The Best Restaurants in TAMPA

Set on the Gulf of Mexico, Tampa boosts an idyllic location, tropical weather and a melting pot of ethnicities. The city is awash in delicious seafood specialities. Grouper, blue crab, shrimp and oysters pair with the state’s abundant fresh fruit and produce. The cuisine reflects Cuban, Spanish and Italian influences with a dash of Southern U.S., Mexican and Asian. Sopa de Garbanzo, or Spanish Bean soup, originated at the historic Columbia Restaurant in the historic district of Ybor City. Cuban bread, a staple of traditional Tampa cuisine, is everywhere.