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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 · 1d

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These 15 Florida Cheesesteak Shops Give Philadelphia a Run for Its Money

A cheesesteak made with salmon sits on a menu in Florida. It shares menu space with cheesesteak egg rolls and Philly water ice. That detail got me curious pretty fast. Another shop on this list bakes a cheesesteak pizza, and one more makes a keto cheesesteak for the low-carb crowd.

Florida · 2d

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These 8 Tampa Bay Breakfast Spots Are Worth Getting Out of Bed For

Belgian waffles made with coffee from a café’s very own farm in Costa Rica? That detail alone got me out of my pajamas and searching for more. The Tampa Bay area keeps surprising me in the morning. One spot sits inside a historic building with a bookstore and a courtyard. Another serves lobster Benedict just steps from the beach.

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Lakeland Gazette

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 · 4d

Tampa Bay Times

10 unexpected places around Tampa Bay to get great food

Food and discovery go hand in hand, and there’s a lot to discover around this area — if you know where to look. There are diligent folks throughout Tampa Bay crafting Colombian-style empanadas steps away from one of St. Petersburg’s oldest beach towns; assembling Taiwanese-style rice rolls and hawking them via Facebook groups — all of them making the food they grew up eating, and crafting it with love and care.

Creative Loafing Tampa Bay

Tampa Bay’s Thanksgiving turkey giveaways start this weekend, to help fight hunger during the holiday season

Feeding America says the food insecurity rate across Tampa Bay is higher than the national average. Here's a list of several organizations across the area staging turkey giveaways during the month of November 2026. The post Tampa Bay’s Thanksgiving turkey giveaways start this weekend, to help fight hunger during the holiday season appeared first on Creative Loafing Tampa .

Tampa Bay Area, FL · 1d

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Favorite Pinellas Pizza Spot Lands Tampa Location

Tampa is getting a taste of the Northeast! Anthony & Luca’s Pizza Kitchen, a popular Pinellas Park spot, is bringing its New York style pizza, New Jersey boardwalk pies and Philly cheesesteaks to West Waters Avenue. The restaurant’s new location at 7032 W. Waters Ave. gives Tampa food lovers...

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Tampa Bay’s best food & drink events happening November 5-12, including Savor St. Pete at Vinoy Park

Savor St. Pete takes over Vinoy Park from Nov. 7-8 and tops Creative Loafing's weekly round up of the best food & drink events coming to Tampa Bay from Nov. 5-12, 2026. The post Tampa Bay’s best food & drink events happening November 5-12, including Savor St. Pete at Vinoy Park appeared first on Creative Loafing Tampa .

Tampa, FL · 1d

Tampa Bay Times

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 · 4h

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At This Amish-Style Store In Florida, You Leave With Shoofly Pie, Whoopie Pies, And Made-To-Order Deli Sandwiches

Shoofly pie, Lebanon sweet bologna, and Martin’s chips share shelf space in one small shop. The surprise is that the shop isn’t in Pennsylvania. I love that a single stop can pack so much Pennsylvania Dutch flavor into one modest room. Whoopie pies, pickled eggs, and whole pickles all compete for attention.

Florida · 6d

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22 New and Independent Restaurants Opening Across Florida (November 2026)

NEW SMYRNA BEACH, FL – Nara Thai Sushi is preparing to open at 424 Luna Bella Ln Unit F And G New Smyrna Beach, FL 32168 around Thanksgiving, owner Craig Finney told Business Debut. Finney said the new concept will anchor the center village area of the Venetian Bay...

Florida · 2d

Tampa Bay Times

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 · 9h

Tampa Bay Times

Tampa steakhouse makes OpenTable’s Top 100 list for 4th straight year

OpenTable has again named a lauded Tampa steakhouse on its list of the Top 100 Restaurants in America. Bern’s Steak House is one of two Florida eateries and the only Tampa Bay spot recognized this year by the restaurant reservation platform. The local icon also made the Top 100 in 2023, 2024 and 2025, putting it among at least 18 restaurants on the 2026 list that’ve earned honoree status four years in a row.

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Seven Old Florida Seafood Shacks Where Fried Mullet Has Been On The Menu For Generations

Fried mullet is one of the oldest flavors in Florida, and it still shows up on plates from the Panhandle to the Gulf Coast fishing villages. Long before fancy seafood spots took over the coast, small shacks and family kitchens served this salty, crispy fish with grits, hush puppies, and slaw.

Florida · 3d

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Dum N Grill Opening in Lutz

LUTZ, FL — Dum N Grill plans to open its first Florida restaurant in mid-November at 17669 N Dale Mabry Hwy, Lutz, FL 33548, brand owner Bhanu Prakash Manduva told Business Debut. The brand currently operates in other states and is expanding into the Tampa area with plans for...

Lutz, FL · 2d

Creative Loafing Tampa Bay

Ybor City restaurant Lara will permanently close

After nearly two years in Ybor City, Tampa chef Suzanne “Suz” Lara says she will close Lara Apothecary Bar & Bazaar (stylized “LARA”) after the final service on Sunday, Nov. 22. In a Wednesday afternoon social media post. Chef Suz did not give an exact reason for the closure, but did point to a lack […] The post Ybor City restaurant Lara will permanently close appeared first on Creative Loafing Tampa .

Tampa Bay Times

Thanksgiving meal prep is made easy with these Tampa Bay to-go options

Whether you’re hosting Thanksgiving at home or in a restaurant, gathering with family and friends over a memorable meal doesn’t need to be complicated. Thankfully, Tampa Bay serves up dozens of delicious options. You can pick up an entire Thanksgiving meal for your family gathering, preorder desserts and appetizers, or make a reservation at one of our fabulous hotels or restaurants.

Tampa Bay Area, FL · 5h

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New Japanese izakaya Nomi Bar officially opens in downtown Tampa this week

Downtown Tampa now has a new spot for late night sushi and sake. Nomi Bar, located at 777 N Ashley Dr. Unit A, in the former Taps Tavern space, soft-opened last week but will mark its official grand opening this Saturday, Nov. 7 from 4 p.m.-1 a.m. The new izakaya (which is essentially a Japanese […] The post New Japanese izakaya Nomi Bar officially opens in downtown Tampa this week appeared first on Creative Loafing Tampa .

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Roma Social Inks 10-Year Lease to Bring Modern Italian to New Port Richey

A new Italian restaurant is staking out long-term turf in Pasco County. Roma Social, a modern Italian concept, is heading to the Trinity Crossings property in New Port Richey, with plans to open later this year, according to the Tampa Bay Business Journal. The concept comes from Pineapple Hospitality Group,...

New Port Richey, FL · 20h

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