Cybel 2735 5th Ave. N, St. Petersburg Cybel serves beloved French tacos and more in St. Pete’s Historic Kenwood district. The French-Moroccan eatery is the first restaurant from Taoufik Abdelmoula aka Chef Touf, who runs Cybel with several members of his family. The vaguely Mediterranean restaurant pulls culinary inspiration from African, Moroccan, and French influences, offering familiar dishes like hummus, falafel and chicken kabob alongside unique fusion options like build-your-own French tacos and seafood-filled Moroccan egg rolls. Cybel’s customizable French tacos–which Chef Touf first introduced to St. Pete while operating his ghost kitchen inside of Foodie Labs—comes with French fries and your choice of grilled meats, vegetables and sauces. Photo via cybelrestaurant/Instagram Credit: cybelrestaurant/Instagram

Cybel soft opened last month at 2735 5th Ave. N, and is now serving its beloved French tacos and more out of its debut brick and mortar location in St. Pete’s Historic Kenwood district.

The French-Moroccan eatery is the first restaurant from Taoufik Abdelmoula aka Chef Touf, who runs Cybel with several members of his family.

The building was formerly home to Sammy + Paco, a bakery and cafe from the owners of Lolita’s Wine Bar. It closed its doors shortly after opening in 2021, but continued as a catering space for Lolita’s and its sister concepts.

The vaguely Mediterranean restaurant pulls culinary inspiration from African, Moroccan, and French influences, offering familiar dishes like hummus, falafel and chicken kabob alongside unique fusion options like build-your-own French tacos and seafood-filled Moroccan egg rolls.

Cybel’s customizable French tacos–which Chef Touf first introduced to St. Pete while operating his ghost kitchen inside of Foodie Labs—comes with French fries and your choice of grilled meats, vegetables and sauces.

The newly-opened restaurant offers a few familiar starters like Moroccan ratatouille, labneh and a variety of salads alongside entrees like chicken shawarma served with garlic sauce, parsley rice and a Mediterranean salad, beef or chicken kabobs, lamb chops with a garlic-pomegranate sauce and a slow-cooked lemon chicken tagine.

Sides include baba ganoush, smashed potatoes, fries, coleslaw, side salads, hummus and parsley rice.

From 7 a.m.-3 p.m. each day of service, a Cuban-style coffee bar called Brewed Awakenings sells specialty lattes, cold brew and matcha out of Cybel’s restaurant space. The two businesses have hosted a couple of collaborative, BYOB brunches over the last few weeks, with its next installment still TBA.

Foodie Labs—home to the first iteration of Cybel—is a virtual food hall, small business incubator and event space in the Warehouse Arts District. When the space first opened its doors in December 2023, Chef Touf’s Cybel was one of its first tenants alongside Bagel Babe and The Toasty Bros. He just recently ended his Foodie Labs lease to open the brick and mortar in Historic Kenwood.

Head to Cybel’s Instagram at @cybelrestaurant for the latest news on The ‘Burg’s new French-Moroccan restaurant.

Cybel is now open from 5 p.m.-11 p.m. Tuesday-Friday, 11 a.m.-11 p.m. Saturday and Sunday and is closed on Monday.