Restaurant Reviews

Matthew Neumann's seafood shack Hookin' Ain't Easy is a must-visit gem of the St. Pete food scene

Expect piping hot grouper nuggets, cold beer and sand in-between your toes.

By Kyla Fields

Greasy paper towels and empty beer glasses on the picnic table. A belly full of blackened grouper...

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Photos: Everyone we saw celebrating the Tampa Bay beer scene at Bolts Brew Fest

You came, you saw, and you enjoyed that sweet, sweet Amalie Arena air-conditioning. Bolts Brew Fest returned to the home of the…

By Ray Roa

Photos: Everyone we saw celebrating the Tampa Bay beer scene at Bolts Brew Fest
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The most-anticipated new restaurants coming to Tampa Bay this fall

It's time to fall into some restaurant openings, Tampa Bay. While predicting a restaurant's grand opening date is about as accurate as…

By CL Staff

Bonchon
308 E Fletcher Ave., Tampa
Bonchon, arguably one of the best South Korean fried chicken chains, is on its way to Tampa. The new Tampa location has been rumored for over a year now, and over the last couple weeks, Bonchon started posting multiple job openings. But according to the company, the new outpost will finally make its debut in the USF area. As of now, no exact opening date for the Tampa location has been announced, though there's some speculation it may open mid to late August.
Photo via Bonchon/website
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Photos: Look inside Ybor City's new Sky Puppy Brewing

There’s a lot of history built into the walls at Sky Puppy Brewing. It sits on the site of Casa Bomberos, where…

By Matthew McGovern, Ray Roa

Sky Puppy Brewing, which will open in Ybor City, Florida in late-August or early-September, 2024.
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The summer's 20 hottest new restaurants and bars to open in Tampa Bay

While the temps outside are hotter than ever, so is Tampa Bay's dining scene. Over the last few months, quite a few…

By CL Staff

Lily's Sweet Treats
601 S Harbour Island Blvd #104, Tampa
 Lily’s Sweet Treats debuted in The Pointe on Harbour Island earlier this summer. “Lily’s is inspired by, and named after, my daughter Lily and grandmother Lilian who owned franchise ice cream shops in New York," said said Chas Bruck, Founder of Three Oaks Hospitality in a press release. The new spot, which shares space with pizza joint The Fold, is described as a "nostalgic ice cream spot,"  that offers "cereals with popular candy and fresh fruit mix-ins." 
Photo via Lily's Sweet Treats
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August 15, 2024

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