Ask the Locals: The Locals Recommend…

We figured you might be hungry after reading the locals’ multiple recommendations  so here’s a handy guide. The names in parentheses tell you which locals recommended what. 

RESTAURANTS
ABC Chinese Seafood Restaurant 2705 54th Ave. N., St. Petersburg, 727-522-1888, abcchinesestpetersburg.com (Stevenson)
Agave Restaurant 6400 Gulf Blvd., St. Pete Beach, 727-367-3448 (Manteiga)
Alésia 7204 Central Ave., St Petersburg, 727-345-9701, alesiarestaurant.com (Stoneciphers)
Anise Global Gastrobar 777 N. Ashley Dr., Tampa, 813-225-4272. aniseglobalgastrobar.com (Schaefer)
Anna’s Polish Deli 1300 E Bay Dr. #A, Largo, 727-953-7763 (Stevenson)
Ava 718 S. Howard Ave., Tampa (Maddon)
Banyan Café& Catering 689 Dr Martin Luther King Jr St. N, St Petersburg, 727-896-6100, banyancoffee.com (Devin Jones, Stoneciphers)
Bavaro’s 514 North Franklin St., Tampa, 813-868-4440, bavarostampa.com (McLaughlins)
Bella Brava 204 Beach Dr. NE, St Petersburg, 727-895-5515, bellabrava.com (Smith/Hildebran)
Bernini of Ybor 1702 E 7th Ave., Tampa, 813-248-0099, italiancuisinetampa.com (Manteiga)
Bern’s Steak House 1208 S Howard Ave., Tampa, 813-251-2421, bernssteakhouse.com (Mulhern, Wilborn)
Bianchi’s Enoteca 3215 S. MacDill Ave., Tampa, 813-837-2233, bianchisenoteca.com (Todd Smith)
The Birchwood/The Canopy 340 Beach Dr. NE, St Petersburg, 727-896-1080, thebirchwood.com (Banno, McClellan)
Bodega on Central 1120 Central Ave., St Petersburg, 727-623-0942, bodegaoncentral.com (Stevenson)
Bo’s Ice Cream 7101 N. Florida Ave., Tampa, 813-231-7190 (Redner)
Brocato’s Sandwich Shop 5021 E. Columbus Dr., Tampa, 813-248-9977, brocatossandwich.com (Schaefer)
The Bricks of Ybor 1327 E. 7th Ave., Tampa, 813-247-1785, thebricksybor.com (Schaefer)
Buffalo Wild Wings Various locations, including Brandon and Ybor, buffalowildwings.com (Todd Smith)
CA Cafe St. Petersburg Clay Company, 420 22nd St. South, St. Petersburg, 727-823-4500, c-a-cafe.com (McClellan)
Café de Paris 2300 Gulf Blvd., Indian Rocks Beach, 727-593-0277, cafedeparisbakery.com (Stevenson)
Café Hey 1540 N. Franklin St., Tampa, 813-221-5150, cafehey.com (Cheong, McLaughlins)
Café Honeymoon South Beach Pavilion, Honeymoon Island State Park, 1 Causeway Blvd., Dunedin (Avila)
Caffé Paradiso 4205 S. MacDill Ave., Tampa, 813-835-6622 (Jerve)
Cally’s Sticky Bones 2313 W. Linebaugh Ave., Tampa, 813-935-6600, rubdepot.com (Redner)
Cappy’s Pizzeria Various locations, including S. Tampa, Seminole Heights, St. Petersburg, cappyspizzaonline.com (Mulhern, Tomalins)
Caretta on the Gulf Sandpearl Resort, 500 Mandalay Ave., Clearwater Beach, 727-674-4171, sandpearl.com/dining (Frenchy)
Carne ChopHouse 1536 E. 7th Ave., Tampa, 813-341-9555, cubansteakhousetampa.com (Manteiga)
Casa Tina 365 Main St., Dunedin, 727-734-9226, casatinas.com (Avila, Stevenson)
Cassis American Brasserie 170 Beach Dr. NE, St Petersburg, 727-827-2927, cassisab.com (Burgess)
Cigar City Brewpub 15491 N. Dale Mabry Hwy., Tampa, 813-962-1274, cigarcitybrewpub.com (Redner)
Ciro’s Speakeasy and Supper Club 2109 Bayshore Blvd., Tampa, 813-251-0022, cirostampa.com (Stevenson)
Clear Sky Beachside Café 490 Mandalay Ave., Clearwater, 727-442-3684, clearskybeachsidecafe.com (Frenchy)
Clearwater Cinema Café 24095 U.S. 19 N., Clearwater, 727-799-3531, clearwatercinemacafe.com (Avila)
Columbia Restaurant Various locations, including Ybor City, Clearwater Beach, Tampa International Airport, columbiarestaurant.com (Jerve, Maddon, Manteiga)
