{"id":327539,"date":"2026-07-02T18:25:11","date_gmt":"2026-07-02T18:25:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/327539\/"},"modified":"2026-07-02T18:25:11","modified_gmt":"2026-07-02T18:25:11","slug":"michelin-adds-big-rays-fish-camp-to-national-seafood-shack-list","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/327539\/","title":{"rendered":"Michelin adds Big Ray&#8217;s Fish Camp to national seafood shack list"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"\">Big Ray\u2019s Fish Camp has earned another national recognition from the MICHELIN Guide, which named the Tampa restaurant among America\u2019s Best Seafood Shack <a href=\"https:\/\/tbbwmag.com\/restaurants\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"27\" title=\"Restaurants\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Restaurants<\/a> while renewing its MICHELIN Recommended designation for 2026.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">The seafood shack list highlights restaurants across the country that Michelin says represent the traditions and identity of their local seafood cultures. <\/p>\n<p class=\"\">In its profile of Big Ray\u2019s, the guide cited the restaurant\u2019s fish camp atmosphere and menu items including smoked fish dip, peel-and-eat shrimp, blackened shrimp with Cuban-style yucca, fried grouper, lobster tail corn dogs and key lime pie.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">\u201cThis recognition belongs not only to Big Ray\u2019s, but to Tampa and the people who have supported us from the beginning,\u201d owner and chef Nick Cruz said. \u201cTo be included among America\u2019s best seafood shacks alongside some of the country\u2019s most iconic seafood restaurants is truly humbling.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Big Ray\u2019s operates its <a href=\"https:\/\/tbbwmag.com\/category\/south-tampa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"26\" title=\"South Tampa\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">South Tampa<\/a> restaurant and maintains a long-running location inside the Tampa Convention Center, where it serves convention visitors and tourists year-round. <\/p>\n<p class=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/tbbwmag.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Read the latest Tampa business news and updates<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"\">The <a href=\"https:\/\/tbbwmag.com\/category\/business-news\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"16\" title=\"business\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">business<\/a> first earned a MICHELIN Recommended designation in 2025, becoming one of the Tampa restaurants recognized in the guide after Michelin expanded into Florida.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">The guide debuted in Florida in 2022 and now evaluates restaurants across several regions of the state, recognizing establishments with Michelin Stars, Bib Gourmand <a href=\"https:\/\/tbbwmag.com\/category\/events\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"14\" title=\"awards\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">awards<\/a> and Recommended designations. <\/p>\n<p class=\"\">The annual selections have helped elevate the profiles of Tampa Bay restaurants as the region\u2019s dining scene has gained broader national attention.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">\u201cTo receive Michelin recognition once is an honor,\u201d Cruz said. \u201cTo have inspectors come back and recognize what we\u2019re doing again tells us we\u2019re delivering the kind of experience guests expect every day.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>  Read More Tampa Bay Business News<\/p>\n<p>\n    Explore the latest Tampa Bay business news, <a href=\"https:\/\/tbbwmag.com\/real-estate\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Real Estate\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">real estate<\/a> deals, development projects, executive moves and company updates shaping the region.\n  <\/p>\n<p>\n\tRelated<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Big Ray\u2019s Fish Camp has earned another national recognition from the MICHELIN Guide, which named the Tampa 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