On Tuesday, the Tampa Bay Times released its 2025 list of food critic Helen Freund’s top 50 local restaurants.
The top 10 included Rooster & the Till, Rocca, Koya, Bar Terroir and Royal Thai in Tampa; Il Ritorno, Wild Child, Elliott Aster and Brick & Mortar in St. Petersburg; and The Tides Market in Safety Harbor.
How many have you visited? And how many are still on your list? Scroll through this graphic to mark which spots you’ve hit and where you want to go next.
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