by Christmas, and others not until late 2027.
So the Midtown that exists over the holidays will be an early version of the finished project, with a few storefronts open and the rest still under construction.
The tenant list includes a few chef-driven places alongside familiar national names. The early openings will decide what the corner feels like this winter, so timing matters more than the full roster.
| Tenant | What it is | Timing as reported |
|---|---|---|
| LowBrow Pizza & Beer | Second location of the Naples pizza-and-craft-beer restaurant, nearly 5,000 square feet | Targeting the first half of December 2026 |
| Alea | Family-owned Mediterranean restaurant with Greek influences, mezze-style shared plates and an outdoor bar | Joined the lineup in August 2026 |
| Starbucks | Coffee | Joined the lineup in August 2026 |
| TJ Maxx and Ulta Beauty | Retail anchors | Announced in March 2026 |
| Chipotle and Panera Bread | Fast-casual dining | Previously announced tenants |
| Chick-fil-A | Restaurant with a planned indoor playground | Identified through public permit data |
LowBrow is the only restaurant at Midtown with a specific target date. It is aiming for the first two weeks of December 2026. If it opens on schedule, it will be one of the first places on the property where you can sit down for dinner.
Alea is the opening with the most interesting backstory. A Southwest Florida family with 25 years of restaurant experience in the Northeast is behind it. The kitchen will be led by a chef who has worked at Nammos in Mykonos, and the menu will mix modern Greek and Middle Eastern flavors. Its outdoor bar was the first dedicated outdoor bar announced among Midtown's restaurant tenants.
The retail anchors were the first big names. The News-Press reported in March 2026 that TJ Maxx and Ulta Beauty were coming to Midtown.
Beyond the headline names, the announced roster reads like a list of everyday errands and small treats:
Since Midtown's openings are expected to stretch into late 2027, some of these will likely arrive in a later season.
The venue that could matter most for an evening out is not part of Midtown. Voulez-Vous Naples is being built in the former Southwest Florida Event Center at 11515 Bonita Beach Road SE, on the southeast corner of Bonita Beach Road and Imperial Parkway. Gulfshore Business reported that it was targeting a November opening.
The concept is unusual for the area. It's a Mediterranean-inspired dinner that turns into a show, with live vocals, theatrical choreography, cabaret acts, live musicians, aerialists, specialty performers, and international DJs as the night goes on. The main dining and performance room seats about 350 guests, and the lounge holds about 170. The owner lives in Naples and described the evening to Gulfshore Business as an invitation to dress up and celebrate. The Voulez-Vous Naples site handles reservation requests by email.
A dinner show at this scale is the kind of evening that often meant driving to downtown Naples. If Voulez-Vous runs as planned, a late night out could be a short drive north instead.
The I-75 work affects the late part of these evenings. The Florida Department of Transportation is resurfacing I-75 from Immokalee Road at Exit 111 to Bonita Beach Road at Exit 116. FDOT's roadwatch for the week of November 1–7 says to expect single-lane or double-lane closures and ramp closures from 8 p.m. to 6 a.m. while construction lasts, along with lane shifts. Message signs will be posted to warn drivers.
The overnight window lines up closely with a dinner-show schedule. If you drive home from Imperial Parkway after a cabaret evening, or after a pizza at Midtown, you could reach an I-75 ramp just as the closures are in place.
The resurfacing is part of a larger project. FDOT's 21-mile I-75 project, running from north of Golden Gate Parkway to south of Alico Road, began its construction phase in mid-2026. It includes accelerated congestion-relief lanes in both directions between Immokalee Road and Bonita Beach Road. For now, that means more work on the stretch that connects these new openings. Once it's finished, the plan is to make that drive easier.
All of this matters more because the club's own big addition is still under construction. The Club at Mediterra reported on August 18 that vertical construction on the new Sports and Lifestyle Center was finished. Roof tile was expected in the following weeks, and interior work had moved to plumbing, electrical, fire sprinkler, and duct systems. Phase One is on track for completion in summer 2027. The club's February announcement gave summer 2028 as the completion date for the full center. The South Course renovation is also moving forward. Every hole has gone through demolition, construction, and resodding, including the greenside and fairway bunkers.
To the south, Mercato is on a similar timeline. Gulfshore Business reported that Paragon Theaters plans to open an 11-screen cinema in early 2027 in the space that previously held Alamo Drafthouse and Silverspot. It will have heated-recliner Lux Box seating, full-service dining, a bar, and a private screening room.
Here are the dates in order:
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