After a decade, Safety Harbor’s beloved Pizzeria Gregario has closed

After years of teasing its closure, owner and one-man-show Greg Seymour decided to shutter his esteemed Safety Harbor pizzeria last month.

Pizzeria Gregario—located at 400 2nd St. N—served its very last customers on Saturday, March 11.

Seymour opened Pizzeria Gregario in May 2013, and his dedication to high quality ingredients and from-scratch dough helped build a reputation for some of the best za’ in Tampa Bay.

While the last iteration of his menu was a bit scaled down, favorites like the “Fungus Among Us”—loaded with toasty mushrooms and artisan cheese—still garnered busy weekends at the Safety Harbor gem. The closure also means there’s no place to Tampa Bay to get Gregario’s signature “garlic schmoo” (garlic, olive oil, salt, lemon).

It took almost a year and a half for Seymour to reopen post-Covid, and his snowbird-like approach to the business usually left the pizzeria closed during the scorching summer months.

According to the Pinellas County Appraiser’s website, the bright yellow Pizzeria Gregario building at 400 2nd St. N was sold to Miami-based Harbor House Investments LLC for $255,000 back in February.
Although Seymour closed his Safety Harbor storefront last month, he’ll strive to live the life of an “ethical snowbird,” like he told Creative Loafing Tampa Bay in 2022.

“I really just want a space where I can practice my craft and continue learning,” Seymour explained. “I’m interested in learning how to farm and grow my own food—but I’m really just trying to find some sort of balance in my life.”
He plans to return to Tampa Bay before the winter, stating on Facebook that he’ll “be back to practice my craft in November—location to be determined.”

Only time will tell if he’ll continue popping up at Tampa’s Sweetwater Organic Farm with his portable pizza oven.

The 52 year-old finally took a step away from the restaurant industry that’s taken over his life for the past 40 or so years—although we can expect him to return to Tampa Bay’s foodie scene one of these days.

And when he does, you’ll probably hear about it on Pizzeria Gregario’s Facebook page.

This article appears in Apr 6-12, 2023.