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Ocean Prime\u2019s Mother\u2019s Day brunch menu items. Credit: Courtesy of Ocean Prime<\/p>\nOcean Prime\u2019s Mother\u2019s Day brunch menu items. Credit: Courtesy of Ocean Prime<\/p>\n
Here\u2019s what\u2019s going down in Tampa Bay\u2019s food scene this week:<\/p>\n
Ebisu Life Store<\/a>, a wildly popular Japanese lifestyle shop filled with viral snacks, blind boxes and obscure collectibles, will soon open its largest location in Tampa Bay.\u00a0<\/p>\n Matilde<\/a>\u2014a new Mexican concept from the team behind popular local spots like Boulon Brasserie, Forbici Modern Italian, and Union New American\u2014is slated for downtown Tampa next year.<\/p>\n Say Coffee House<\/a>, a new Vietnamese cafe, opened in downtown St. Pete last week.<\/p>\n Peddler + Potter Oyster House<\/a>, a New South Tampa seafood concept from Bern\u2019s, opens in the former Haven spot next year.<\/p>\n Fresh Kitchen<\/a> is reopening its OG South Tampa spot as part of a facelift across its Florida locations.<\/p>\n Whataburger<\/a> opened its third Tampa Bay location in Brandon on April 30.<\/p>\n Mother\u2019s Day Brunch spots<\/p>\n Aspirations Winery, Clearwater<\/a> 11 a.m. $24.80 & up.<\/p>\n Azure at The Edition, Tampa 10 a.m. Reservation required.<\/p>\n The Birchwood, St. Petersburg<\/a> 10 a.m. $18 & up. Buffet<\/p>\n Casa Santo Stefano, Tampa 11 a.m. Reservation required.<\/p>\n Clearwater Marine Aquarium<\/a> 9:30 a.m.-noon. $80; $55 children 3-11; No cover for kids 2 and under<\/p>\n Columbia Restaurant, Ybor City 10 a.m. Reservation required.<\/p>\n The Dan at Hotel Flor, Tampa<\/a> 7 a.m. Reservation required.<\/p>\n Don CeSar, St. Petersburg 10:30 a.m. $150; $75 under 12. Buffet<\/p>\n \u00c9levage SoHo Kitchen & Bar Brunch Buffet at Epicurean Hotel, Tampa 9 a.m. Reservation required. Buffet<\/p>\n Flor Fina at Hotel Haya, Ybor City<\/a> 10 a.m. $99. Buffet<\/p>\n Fresh Harvest Buffet at Hard Rock Hotel & Casino, Tampa 10 a.m. $79.95 Buffet<\/p>\n HEW Parlor & Chophouse Brunch at Fenway Hotel, Dunedin 7 a.m. Reservation required.<\/p>\n Jacobson Ballroom at Clearwater Marine Aquarium, Clearwater <\/a>9:30 a.m. $80; $55 for 12 & under. Buffet<\/p>\n Lilac at The Edition, Tampa (Tea) 1 p.m. Reservation required.<\/p>\n Luma at SkyBeach Resort, St. Petersburg 10 a.m. $59; $20 for 12 & under<\/p>\n Maestro\u2019s Restaurant at Straz Center for the Performing Arts, Tampa 11 a.m. & 1 p.m. Reservation required.<\/p>\n Ocean Prime, Tampa 11 a.m. Reservation required.<\/p>\n Palmette Brasserie and Bar at Westin Tampa Bay, Tampa 10 a.m. $85; $50 for ages 6-12; no cover for 5 & under. Buffet<\/p>\n Rise Kitchen & Deli at Hard Rock Hotel & Casino, Tampa 11 a.m. $55.<\/p>\n Renaissance Tampa International Plaza Hotel, Tampa<\/a> 10 a.m. $69.<\/p>\n Rooster & The Till, Tampa 10:30 a.m. Reservation encouraged.<\/p>\n Rusty Pelican, Tampa<\/a> 10 a.m. $30 & up.<\/p>\n Ulele, Tampa 11 a.m. Reservation required.<\/p>\n Vinoy Resort & Golf Club, St. Petersburg 10 a.m. $145; $65 for ages 4-12; no cover for children 3 & under. Buffet<\/p>\n More food and drink events\u00a0happening May 7-13<\/p>\n Thirsty Thursdays at the Polish American Society<\/a> Thursdays. 5:30-9 p.m. No cover. Polish American Society of St. Petersburg\u00a0<\/p>\n Clearwater Wine & Cheese Pairing Experience<\/a> Friday, May 8. 7 p.m. $55. Aspirations Winery, Clearwater. aspirationswinery.com<\/a><\/p>\n Busch Gardens Tampa Bay Food, Wine & Garden Festival<\/a> Fridays-Sundays through May 10. 12 p.m. No cover with admission. Busch Gardens, Tampa<\/p>\n First Friday Lunchtime Market Every first Friday. 10 a.m. No cover. 400 Cleveland Street, Clearwater<\/p>\n Dinner Detective True Crime Murder Mystery Dinner Show<\/a> Saturday, May 9. 6 p.m. $81.58. Hilton Garden Inn Tampa Airport, Tampa<\/p>\n Maifest in the Biergarten<\/a> Saturday, May 9. 12 p.m. $8. German American Society, Pinellas Park<\/p>\n Gulfport Fresh Market Tuesdays. 9 a.m. No cover. Beach Blvd., Gulfport. visitstpeteclearwater.com<\/a><\/p>\n Pitch in to help make the Tampa Bay Journalism Project a success.<\/a><\/p>\n Subscribe to Creative Loafing newsletters.<\/a><\/p>\n Follow us:\u00a0Google News<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0NewsBreak<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0Reddit<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0Instagram<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0Facebook\u00a0<\/a>|\u00a0BlueSky<\/a><\/p>\n Recent Stories<\/p>\n \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t \n\t\t\t\t\tTPD did not remove the pre-teen\u2019s name from the press release until Creative Loafing Tampa Bay reached out asking about the error.\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t \n\t\t\t\t\tIncluding Chuwi, Tunnel Vision, Sulynn Hago and more.\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t \n\t\t\t\t\tLFO, O-Town and Ryan Cabrera are on the bill, too.\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n This article appears in May 07 \u2013 13, 2026<\/a>.<\/p>\n \n\tRelated\n<\/p>\n \t
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