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This Florida Seafood Favorite in St. Petersburg Is Easy to Drive Past

The guy who caught your grouper might also be the guy checking on your picnic table. That’s not a gimmick here. The owner is a working commercial fisherman, and much of the seafood comes off his own lines. The setup is wonderfully unfussy. There’s a fresh seafood market, a...

St. Petersburg, FL · 3d

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Go inside Moreno Bakery for a Brandon favorite nearly 19 years in the making

BRANDON, FL — The smell of freshly baked bread, cases filled with colorful pastries and a seemingly endless selection of sweet and savory treats are waiting inside Moreno Bakery. The 10,000-square-foot Brandon bakery has been serving the community for nearly 19 years, becoming the kind of place that kept...

Brandon, FL · 8h

Tampa Bay Times

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Local restaurants serving, catering Thanksgiving meals in 2026

Have you planned your outfit for the living room ... or a night out for Thanksgiving dinner?. No matter where you are for the holiday, plenty of restaurants in Tampa Bay are cooking up Thanksgiving classics.

Tampa, FL · 1d

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10 Florida Diners Where You Can Still Order a Proper Open-Faced Roast Beef Sandwich

One Florida diner pours brown gravy over its roast beef sandwich and then keeps going, right over the fries. I love that kind of commitment. It tells you the kitchen still takes gravy seriously. Another spot on this list has been feeding its neighborhood since 1939. A third pours coffee...

Florida · 1d

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Tampa area restaurants open on Thanksgiving Day this year

Thanksgiving is a time for many things—loved ones, football, and reflecting on the good things we have. Perhaps the most important part of Thanksgiving, and something we are certainly thankful for, is great food. Luckily, there are plenty of Tampa restaurants open on Thanksgiving Day this year. Whether you...

Tampa, FL · 1d

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Tampa Bay Burger Week Begins Nov. 12 With Specials at More Than Two Dozen Restaurants

Tampa Bay Burger Week starts Thursday, Nov. 12, and runs through Nov. 22. More than 20 restaurants on both sides of the bay will serve special burgers, and part of the money raised goes to Feeding Tampa Bay, a nonprofit that helps 10 counties in the Bay area and more.

Tampa, FL · 2d

Tampa Bay Times

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10 of the prettiest plates and places in Tampa Bay’s restaurant scene

By now, you’ve dived into the Tampa Bay Times’ Top 50 Restaurants list. There is so much to see; so many reservations to make. This roundup is different. Throughout the course of reporting, Times photojournalists visited restaurants to photograph the food, the chefs and the spaces.

Tampa, FL · 7d

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Josephine's Italian Market is a delicious family-owned social hub for Brandon community

BRANDON, Fla. — The bread's from Staten Island. The life-affirming prosciutto is from Parma, Italy. But make no mistake, for all its worldwide flavors, Josephine's Italian Market (730 W Brandon Blvd) is all about family and friends right here in Brandon. "I'm born and raised in Brandon," says Josephine's...

Brandon, FL · 2d

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7 Florida Dollar-Stretching Grocery Outlets Where Brand-Name Pantry Staples Fill A Whole Cart

My favorite grocery fact this year involves a Florida salvage store that once sold bikes. Not bike baskets, actual bikes, at up to 60 percent off, a few aisles from the canned beans. That’s the energy of the stores on this list. They buy overstock, closeouts, and reclaimed goods, then...

Florida · 3d

Creative Loafing Tampa Bay

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Tampa Heights brewery Hidden Springs files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy

Earlier this month, Hidden Springs Ale Works announced it was leaving the Tampa Heights block it has called home since 2015. This week it filed for bankruptcy. According to a Chapter 11 bankruptcy reorganization filed on Nov. 11 in the Middle District of Florida bankruptcy court, the local brewery was unable to negotiate an agreement […] The post Tampa Heights brewery Hidden Springs files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy appeared first on Creative Loafing Tampa .

Tampa, FL · 12h

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Yard House Set to Open Dec. 9 at Wesley Chapel's Former Bahama Breeze Spot

25830 Sierra Center Blvd. — Approximate Site of Yard House Opening. Yard House has listed a December 9 opening date for a new restaurant at 25830 Sierra Center Blvd. in the Wesley Chapel area, taking over the spot where Bahama Breeze served its final customers on November 7. The former Bahama Breeze site's exterior has already been painted, with Yard House coming soon signs posted outside, according to local media reports.