Dairy Inn 1201 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. St N., St Petersburg, 727-822-6971, dairyinn.com (Tomalins)
Dimitri’s on the Water 698 Dodecanese Blvd., Tarpon Springs, 727-945-940 (Avila)
Dunedin Brewery 937 Douglas Ave., Dunedin, 727-736-0606, dunedinbrewery.com (Stevenson)
Edison Food+Drink Lab 912 W. Kennedy Blvd., Tampa 813-254-7111, edison-tampa.com (McLaughlins)
El Puerto 1623 E. 5th Ave., Tampa, 813-248-8222, elpuertoybor.com (Manteiga)
Ella’s Americana Folk Art Café 5119 N. Nebraska Ave., Tampa, 813-234-1000, ellasfolkartcafe.com (McLaughlins)
El Noa Noa 4215 N. Armenia Ave. #A, Tampa, 813-354-9216 (Bakers)
Everything Dolce 937 Central Ave., St Petersburg, 727-895-4495, everythingdolce.com (Wilborn)
Flippers Pizzeria Various locations, including 1054 4th St. N., St Petersburg, 727-822-9866, flipperspizzeria.com (Wilborn)
Fly Bar & Restaurant 1202 N. Franklin St., Tampa, 813-275-5000, flybarandrestaurant.com/tampa (McLaughlins)
Four Green Fields 205 W. Platt St., Tampa, 813-254-4444, fourgreenfields.com (Jerve)
400 Beach Seafood & Tap House 400 Beach Dr. NE, St Petersburg, 727-896-2400, 400beachseafood.com (McClellan)
Frenchy’s Multiple locations, including Frenchy’s Original and Frenchy’s Rockaway Grill, Clearwater Beach, frenchysonline.com/locations (McLaughlins)
German Bistro 2 1300 E. Bay Dr., Largo 727-216-6519 (Stevenson)
Gino’s Restaurant & Bar 10006 N. Armenia Ave, Tampa, 813-933-1089, ginosrestaurantbar.com (Redner)
Gratzzi Italian Grille 211 2nd St. S., St. Petersburg, 727-623-9037, gratzzigrille.com (McClellan)
Habana Cafe 5402 Gulfport Blvd. S., Gulfport, 727-321-8855, habanacafe-usa.com (Banno, Smith/Hildebran)
Harvey’s 4th Street Grill 3121 4th St. N., St. Petersburg, 727-821-6516, harveys4thstreetgrill.com (Tomalins)
Holy Hog 3501 N. Armenia Ave., Tampa, 813-879-4647, holyhogbbq.com (Redner)
Independent Bar and Cafe 5016 N. Florida Ave., Tampa, 813-341-4883‎, independenttampa.com (Bakers, McLaughlins)
James Joyce Irish Pub 1724 E. 8th Ave., Ybor City, 813-247-1896, jamesjoyceybor.com (Manteiga)
Jasmine Thai & Sushi 3333 S. Westshore Blvd., Tampa, 813-831-8881, jasminesushithai.com (Jerve)
JB’s Island Café 432 Poinsettia Ave. #5, Clearwater 727-447-0382, jbsislandcafe.com (Frenchy)
Kissin’ Cuzzins 951 34th St. N., St. Petersburg, 727-323-3915 (McClellan)
Konan BBQ 1510 N. Hubert Ave., Tampa, 813-870-0404 (Redner)
Lee’s Grocery 2210 N. Central Ave., Tampa, 813-374-0179 (Bakers, Cheong, McLaughlins)
Love’s Artifacts Bar & Grill 4914 S. MacDill Ave., Tampa, 813-831-3273 (McLaughlins)
Mad Dogs and Englishmen 4115 S. MacDill Avenue, Tampa, 813-832-3037, maddogs.com (Mulhern)
Marchand’s Bar & Grill @ Renaissance Vinoy Resort, 501 5th Ave. NE, St. Petersburg, 727-824-8072, marchandsbarandgrill.com (Tomalins)
Maritana Grille @ Loews Don CeSar Hotel, 3400 Gulf Blvd., St. Pete Beach 727-360-1882, loewshotels.com/restaurants/the-maritana-grille (McClellan)
Martha’s Place 5202 N. Nebraska Ave., Tampa, 813-239-1819, marthaplace.com (Redner)
Maw’s Vittles 511 S Broad St, Brooksville, 352-796-9197, mawsvittles.com (Jerve)
Mel’s Hot Dogs 4136 E. Busch Blvd., Tampa, 813-985-8000, melshotdogs.com (Redner)
Mermaid Tavern 6719 N. Nebraska Ave., Tampa, 813-238-5618, (McLaughlins)
Mise en Place 442 W. Kennedy Blvd. #110, Tampa, 813-254-5373, miseonline.com (Goetz, Todd Smith)
Munch’s 3920 6th St. S., St. Petersburg, 727-896-5972, munchburger.com (Wilborn)
Mykonos 628 Dodecanese Blvd., Tarpon Springs 727-934-4306 (Bakers)
