Oyster Bar Reopens in Larger St. Pete Location After Two-Year Closure
The Oyster Bar swung its doors open again on Oct. 14. The new spot spans 3,200 square feet…
Did St. Petersburg restaurant Sesh go out of business? | St. Petersburg
From all indications, restaurant and brewery Sesh St. Pete has gone out of business. The establishment’s Facebook and…
Rosenthal, hungry for human connection, returns to Central Florida
Phil Rosenthal savors making connections. His hit Netflix documentary travel series “Somebody Feed Phil” is all about experiencing…
South Florida restaurants serving free SNAP meals during government shutdown
When he arrived in the United States in the early 1990s, restaurant owner Minh Do remembers that $200…
an unsung South Florida nightlife destination
“The neighborhood is very unique, everyone is very friendly. I love that there’s a yoga studio that I…
Tampa Bay’s Top 50 Restaurants of 2025
For this year’s Top Restaurants list, I went big. Big, as in 50 restaurants compared to last year’s…
6 South Florida restaurants shut
Raw meat dropped on the floor, picked up and placed in the refrigerator by an employee. Turkey “placed…
WWE star eats ‘Everything on the Menu’ in Orlando episode
When Adam Scherr came to Orlando 12 years ago, he’d never lived outside his hometown of Sherrills Ford,…
October 2025 perfect inspections for 157 South Florida restaurants, food trucks
October marked the kickoff to South Florida’s tourism season and, fittingly, restaurants and food trucks acted on their…
A taste of the countryside: Chef LaVante Pope’s Caribbean fusion in St. Pete
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. – Chef-owner LaVante Pope has been an integral part of the St. Petersburg food scene…
Food court finds and more at Florida’s first H Mart
When Orlando’s long-awaited H Mart finally opened last month, it had a zillion things I was ready to…
How I reported Tampa Bay’s Top 50 Restaurants of 2025
Our 2025 ranking of the Top 50 Restaurants marks my biggest list yet for the Tampa Bay Times.…