Three locations in the Tampa Bay area will convert into other Darden-branded restaurants.

TAMPA, Fla. — Three Bahama Breeze restaurants in the Tampa Bay area will “convert” into different chains by mid-2027, according to parent company Darden Restaurants Inc.

Darden announced Tuesday it is closing 14 Bahama Breeze locations and converting the remaining 14 into other Darden-owned restaurants.

The Tampa Bay-area locations set to convert are: 

The remaining Florida restaurants, which are closing, are:

12395 SW 88th St., Miami, FL10205 Rivercoast Drive, Jacksonville, FL1251 West Osceola Pkwy., Kissimmee, FL11000 Pines Blvd., Pembroke Pines, FL1540 Rinehart Road, Sanford, FL

The Caribbean-themed casual-dining chain first opened its doors in Orlando in 1996. Since then, more than a dozen locations have opened across Florida, along with multiple restaurants in other states.

Darden did not specify what the 14 locations will be converted into. Other chains owned by the company include Olive Garden, LongHorn Steakhouse, and Cheddar’s Scratch Kitchen, Yard House and Ruth’s Chris Steak House.

The locations set to permanently close will operate through April 6 of this year, the company said. 

The process of converting other locations is expected to be complete in the next 12-18 months.

Previous reporting from Tegna Digital contributed to this story.