Nakaya Japanese Bistro 301 W. Platt St., Tampa, 813-251-4234 (Cheong, Bakers)
Old Northeast Tavern 201 Seventh Ave. N., St. Petersburg, 727-821-8070, oldnetavern.com (Wilborn)
Orange Crate Café Pinellas Trail and Main St., Dunedin, 727-733-1409 (Avila)
Oxford Exchange 420 W. Kennedy Blvd., Tampa, 813-253-0222, oxfordexchange.com (Burgess, Manteiga)
Paradise Grille 900 Gulf Way, St. Pete Beach, 727-367-1495 (Tomalins)
Palm Court Italian Grill @ TradeWinds Resort, 5500 Gulf Blvd, St. Pete Beach, 727-363-2358, tradewindsresort.com (Overton)
Pan y Vino 369 Main St., Dunedin, 727-734-7700, panyvino.com (Avila)
Pensare Italian Bistro & Wine Bar 799 Highland Ave., Dunedin, 727-786-2222, pensareitalianbistro.com (Avila)
Pho An Hoa 2730 W. Waters Ave., Tampa, 813-490-9157 (Bakers)
The Queens Head 2501 Central Ave., St. Petersburg, 727-498-8584, thequeensheadbar.com (Burgess)
The Refinery 5137 N. Florida Ave., Tampa, 813-237-2000, thetamparefinery.com (Bakers)
Ricky P’s New Orleans Bistro 1113 Central Ave., St. Petersburg, 727-821-4061, rickyps.com (Bondurant)
Rooster & the Till 6500 N. Florida Ave., Tampa, 813-374-8940, roosterandthetill.com (Goetz, Redner)
Serendipity Café 664 Main St., Dunedin, 727-483-9233, myserendipitycafe.com (Avila)
717 South 717 S. Howard Ave., Tampa, 813-250-1661, 717south.com (Maddon)
St. Anthony’s Hospital Cafeteria 1200 7th Ave. N., St. Petersburg, 727-825-1100, stanthonys.com (Evander)
SideBern’s 2208 W. Morrison Ave., Tampa, 813-258-2233, sideberns.com (Cheong, Mulhern)
Skipper’s Smokehouse 910 Skipper Rd., Tampa, 813-971-0666, skipperssmokehouse.com (Redner)
Skyway Jack’s 2795 34th St. S., St. Petersburg, 727-867-1907 (Tomalins)
Sono Cafe @ Tampa Museum of Art, 120 W. Gasparilla Plaza, Tampa, 813-274-8130, tampamuseum.org/sono-cafe (Todd Smith)
Stella’s Deli 3119 Beach Blvd. S., Gulfport, 727-498-8950 (Banno, Smith/Hildebran, Tomalins)
Taco Bus 2324 Central Ave., St. Petersburg, 727-322-5000, taco-bus.com (Stoneciphers)
Tampa Style Cubans 1300 E. Bay Dr., Largo, 727-586-5797 (Stevenson)
Tasty Pho 7430 49th St. N., Pinellas Park, 727-851-9997 (Evander)
The Tavern at Bayboro USF St. Petersburg, 121 7th Ave. S. #2, St. Petersburg, 727-821-1418 (Tomalins)
Ted Peters Famous Smoked Fish 1350 Pasadena Ave. S., South Pasadena, 727-381-7931, tedpetersfish.com (Stevenson, Stoneciphers)
La Teresita 3248 W. Columbus Dr., Tampa, 813-879-9704, lateresitarestaurant.com (Manteiga)
La Terrazza 1727 E. 7th Ave., Tampa, 813-248-1326, laterrazzayborcity.com (Manteiga)
Three Coins Diner 7410 N. Nebraska Ave., Tampa, 813-239-1256, threecoinsdiner.net (Goetz)
Tony’s Ybor Restaurant 2001 N. 22nd St., Tampa, 813-247-7283, tonysyborrestaurant.com (Manteiga)
Tre Amici @ The Bunker 1907 N. 19th St., Tampa, 813-247-6964, yborbunker.com (Schaefer)
La Tropicana Café 1822 E. 7th Ave., Tampa, 813-247-4040 (Manteiga)
Twistee Treat 6900 Gulf Blvd., St. Pete Beach, 727-367-7690, twisteetreat.com (Overton)
VIP Lounge & Mexican Restaurant 10625 Gulf Blvd., Treasure Island, 727-360-5062 (Banno)
Wat Mongkolratanaram of Florida 5306 Palm River Rd., Tampa, 813-621-1669 (Avila, Stevenson)
Woody’s Waterfront Café 7308 Sunset Way, St. Pete Beach, 727-360-9165, woodyswaterfront.com (Jerve)
Yanny’s French Toast King 1565 S. Highland Ave., Clearwater, 727-446-5797, yannys.com (Stevenson)
Yummy House China Bistro 2620 E. Hillsborough Ave., Tampa, (813) 237-3838, yummyhousechinesebistro.com (Cheong)
Z Grille 104 2nd St. S., St. Petersburg, 727-822-9600, zgrille.net (Deggans, Evander, Tomalins)

