For years the off-season around here meant quieter tables and shorter waits at the same places you always went. Summer 2026 is the season that story finally breaks. Between Mercato, the Galleria Shoppes at Vanderbilt, and Waterside Shops, three of the neighborhood's anchor centers are opening new tenants, finishing construction, and reintroducing themselves on almost the same timeline. If you live in North Naples and you have been putting off the "we should try that new place" text, this is the summer to send it.
The Mercato You Knew Is Not The Mercato Reopening
Start with the Piazza itself. Mercato broke ground on July 23 on an expansion that
