Compile all of the Tampa Bay restaurants and bars shooting for openings in spring and you’ve got one hefty list. (Click here to see it for yourself.) Luckily, diners can look forward to both casual and upscale additions to the food scene now until summer. These are the newcomers you need to know.
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Don Me Now is bringing a bubbly bar to its new Channel District store
The former Hyde Park Village boutique has plans to relocate — with more sparklers.
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Five Courses: CW’s Gin Joint opens, new changes for FarmTable and more
The latest food and drink happenings around Tampa Bay.
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Grand Central shuffle: St. Pete’s Sly Bar is now TapHouse 61
A new name is part of the larger rebrand going down at the Grand Central District bar.
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The Matrix: First taste of CW’s Gin Joint offered on International G&T Day
At the celebration, I survive the “Gin Tasting Matrix” from downtown Tampa’s newest cocktail bar.
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Two St. Pete newcomers mix food and drink with retail under one roof
Annex 400 Beach and Bartique have continued the region’s fondness for fusion.
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Taphouse to pub: New owners transform Flying Pig into McAuley’s in St. Pete
McAuley’s Pub, replacing the Flying Pig Taphouse, has started its EDGE District transition.
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Five Courses: Island eats in Tampa and Largo, plus more restaurant news
Jamaica Jamaica Island Cuisine, Sweet Island Vibes and others have the latest in food and drink.
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Inside Catcher and the Rye, opening to Palm Harbor Jan. 5
The hospitality industry vets behind Catcher and the Rye plan to deliver as promised.
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Wine and tapas enhance the art experience at new Tampa gallery
D’Arte Gallery Wine & Tapas Bar is promoting the arts while serving food and drink.
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Cueni Brewing and Hotel Bar open, with Hawthorne Bottle Shoppe on its way
Three newbies in Tampa, Dunedin and St. Petersburg are on our food and drink radar.
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Beer tastings, live music set for the Indie’s grand reopening in St. Pete
If you haven’t checked out the Independent Bar St. Pete, Dec. 3 is as good a time as any.
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Craft beer bar with a Florida focus quietly opens in Tampa
The state’s crazy-good brewing scene drives the tap list at c.1949.
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Eat, drink & be maritime: St. Pete natives behind new gastropub The Galley
The nautical-themed gathering place will toast to its debut around the beginning of December.
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Grand opening for Coffee Grounds set for Saturday
The Treasure Island celebration will feature pancakes, $3 mimosas and Bloody Marys.
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Grand opening announced for Seminole Heights City Wine Bar
The wine bar will be the latest destination to launch in the neighborhood’s Graham Building.
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Treasure Island’s Coffee Grounds mixes cocktails and caffeine
Cocktail bar and cafe have come together inside the newly opened Coffee Grounds.
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St. Pete sees reopening of the Independent
On Saturday, the beloved bar officially announced its EDGE District launch date.
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Five Courses: Mind your B’s and ‘cue, plus more
St. Pete Beach gets The Pit and other Tampa Bay food and drink news.