Wesley Chapel, FL · 2d

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Ferg’s owner discusses entrepreneurship at USF forum

Ferg’s Sports Bar and Grill owner Mark Ferguson was not initially a restaurateur. Prior to opening his St. Petersburg-based establishment, Ferguson was a physical education teacher at Southside Fundamental Middle School. However, he saw an opportunity to create a space to bring sports fans together. The entrepreneur eventually acquired...

Tampa, FL · 2d

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Roma Social Targets December Opening in New Port Richey

Roma Social is planning to open on December 7 at 10900 State Road 54 in New Port Richey, Pineapple Hospitality Group co-founder Jon Rehm told What Now Tampa. Pizza was part of Jon’s childhood. He and his brothers, Jason and Jimmy, assembled pizza boxes at the New York pizzeria their father, Jim Rehm, opened after serving in the Navy. The brothers moved to Florida in 2004 and later encouraged their father to follow.

New Port Richey, FL · 1d

Creative Loafing Tampa Bay

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Kojo modern Asian debuts in St. Pete, Tampa Bay Burger Week is back and more local food news

OPENINGS/CLOSINGS New St. Pete modern Asian restaurant Kojo opens this weekend It’s been nearly five years since it was first announced, but St. Pete’s new modern asian restaurant Kojo is finally ready to make its debut this weekend on the third floor of the Central Park Food Hall. Located at 551 Central Ave, Kojo will […] The post Kojo modern Asian debuts in St. Pete, Tampa Bay Burger Week is back and more local food news appeared first on Creative Loafing Tampa .

St. Petersburg, FL · 6h

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Melting Pot in St. Pete debuts new menu, including three-course dinner experiences

Dinner at the Melting Pot (699 Central Ave) has always been focused on what happens around the table. Part of the fun of fondue is that dinner becomes something you actually do together. You’re dipping, sharing, trying different combinations, and lingering over each course, turning date night, a birthday, or dinner with friends into a night that feels like an occasion. And starting this month, the restaurant has added new ways to dip into the experience.

St. Petersburg, FL · 2d

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Sprawling holiday pop-up ‘Xmas at Daddy’s’ opens in Downtown St. Pete

Christmas has arrived on Central Avenue. Forward Hospitality Group’s mega-sized Xmas at Daddy’s, hosted at Trailer Daddy at 217 Central Ave, is a veritable Winter Wonderland, and it is now open in downtown St. Pete for its fourth year. If you didn’t catch the debut last weekend, Xmas...

St. Petersburg, FL · 1d

Creative Loafing Tampa Bay

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Squiki Tiki, a new Clearwater Beach restaurant from Food Network star Ray Lampe, opens next month

Ray Lampe, also known as “Dr. BBQ,” is once again serving up the meats, this time at his new concept Squiki Tiki in Clearwater Beach. Located within the Wyndham Grand Clearwater Beach, at 100 Coronado Dr., the new barbecue-tiki hybrid will celebrate its official grand opening on Tuesday, Dec. 1, from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. […] The post Squiki Tiki, a new Clearwater Beach restaurant from Food Network star Ray Lampe, opens next month appeared first on Creative Loafing Tampa .

Clearwater, FL · 7h

Creative Loafing Tampa Bay

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BrewKini’s, the bright and bubbly coffee trailer parked outside Tampa Shuffle, marks first anniversary with block party

Brewkini's Coffee Co., the coffee trailer parked outside Shuffle in Tampa, Florida celebrates its first anniversary with a party on Nov. 15, 2026. The post BrewKini’s, the bright and bubbly coffee trailer parked outside Tampa Shuffle, marks first anniversary with block party appeared first on Creative Loafing Tampa .

Tampa, FL · 1d

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Hundreds Pack St. Pete's The Factory as Tampa Bay Times Unveils Top 10 Restaurants

Hundreds of hungry locals packed The Factory St. Pete on Tuesday night as the Tampa Bay Times Food team pulled back the curtain on this year's Top 10 restaurants, capping off weeks of anticipation over who made the cut on the newspaper's closely watched annual list. The reveal event, held...

St. Petersburg, FL · 1d

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ABC Fine Wine & Spirits Bringing First-Ever Superstore to Kissimmee

ABC Fine Wine & Spirits is preparing to introduce a new retail concept to Central Florida, with its first-ever Superstore set to open December 3 at 641 Centerview Blvd. in Kissimmee. At 23,000 square feet, the new location will be roughly twice the size of a typical ABC store, giving...

Kissimmee, FL · 14h