New Year updates: SWFL is welcoming these 3 new restaurants in 2026

Happy New Year, SWFL foodies! I’m looking forward to sharing another delicious year of local eats and new restaurants with you all.

While there’s no telling what 2026 may bring to the Naples food scene, one thing is certain: Chef Kayla Pfeiffer is bringing the wow factor. She’s been sharing updates on her newest culinary venture Heyday Cookshop, which is still in development. From what Pfeiffer has posted, we know the restaurant is centered around three things: chef collaboration, local ingredients, and the same pizazz Bicyclette features.

According to the Heyday Cookshop Instagram page the restaurant will host rotating chef residencies, allowing each chef to spotlight Southwest Florida’s freshest ingredients through their own creative lens. “[It’s] collaboration over competition, where all different walks of life can come together to make an even better situation,” Pfeiffer said on Instagram when speaking about the community she wants to build through Heyday…

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