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It’s one of the blessings of being a local.

Along with quieter beaches and quicker commutes, summer in Naples also means great deals at fine restaurants. Their prices may normally be beyond your budget, but with fixed-price menus and coupons, these restaurants aren’t out of reach anymore.

“In summertime it’s slow, so we feel like it’s time to give back to the people who live in Naples,” says Gianfranco Loreti, chef and owner of Ristorante Ciao, an Italian restaurant on Fourth Avenue South. “We try to bring new customers to the restaurant without making them spend a lot of money.”

At Ciao, the Bay House and EVOO Market & Bistro, the specials are available anytime the restaurants are serving dinner. Some restaurants, including Bleu Provence, Chardonnay Nouveau and the Grill Club Churrascaria, offer fixed price menus for specific hours only.

Along with all the individual deals, local restaurant group Naples Originals is hosting a restaurant week Monday through July 27. Members of the group, which are all independent and locally-owned restaurants, will be offering lunches for $10.08 and dinners for $20.08. The group has more than 40 members, including HB’s on the Gulf, Ridgway Bar & Grill, Naples Tomato and Stoney’s Steak House.

“In season, the locals always complain that it’s difficult to get into restaurants,” says Lisa Boet, Naples Originals president and owner of Bamboo Cafe on 12th Avenue South. “So this is a program that we’re offering that benefits them.”

Each member restaurant will come up with its own menu and some of those menus will be on the group’s Web site, www.naplesoriginals.com. $1 of each meal will be donated to the Harry Chapin Food Bank.

Call the restaurants for more details about the Naples Originals menus and the other deals listed below. Here’s a handful of the deals available at Naples restaurants.

The Bay House

799 Walkerbilt Road

591-3837, bayhousenaples.com

-- Summer three-course dinner, 5 p.m. to close daily, $25

Appetizer: Roasted heirloom beets, crispy fried oysters or Caesar salad

Entree: Caramelized diver scallops, roast chicken or oak-grilled filet mignon

Dessert: warm Valrhona chocolate souffle or trio of sorbet

Complimentary glass of wine

Bleu Provence

1234 Eighth St. S.

261-8239, bleuprovencenaples.com

-- Menu Decouverte (discover menu), 4:30 p.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Saturday, $21.95

Choose from two soups, three salads, three appetizers, 10 entrees, including duck leg confit and Provençal beef daube, other specials and a glass of wine

-- Prime rib with Roquefort cheese, 4:30 p.m. to close Monday, $22.95

-- Maine lobster with truffle sauce, 4:30 p.m. to close Wednesday, $22.95

Ristorante Ciao

835 Fourth Ave. S.

263-3889, ristoranteciao.com

-- Three-course dinner, 5 p.m. to close Monday through Saturday, $29.95

Appetizer: mozzarella in carrozza, tomato and cucumber salad or Italian wedding soup

Entree: veal parmigiana with pasta or lemon sole Francese

Dessert: cappuccino truffle or torta della nonna

Chardonnay Nouveau

2331 U.S. 41 N. (just north of Golden Gate Parkway)

261-3111, chardonnaynouveau.com

-- Early-dining menu, 5 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday, $23.95

Appetizer: Garden fresh salad

Entree: Seafood du jour with sides, prime rib with baked potato and vegetable du jour or lobster ravioli with sides

Dessert: Daily dessert selection

-- Buy one entree, get one half off, 5 p.m. to close Tuesday through Saturday (ask server, no coupon required)

-- Fresh shucked oysters, $0.50 each, no limit, 5 p.m. to close Tuesday through Saturday

-- Escargot, $0.25 each, no limit, 5 p.m. to close Tuesday through Saturday

EVOO Market & Bistro

13240 U.S. 41 N. (just south of Wiggins Pass Road)

444-2020, evoomarket.com

-- Three-course dinner, 5 p.m. to close Tuesday through Saturday, $29.00

Appetizer: Soup du jour, Caesar salad or tempura shrimp lollipops

Entree: Organic Scottish salmon with potatoes and spinach, pappardelle Bolognese with basil and Parmesan or stuffed pork chop with potatoes and prochini jus

Dessert: Apple tart or chocolate ganache cake

The Grill Club Churrascaria

492 Bayfront Place

430-7020, thegrillclub.com

-- Early-bird rodizio (continuous service), all-you-can-eat, 4:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. Monday through Saturday, $24.95

Appetizer: Buffet area with salads, soups, cold cuts, cheeses and appetizers

Entree: About 10 cuts of premium beef, pork, chicken and fish

-- Full rodizio (continuous service), all-you-can-eat, 4:30 p.m. to 10 p.m. Monday through Saturday, $32.95

Appetizer: Buffet area with salads, soups, cold cuts, cheeses and appetizers

Entree: About 15 cuts of premium beef, lamb, pork, chicken and Brazilian sausage

Naples Originals

naplesoriginals.com

-- Restaurant Week, Monday through July 27, lunches for $10.08 and dinners for $20.08. Go to the Web site for a list of member restaurants.

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Other options

It’s not just the fine dining restaurants that have deals. Pubs, pizza joints and crab shacks do, too. Here is a sampling of the specials at more casual eateries. Call for times and days of offers.

-- Alice Sweetwaters Bar & Grill, 1996 Airport-Pulling Road S., 793-3700

A $50 gift certificate for only $30, good for anything but tip. It expires Sept. 30 and can’t be used on day of purchase.

-- Bha! Bha! Persian Bistro, 847 Vanderbilt Beach Road, 594-5557

Buy-one-get-one-free deal, call for times, Tuesday through Sunday

-- Cafe Luna, 467 Fifth Ave. S., 213-2212, cafelunanaples.com

Two dinners and a bottle of wine, $29.99. Choose from six entrees.

-- The Dock at Crayton Cove, 845 12th Ave. S., 263-9940, dockcraytoncove.com

Buy-one-get-free coupons available in the Naples Daily News

-- The English Pub, 2408 Linwood Ave, 775-3727, naplesenglishpub.com

Early-Bird special daily, choose from two appetizers, eight entrees and a dessert, $10

Buy-one-get-free shepherd’s pie and fish ’n’ chips, 5:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday

-- The Island Pub, 600 Neapolitan Way, 262-2500, naplespubs.com

Buy-one-get-free coupons available in Sunday’s Naples Daily News

-- Kona Grill, 2050 U.S. 41 N. (at Coastland Center mall), 430-7455, konagrill.com

Dinner special with entree, beverage and dessert, 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. daily, $17.95

-- Noodles Italian Cafe & Sushi Bar, 1585 Pine Ridge Road, 592-0050, noodlescafe.com

Coupons available.

-- Old Naples Pub, 255 13th Ave. S., 649-8200, naplespubs.com

Buy-one-get-free coupons available in Sunday’s Naples Daily News

-- The Village Pub, 4360 Gulf Shore Blvd, 262-2707, naplespubs.com

Buy-one-get-free coupons available in Sunday’s Naples Daily News

-- Yukihana Japanese Steak House, 4832 Davis Blvd, 774-4001, yukihananaples.com

Daily early bird special as well as buy-one-get-one half price (no coupon required)