Duff’s Famous Wings is located at 5119 N Nebraska Ave. in Tampa, Florida. Credit: Photo via duffsfamouswings/Facebook

Duff’s Famous Wings opens in Seminole Heights Tampa got even more like New York this week when Duff’s Famous Wings opened in Seminole Heights. Adrien Angelvy, whose Pomegranate Hospitality Group is the franchisee for Duff’s in Florida, opened the restaurant to the public on Tuesday, May 20, and said that seating will only be available by reservation so that staff can control volume while dialing in the quality. “People want these wings to be crispy and saucy just like they are in Buffalo,” Angelvy told CL. “So we will continue with reservations until we are entirely confident that the quality meets the high bar his team has set for itself.”—Ray Roa

Dunedin Global fusion restaurant Caracara closes after six years After six years in Dunedin, Caracara is closing. Owner and chef Traci Bryant announced on the restaurant’s social media last week that its final day will be Sunday, May 25. The Nest, Caracara’s French offshoot in the same downtown Dunedin space at 730 Broadway, will also close. Though she’d recently revamped Caracara’s menu, Bryant told CL that business had been slow and the yearly Spring Training surge she depends on didn’t deliver the bump she needed this season.—Selene San Felice

The Vinoy’s fine dining restaurant Elliott Aster opens in St. Pete Located inside the recently renovated Vinoy Resort & Golf Club lies a shiny new restaurant from an award-winning chef. Elliott Aster, the new fine dining concept from the Chicago-based Boka Hospitality Group, opens today in downtown St. Pete. Reservations for Elliott Aster at 501 5th Ave. NE are now live at Opentable.com, although it’s booked out for the rest of the month. While the restaurant is described as Italian and Mediterranean in nature, it offers a variety of upscale entrees.—Kyla Fields

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This article appears in May 22-28, 2025.