Yabo - Fort Myers, FL Reviews

Yabo - Fort Myers, FL — 

Chef Ryan Kida brings it at Yabo
Savvy southwest Florida foodies know to book ahead for a table at tiny Yabo.  This 8-table restaurant (with another 8 or so seats at the bar) offers a small menu of hearty Italian entrees. And the food is to die for. 

But it's the ambience - as much as anything - that brings folks to Yabo.  Kida is a music producer and musician himself, an incredible rock vocalist, whose heart is into producing great music.  It just so happens that he's a talented chef as well.   But Yabo provides him the means to have a stage, which is used 3-4 nights a week by house musicians.  And one night a week, after the second seating has ordered their checks, all the tables are pushed aside and a band sets up on stage for a late night show.   Get lucky and Kida himself will be singing, although acts travel across country to make tiny Yabo a pit stop on their tours. 

As far as the food goes, you can't go wrong:  capellini, veal, lasagna, caprese . . . it's all fantastic.   Kida makes his own mozzarella daily, and everything that leaves his kitchen is divine.  

Disclaimer:  My husband plays guitar at Yabo one night a week.  I usually take this opportunity to sit at the bar and enjoy a bite to eat and a glass of wine.   It's fun to chat with all the locals who come in;  Yabo has lots of happy regulars    

The Bottom Line:  Libby Loves it!