BARS, BEERS & NIGHTCLUBS
The Ale and the Witch 111 2nd Ave. NE, St. Petersburg, 727-821-2533, thealeandthewitch.com (Deggans)
Bad Monkey 1717 E. 7th Ave., Tampa, 813-280-9971, badmonkeyybor.com (Manteiga)
The Bends 919 1st Ave. N., St Petersburg, 727-202-8931 (Stevenson)
The Castle 2004 N. 16th St., Tampa, 813-247-7547, castleybor.com (Manteiga)
Cigar City Brewing Tasting Room 3924 W. Spruce St., Tampa, 813-348-6363 x206, cigarcitybrewing.com (Evander, Goetz)
Corner Club Tavern 1502 E. Sligh Ave., Tampa, 813-231-5010 (Cheong)
Cycle Brewing 534 Central Ave., St Petersburg, 727-320-7954 (Banno, Stevenson)
The Dirty Shame 1929 E. 7th Ave., Tampa, 813-247-7930 (Manteiga)
Ducky’s Sports Lounge 1719 W. Kennedy Blvd., Tampa, 813-254-6160, duckystampa.com (Maddon)
Dunedin Brewery 937 Douglas Ave., Dunedin, 727-736-0606, dunedinbrewery.com (Stevenson)
The Emerald Bar 550 Central Ave., St Petersburg, 727-898-6054 (Stevenson)
First Flight Wine Bar Tampa International Airport, 813-396-3977, miseonline.com/first-flight-wine-bar (Goetz)
Fuma Bella 1318 E. 8th Ave., Tampa, 813-248-6130 (Cheong)
Green Bench Brewing Co. 1133 Baum Ave. N., St Petersburg, 727-800-9836, greenbenchbrewing.com (Devin Jones, Stoneciphers)
The Hub Bar 719 N. Franklin St., Tampa, 813-229-1553, thehubbartampa.com (Cheong, Frenchy)
Mahuffer’s 19201 Gulf Blvd., Indian Shores, 727-596-0226, mahuffersfl.com (Overton)
Mandarin Hide 231 Central Ave., St Petersburg, 727- 231-4007, mandarinhide.com (Stevenson)
Mastry’s Bar & Grill 233 Central Ave., St. Petersburg, 727-822-3070 (Tomalins)
Miller’s Ale House St. Pete 7901 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. St. N, St Petersburg, 727-217-9206, millersalehouse.com (Maddon)
New World Brewery 1313 E. 8th Ave., Tampa, 813-248-4969, newworldbrewery.net (Schaefer)
Peggy’s Corral 4511 U.S. 41, Palmetto 941-729-5442, peggyscorral.net (Overton)
Salty’s Gulfport 5413 Shore Blvd. S., Gulfport, 727-592-4983, saltysgulfport.com (Banno)
The Shipwreck Bar 647 Mandalay Ave., Clearwater, 727-446-3581, theshipwreckbar.com (Frenchy)
Sleepy Hollow Tavern 10333 E. Gobbler Dr., Floral City, 352-726-3242, wallowatthehollow.com (Overton)
3 Daughters Brewing 222 22nd St. S., St Petersburg, 727-826-0904, 3dbrewing.com (Banno)

