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Welcome to MetroGuide.Network's Tampa - St. Petersburg DiningGuide, a directory of restaurants and related restaurant information for Metropolitan Tampa - St. Petersburg, Florida. Use MetroGuide's DiningGuide service to find Tampa - St. Petersburg restaurants by location or cuisine. For a Tampa - St. Petersburg dining overview, click here.

Tampa Bay's dining scene in Tampa, Clearwater, St. Petersburg, and surrounding communities is among Florida's most diverse, distinctive, and historic. From waterfront bistros specializing in fresh catch to Spanish dishes served at family-owned eateries, there's unlimited potential for memorable meals. Cuban bread with café con leche, spicy paella, black beans, and other ethnic specialties are readily available, as are savory pastas and vegetarian cuisine. Marking its 100th anniversary in 2005, the sprawling icon Columbia restaurant celebrated with a $6.5 million enhancement. For a half century, Bern's in Tampa has ranked among the nation's great steakhouses, more recently drawing crowds for trendier fare at its sister SideBern's. Burger joints and pizza places thrive, too, and outdoor dining options are popping up all over, thanks to influence from European visitors eager to soak up Florida sun. Tampa got its Big Guava nickname when Gavino Gutierrez, an early pioneer tried without success to cultivate guavas commercially, in part because of rising land prices. Even so, an area newspaper columnist decided if New York could be an apple, Tampa could be The Big Guava. A Latin-style Halloween celebration called Guavaween is staged each October in Ybor City, a historic enclave rich in dining options along with Tarpon Springs, brimming with Greek restaurants. Many dining enclaves throughout Tampa Bay offer early-bird discount menus.

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Events At Tampa Restaurants

1st Fridays - Latin ConneXions Hosted by Latin Times Magazine, enjoy the soothing sounds of Latin jazz and tropical music. Live en… Nightlife - Live Music The Lime 813-901-5292	1st Fri
Moxie Mixer Market your business and meet new friends with South Tampa's awesome Moxie group. Don't forget to b… Business - Networking The Grape (International Plaza)	3rd Wed
Tropical Car Nights All custom/show cars welcome. Best of show award for each car night. Pollo Tropical discounts and r… Community Pollo Tropical	1st Wed

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