Café Fenrose opens at 6 a.m. inside The Ritz-Carlton Naples, Tiburón, an espresso bar and market that sits just off the resort's redone lobby. It's one of three new places to eat from a reimagining the resort called finished on October 6. Two weeks from today, the LPGA's season finale arrives at Tiburón Golf Club, which shares the property with the resort.
The timing shapes how the neighborhood gets to use the new rooms. From now through November 18, the new Tiburón is simply a place to eat. From November 19 to December 13, the golf club on the same grounds hosts two professional events with offsite parking and shuttle buses. After that, high season takes over. If you've been curious about what the renovation did to a resort that many locals know mainly as a golf address, now is the time to go.
The Welcome Mat Is Explicit This Time
The Naples Daily News reported that the resort was "putting out the welcome mat to guests — and the local community," with new culinary concepts "open to all." In the resort's announcement, general manager Andrew Roberts made the same point, saying the resort was excited to welcome "our guests and neighbors."
Parker Torres Design led the work. The firm replaced the old dark wood finishes with light, residential-style interiors drawn from Southwest Florida's mangroves, the property's Audubon-certified grounds and birding trails, and local craft traditions. In the lobby, turned wood screens let you see through to Palmera, the new bar and restaurant. A custom alabaster chandelier hangs above organic marble inlays at the entry.
Three Places, Three Times of Day
The new food program is built around Florida coastal cooking, local farms and regional vendors, with a stated focus on zero-waste kitchen practices. Each of the three outlets covers a different part of the day, which makes the resort useful to a neighbor at more hours than a single dinner spot would.
- Café Fenrose, 6 a.m. to 8 p.m. An all-day market and espresso bar in butter yellow, mint and cream, with terrazzo floors and custom striped packaging. The resort's ordering system lists it as mobile-order.
- Fenrose, 7 to 11 a.m. A French-style breakfast room focused on egg dishes, next to the café. It's listed as first come, first served, so there's no reservation to chase.
- Palmera, lunch and dinner. The resort calls it its high-energy bar and restaurant, and it's the one outlet the announcement describes as already open. Gulfshore Business also reported Palmera as open.
Palmera's hours are worth checking before a late dinner. The resort's dining page lists noon to 3 p.m. and 5 to 10 p.m. Its ordering site shows lunch until 5 and dinner until 9 and takes reservations. If you want a table after 8:30, call 239-593-2000.
Executive Chef Jared Young built the menu from nearby sources, from Naples farms to St. Augustine Datil peppers and regional citrus. The dishes the resort highlights:
- Florida Blue Crab Toast with a tart grapefruit aioli
- An Espresso Lobster Cocktail served tableside over ice with a smoke service
- Yakitori-grilled Roasted Chicken with a Datil pepper Basquaise ragout
- A Strawberry Pavlova torched at the table
The bar is the centerpiece of the room. It has an orange quartzite top under antique brass palm-leaf lamps. Ria, the open-air Latin American restaurant, is still part of the lineup.
The renovation also added Swaying Palm, a 2,700-square-foot event venue overlooking the championship courses. That's useful to know if you're planning a winter party or a family gathering and want a room with fairway views.
Why the Next Two Weeks Matter
The 295-room resort looks out over the Greg Norman-designed Tiburón Golf Club, which hosts three professional tournaments a year. Two of them fall in the next six weeks.
| Dates | At Tiburón Golf Club |
|---|---|
| Nov. 5 to Nov. 18 | No tournament. The new dining runs on its regular schedule |
| Nov. 19 to Nov. 22 | CME Group Tour Championship, the LPGA season finale |
| Nov. 23 to Dec. 6 | Gap between events |
| Dec. 7 to Dec. 10 | Grant Thornton Invitational practice and pro-am rounds, closed to the public |
| Dec. 11 to Dec. 13 | Grant Thornton Invitational public rounds |
So a first breakfast at Fenrose or a drink at the Palmera bar fits most easily in the stretch ending November 18, or in the two weeks between November 23 and December 6. During both tournament weeks, the area around the golf club runs on event logistics.
The LPGA Finale, November 19 to 22
The LPGA lists the 2026 CME Group Tour Championship at $11 million. The course plays to par 72 at 6,556 yards. According to the tournament's October 15 announcement, the field is the top 60 plus ties in the Race to the CME Globe and will be set after The ANNIKA the week before. The same release names Nelly Korda, defending champion Jeeno Thitikul, Lydia Ko and 2026 major winner Haeran Ryu among the expected players.
You can buy general admission for one day or the whole week. Premium tickets include the Corona Premier Oasis and the Globe Lounge, and a Globe Lounge ticket includes Lot A parking on that day. Juniors 17 and under get in free with a ticketed adult but still need their own entry ticket. Military members can get complimentary grounds tickets. Tickets are digital through SeatGeek. Walk-up tickets are sold at the gate, though prices may differ.
The tournament's Know Before You Go page currently lists daily parking at First Baptist Church Naples, 3000 Orange Blossom Drive, Thursday through Saturday. On Sunday it moves to Community School of Naples, 13275 Livingston Road. Parking is $10 a day, cash only, with shuttles running to the club. Rideshare drop-off is at a designated area at Tiburón Golf Club, 2620 Tiburon Drive, near the main gate. Check that page again the week of the event before you head out.
The Mixed-Team Weekend, December 11 to 13
The Grant Thornton Invitational pairs LPGA and PGA Tour players. The final field announced October 20 has 16 teams playing for $4.1 million in equal prize money, over three days of Scramble, Foursomes and Modified Four-Ball. Defending champions Lauren Coughlin and Andrew Novak are back, along with all three previous winning teams. The field also includes 11 new pairings, among them Nelly Korda with Michael Brennan.
The full team list:
- Coughlin/Novak, Tavatanakit/Knapp, Ko/Day, Vu/Kim
- Korda/Brennan, Lopez/Cauley, Henderson/Conners, Woad/Fitzpatrick
- Ryu/Tom Kim, Romero/Koivun, Thompson/English, Kupcho/Gotterup
- Lee/Kitayama, Henseleit/Bridgeman, Yin/Bhatia, Noh/Gerard
Per the event schedule, gates open at 8 a.m. Friday, 10:30 a.m. Saturday and 8 a.m. Sunday. Parking follows the same setup as November, at Lot C on Orange Blossom Drive Friday and Saturday and Lot D on Livingston Road Sunday. It's $10 per vehicle, with shuttles to the course.
Then the tournaments leave, the high season fills in, and Tiburón goes back to being a resort with a new bar in the lobby and a café that opens at six.
If you're watching the finale from the gallery and wondering what it would be like to live this close to Tiburón year-round, Luxury by Chad Long knows the North Naples golf communities around it well. Request a private consultation, or a complimentary home valuation if you already own nearby.