COFFEE, TEA & JUICE
Bearss Groves 14316 Lake Magdalene Blvd., Tampa, 813-963-5125, bearss-groves.com (Redner)
Buddy Brew 2020 W. Kennedy Blvd., Tampa, 813-258-2739 (Stevenson)
Cassis Bakery 170 Beach Dr. NE, St. Petersburg, 727-827-2927, cassisab.com (Smith/Hildebran)
Hooker Tea Company 300 Beach Dr. NE #124, St. Petersburg, 727-894-4832, the-hooker-tea-company.myshopify.com (Devin Jones)
Kahwa Coffee Multiple locations, including 204 2nd Ave. S., St. Petersburg, 727-821-1942, kahwacoffee.com (Deggans, Devin Jones)
King Corona Cigar Café 1523 E 7th Ave., Tampa, 813-241-9109, kingcoronacigars.com (Cheong)
Squeeze Juice Works 675 30th Ave. N., St. Petersburg, 727-821-1095, squeezejuiceworks.com (Burgess)

MARKETS
Cho Lon Oriental Market 5944 34th St. N. #17, St Petersburg 727-527-7511 (Evander)
City Produce 2701 4th St. N. # 101, St Petersburg, 727-822-4876 (Wilborn)
Las Paloma Latin Market 1300 E Bay Dr. # F, Largo, 727-581-1050 (Stevenson)
Mazzaro’s Italian Market 2909 22nd Ave. N., St Petersburg, 727-321-2400, mazzarosmarket.com (Maddon, Stevenson)
Oceanic Supermarket 1609 N. Tampa St., Tampa, 813-228-8110, oceanicmarket.com (Bakers, Cheong, Evander)
Saturday Morning Market 100 First St. SE, St Petersburg, 727-455-4921, saturdaymorningmarket.com (Deggans, Smith/Hildebran)
Seminole Heights Sunday Morning Market Hillsborough High School, 5000 N. Central Ave. Tampa, tampabaymarkets.com (Goetz)

CONCERT VENUES
Capitol Theatre 405 Cleveland St., Clearwater, 727-791-7400, atthecap.com (Frenchy)
Jannus Live 200 1st Ave. N., St Petersburg, 727-565-0550, jannuslive.com (Redner)
Palladium Theater at St. Petersburg College 253 5th Ave. N., St Petersburg, 727-822-3590, mypalladium.org (Wilborn)
Straz Center for the Performing Arts 1010 N. W.C. Macinnes Pl., Tampa, 813-229-7827, strazcenter.org (Wilborn)
Tampa Bay Times Forum 401 Channelside Dr., Tampa, 813-301-6500, tampabaytimesforum.com (Maddon, Burgess)
Tampa Theatre 711 N. Franklin St., Tampa, 813-274-8981, tampatheatre.org (Mulhern, Jerve)
The Venture Compound 2621 Fairfield Ave. S., St Petersburg, 901-619-1519 theventurecompound.com (McClellan)

CLUBS w/LIVE MUSIC
Burns Court Cinema 506 Burns Ct., Sarasota, 941-955-3456, filmsociety.org (Todd Smith)
Tampa Theatre 711 N. Franklin St., Tampa, 813-274-8981, tampatheatre.org (Choi, McLaughlins)

SHOPPING
HOTELS
Don CeSar Hotel 3400 Gulf Blvd., St. Pete Beach, 727-360-1881, loewshotels.com/DonCesar (Mulhern)
Hollander Hotel 421 4th Ave. N., St. Petersburg, 727-873-7900, hollanderhotel.com (Mcclellan)
Park Plaza 307 S. Park Ave., Winter Park, 407-647-1072, parkplazahotel.com (Devin Jones)
Postcard Inn on the Beach 6300 Gulf Blvd., St. Pete Beach, 727-367-2711, postcardinn.com (Schaefer)
Ritz-Carlton Sarasota 1111 Ritz Carlton Dr., Sarasota, 941-301-2000, ritzcarlton.com/sarasota (Tomalins)
Sandpearl Resort 500 Mandalay Ave., Clearwater Beach, 727-441-2425, sandpearl.com (Overton/Avila/Frenchy)
Schooner Hotel on Madeira Beach 14500 Gulf Blvd., Madeira Beach, 727-392-5167, schoonerhotel.com (Bakers)
TradeWinds Island Grand and Guy Harvey Outpost 5500 Gulf Blvd., St. Pete Beach, 727-360-4016, tradewindsresort.com/island-grand (Overton)

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