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Tampa Bay Times Names Top 50 Local Restaurants: From Mediterranean Tastes to Cuban Delights

The Tampa Bay Times put out its Top 50 Restaurants of Tampa Bay list for 2026 on Nov. 6. Here are 10 Tampa and St. Petersburg restaurants from the list: Cybel, Raices, 86 Wine Bar, Supernatural, Late Start Brewery, Copper, Mullets Fish Camp, Gao, Lolita's, and Counter Culture. All sit in Tampa or St. Petersburg.

Tampa, FL · 1d

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Food truck: Charm City Eats Brings Authentic Maryland Flavor to Tampa

Tampa, FL · 20h

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Next up for this Tampa Bay restaurant group? Modern Italian

The family-owned restaurant group that brought Zim Zari, Craft Street Kitchen, Shaker & Peel and Agave Social to Tampa Bay is getting into the modern Italian game. Roma Social, a restaurant specializing in fresh takes on Italian favorites, is the latest spot from Pineapple Hospitality Group. It’s opening soon in the Trinity/Odessa area at 10900 State Road 54, Suite 105, near Duck Slough Boulevard, according to a news release.

Tampa, FL · 4d

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Mr. Empanada Town & Country Relocating to Westchase

“WESTCHASE, WE’RE HEADED YOUR WAY!” began a Facebook post published by local empanada franchise Mr. Empanada in mid-September. “Big news! Mr. Empanada Town & Country is officially making the move to Westchase in May 2027!”. Plan review paperwork submitted by D&A Fernandez LLC shows the new Mr....

Tampa, FL · 4d

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Coppertail Brewing Co. Becomes Arsenal Fan Hub in Tampa’s Soccer Scene

A Tampa group of Arsenal fans, the Gulf Coast Gooners, has a new home this year. They gather at Coppertail Brewing Co., 2601 East 2nd Ave., to watch the club's matches. Every Arsenal game airs there, according to That's So Tampa. Kickoff time doesn't matter. The group turns up for...

Tampa, FL · 1d

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This Florida Breakfast Buffet Has Become The Place To Be On Sunday Mornings

Fried chicken shows up on the breakfast line here, right next to the eggs and the biscuits with gravy. Yes, at breakfast. I can’t imagine a better excuse to skip cereal on a Sunday morning. The weekend spread also brings fried catfish, smoked sausage, a house breakfast hash, and...

Plant City, FL · 4d

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Cajun-Creole Specialties Make This Old-School Lakeland Restaurant Worth The Drive

Oreo beignets. Fried blue crab claws. A redfish dish crowned with crab meat. That lineup alone tells you this kitchen does not play it safe. The menu leans hard into New Orleans flavor. Jambalaya, etouffee, red beans and rice, and boudin balls all share space here. I like how a place far from the bayou commits this fully to Cajun-Creole cooking.

Lakeland, FL · 4d

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Pasco County, FL Timmy Jon's BBQ Spot Cited for Cold Hot Dogs, Underheated Beans

A Pasco County barbecue restaurant in Dade City, Florida, was cited for improper food temperatures during a routine inspection that resulted in a warning and a follow-up inspection requirement.

Dade City, FL · 10d

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This Tampa, Florida Bakery Has Been Making Authentic Cuban Bread Since 1915

Every loaf at this bakery gets a freshly cut palmetto leaf laid across the top before it heads into the oven. That one green strip is what creates the famous split running down the crust. The recipe behind that bread goes back more than a hundred years. The same family...

Tampa, FL · 10d

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Chick-fil-A Is Testing 4 New Sandwiches in These 3 Cities — Including a Classic Breakfast Sandwich with a Twist

Chick-fil-A is testing four new waffle sandwiches in Tampa, Fla., Chicago and Raleigh, N.C. starting on Nov. 16

Raleigh, NC · 2d

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10 Tampa Bay Indian Restaurants Where the Curry Is Rich and the Naan Comes Out Piping Hot

Two of the Indian kitchens on this list keep their doors open until 2:30 in the morning. That means butter chicken and garlic naan are on the table long after most Florida restaurants have stacked their chairs. I love that detail. It tells me the curry scene around the bay...

Tampa Bay Area, FL · 4d

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This Tiny Florida Restaurant Serves Up A Jaw-Dropping 1.5-Pound Burger That’s Worth The Trip

If you’ve ever driven through a small Florida town and thought “I wonder what’s in there,” Pudgee’s Eatery and Market in Floral City is the answer to that question, and it comes in the form of a 1.5-pound burger that will make you pull over and reconsider your entire afternoon.

