Ohio hospitality brand chooses Naples to open first upscale bar in Florida

A Cincinnati hospitality company with multiple brands across its home state, in addition to Chicago, is expanding to Florida for the first time by opening an upscale cocktail bar in Naples. 

The bar, from Four Entertainment Group, which goes by 4EG, is called Beeline. It will open in Mercato, according to a statement from North American Properties – Atlanta, which handles management and leasing for the high-end mixed use center in Naples. There are two other Beeline locations, one in Newport, Kentucky, outside Cincinnati, and one in Columbus, Ohio, according to the 4EG website. 

Beeline will be at 9115 Strada Place, the release states, in a 4,000-square-foot space next to Southern Tide. Its menu includes craft cocktails, ales and spirits.