There are no foams and few modernist tricks — just imaginative ingredients in perfect combinations to make you weak in the knees. The ever-changing menu is not about quantity, but rather freshness, balance and finesse. As I reflect on my visits to The Restorative — heavenly potato agnolotti, fork-tender squares of pork cheek with pickled plums, revelatory onion soup, and a deliciously creative (and healthy) brunch — I can’t help but salivate. From the one-of-a-kind homemade sodas to dishes that silence my companions and bring them to tears, I’ve run out of superlatives. Just go. The Dunedin restaurant’s monthly wine dinner is especially divine. —Jon Palmer Claridge
Previous Winners
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2022
Prohibition Kitchen
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2022
Lingr
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2021
Urban Stillhouse
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2021
Social Roost
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2020
OLIVIA oliviatampa.com
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2020
Counter Culture
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2019
Oak & Ola, armatureworks.com/oakola
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2019
Oak & Ola
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2018
BULLA GASTROBAR
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2018
Gigglewaters Social Club & Screening Room
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2016
ON SWANN
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2015
Ulele
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2015
Dulcet Restaurant & Lounge
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2014
Rooster & the Till
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2014
Rooster & the Till
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2013
Cena
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2013
Edison: Food+Drink Lab
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2012
Boca
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2012
Samba Room
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2011
Restaurant BT
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2008
Queen of Sheba
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2007
Savannah’s Café
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2006
Primi Urban Café
Food & Drink
Pixabay
- Runner Up: Einstein Bros. Bagels
- Runner Up: Clearwater Bagels
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- Runner Up: La Segunda Central Bakery
- Runner Up: Alessi Bakery
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mazzaro
- Runner Up: Alessi Bakery
- Runner Up: Frida's Cafe & Bakery
freshcrackedpepper via Wikimedia Commons
- Runner Up: Bamboozle Cafe
- Runner Up: Saigon Deli
Brew Bus
- Runner Up: Bar Crawl Nation (St. Pete)
- Runner Up: Tampa Noles Pub Crawl
Courtesy of Dunedin Brewery
- Runner Up: Engine No. 9
- Runner Up: Mermaid Tavern
