Two learned restaurateurs are reviving one of the most storied buildings in historic Ybor City.
El Centro Español de Tampa, at 1536 E 7th Ave., was originally constructed as a clubhouse for cigar industry workers back in 1891, and will soon be home to Ten Rooms, a multifaceted hospitality and retail concept and the newest addition to the Centro Ybor complex.
Described as a “dining and retail hub,” Ten Rooms will consist of a 50-seat restaurant called Bar Martinez, craft cocktail hotspot Genevieve the Cat, rotating vendor and art space The Shop at Ten Rooms and The Cafe, a daytime coffee shop and French-inspired bakery.
A press release states that Bar Martinez’s new American menu with "southeastern and European influence" will boast a dry-aged beef program and "culinary partnerships with farms and ranches across the state, region and country."
While there's no exact opening date set in stone, Ten Rooms is expected to soft open sometime this spring.
Ten Rooms is the latest hospitality project from two longtime entrepreneurs in the industry: Ro Patel of Ciro’s Speakeasy and Anise Global Gastro Bar and San Francisco-based restaurateur Zach Pace, who operated Michelin-starred concepts Lazy Bear and Aphotic.
Last summer, Ten Rooms filed a lawsuit against Chef Ebbe Vollmer of fine dining restaurant "Ebbe" for breach of contract; Vollmer was originally set to helm its dining concepts in Ybor City.
A representative for the concept tells Creative Loafing Tampa Bay that “a settlement has been reached & Ten Rooms is keeping focus on a successful opening here soon.”
Head to Ten Rooms' Facebook or Instagram at @tenroomsybor for the latest news on its highly-anticipated springtime opening.
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New mixed-use hospitality project Ten Rooms will debut in Ybor City this spring
It will soon offer dining experiences, retail shops, a private event space and more.
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