Central Tampa is the only region where two chains made the list — Ocean Prime and Roy's. But there are also restaurants that touch upon numerous nationalities and styles of cuisine. Which one is the best of the bunch? That's for you to decide. Scroll past the list to the poll and cast your vote!
(Check out next week's food issue — Tampa Bay's Top 50 Restaurants — for a detailed look at each restaurant. And don't forget to vote in the four other regional top tens.)
Arco Iris, 3328 W. Columbus Dr., Tampa, 813-879-1357
Bamboozle Café, 516 N Tampa St., Tampa, 813-223-7320 or bamboozlecafe.com (Reader's poll entrant.)
Donatello, 232 N. Dale Mabry Hwy., Tampa, 813-200-7701 or donatellorestaurant.com
El Taconazo, 913 E. Hillsborough Ave., Tampa, 813-232-5889
Fly Bar and Restaurant, 1202 N. Franklin St., Tampa, 813-275-5000
La Teresita, 3204 W Columbus Dr., Tampa, 813-879-9704 or lateresitaplus.com
Mise En Place, 442 W. Kennedy Blvd., Tampa, 813-254-5373 or miseonline.com
Ocean Prime, 2205 S. West Shore Blvd., Tampa, 813-490-5288 or ocean-prime.com
Pelagia Trattoria, 4200 Jim Walter Blvd., Tampa, 813-313-3235 or pelagiatrattoria.com
Roy's Hawaiian Fusion, 4342 W. Boy Scout Blvd., Tampa, 813-873-7697 or roysrestaurant.com
VOTE AFTER THE BREAK!
This article appears in Jun 10-16, 2009.