Floral City, FL · 9d

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Historic Florida restaurants where a good meal comes with a remarkable story

A waiter carrying a Cuban sandwich across a tiled dining room might not seem like a history lesson. Then you discover the restaurant served cigar workers before automobiles transformed the streets outside, and that the same family has been running the business for more than a century. Florida’s food history...

Tampa, FL · 2d

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Why Everyone Is Pulling Over at This Unassuming Florida Chicken and Fish Shack

There is a small chicken stand in Lakeland with no dining room, no fancy sign, and almost always a line out front. Drivers pass it for years before they finally stop, and many of them wish they had stopped sooner. The menu sticks to Southern basics, and the fried chicken...

Lakeland, FL · 9d

Tampa Bay Times

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Wesley Chapel’s new ‘Hub’ serves up Kyiv cake, Korean chicken and indoor golf

A slice of Ukrainian Kyiv cake, a plate of Korean fried chicken and an air-conditioned round at Pebble Beach are now a short walk from one another. The Hub at Lexington Oaks, a dining and entertainment center off Wesley Chapel Boulevard, celebrated its grand opening last month.

Wesley Chapel, FL · 4d

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Aldi opening 2 Florida stores Oct. 29, 3 more in November

Discount grocery giant Aldi continues its Florida invasion, with five more Florida stores coming in the next few weeks to help stretch your shopping dollars . Stores in Madison and Zephyrhills open Thursday, Oct. 29, while more locations in Longwood, Sebring, and Tavares open Nov. 12. At each grand opening, the first 200 customers in line will get a Golden Ticket that could be worth up to $100, and an eco-friendly bag full of Aldi goodies. For the rest of the day, anyone can get a free Aldi shopping tote bag while supplies last. Doors open at 9 a.m., but the grand openings are generally at 8:45 a.m. Shop Aldi with Instacart Counting these locations, there will soon be 355 Aldi stores in Florida , more than in any other state. The German-owned chain has opened about 60 new locations here this year, on top of 60 in 2025, as part of its goal to reach 3,200 stores nationwide by the end of 2028. New Aldi stores opening in Florida Oct. 29 - Madison , at 729 West Base Street Oct. 29 - Zephyrhills , at 38901 County Road 54 Nov. 12 - Longwood , at 951 West State Road

Florida · 13d

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Local restaurant developer inks deal to bring Mike’s Red Tacos to Tampa

San Diego-born Mike’s Red Tacos plans to expand into the greater Tampa and Orlando markets through a 36-unit agreement with local development group Built Different Brands. The group holds the franchise rights for PopUp Bagels, Marco’s Pizza and Dave’s Hot Chicken for the Tampa Bay market. It also manages wellness, beauty and immersive experience concepts.

Tampa, FL · 4d

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5 Best Restaurants in St. Petersburg, Florida You Need to Try Before Everyone Else Finds Them

St. Petersburg, Florida — a city where the Gulf’s salt breeze tangles in banyan branches, where murals bloom on every block, and where the laughter of neighbors, artists, and sun-seekers drifts through the humid air. Here, the skyline is a mosaic: Spanish-tiled roofs, pastel bungalows, and glass towers, each one echoing the city’s restless creativity and the warmth of its people. St. Pete is a crossroads — of Cuban coffee and Southern drawl, of rainbow crosswalks and pelican dives, of old-timers who remember the orange groves and newcomers drawn by the promise of sun and possibility.

St. Petersburg, FL · 15d

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A Tampa Chef-Owned Restaurant Announces Its Permanent Closure

Lara, a chef-owned restaurant in Tampa’s Ybor City neighborhood, has announced plans to close permanently. Owner and chef Suzanne ‘Suz’ Lara cited a lack of customer support and difficult economic conditions in her closure announcement. Ybor City’s Lara Announces Permanent Closure. Owned and operated by local...

Tampa, FL · 6d

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The Top 50 Restaurants of Tampa Bay 2026

When I began working on this year’s Top Restaurants list, I had a natural starting point. Staring down last year’s list of 50, it almost seemed like my work was done. But it wasn’t that easy. Fifty is a lot, but it’s still a finite number. And what about the restaurants I encountered this year for the first time? What I didn’t want was a list that looked identical to last year’s. Where’s the fun in that?

Tampa Bay Area, FL · 5d