{"id":445318,"date":"2026-11-02T18:40:27","date_gmt":"2026-11-02T18:40:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/445318\/"},"modified":"2026-11-02T18:40:27","modified_gmt":"2026-11-02T18:40:27","slug":"downtown-tampas-former-gen-x-tavern-reopens-with-new-japanese-restaurant-concept","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/445318\/","title":{"rendered":"Downtown Tampa&#8217;s former Gen X Tavern reopens with new Japanese restaurant concept"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Nagi by Soho Sushi officially opens Monday, Nov. 2, in <a href=\"https:\/\/tbbwmag.com\/2025\/10\/31\/che-vita-downtown-tampa\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">downtown Tampa<\/a>, bringing a 180-seat <a href=\"https:\/\/tbbwmag.com\/2023\/09\/28\/three-oaks-hospitality-prepares-to-open-concept-in-hyde-park-village-photos\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Japanese restaurant<\/a> and whiskey lounge to the former Gen X Tavern space at 103 E. Jackson St., where the retro-themed <a href=\"https:\/\/tbbwmag.com\/hospitality\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"42\" title=\"Hospitality\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">restaurant<\/a> and bar operated for seven years before closing in July.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The opening completes a conversion undertaken by Burton Holdings, which acquired the longtime South <a href=\"https:\/\/tbbwmag.com\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"43\" title=\"tbbw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Tampa<\/a> restaurant Soho Sushi in 2022 and also operated Gen X Tavern through managing partner Dave Burton. Gen X, known for its 1980s and 1990s nostalgia, closed July 4 after ownership decided to replace the bar with a more upscale concept, retiring the retro d\u00e9cor, music and pop culture theme that had defined the business since 2019. As <a href=\"https:\/\/tbbwmag.com\/2026\/05\/28\/gen-x-tavern-closing\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">TBBW previously reported<\/a>, the closure followed seven years of operation at the downtown location.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Soho Sushi began in 2005 in a small restaurant on South Howard Avenue, with 10 tables and a seven-seat sushi bar, before relocating to Kennedy Boulevard in 2008. Its <a href=\"https:\/\/tbbwmag.com\/economic-development\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"39\" title=\"Growth &amp; Developmen\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">expansion<\/a> into downtown Tampa introduces a different approach to dining, with sushi chefs preparing nigiri, rolls and other selections directly at customers\u2019 tables, alongside a Japanese whiskey lounge offering sake, specialty cocktails and premium spirits.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The menu also includes Japanese small plates, wagyu dishes, pork belly fried rice and other hot kitchen selections, while the restaurant accommodates customers looking for a full dinner, drinks or late-night service. Tableside sushi is available by reservation for an additional charge, and Nagi plans to remain open until 1 a.m. Thursdays through Saturdays, with earlier closing hours during the rest of the week.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Before its official opening, Nagi hosted a friends-and-family event and offered reservation-only previews from Oct. 19 through Nov. 1, giving customers an opportunity to visit the new dining room, bar and cocktail lounge. <\/p>\n<p>\n\tRelated\n<\/p>\n<p class=\"tbbw-more-intro\">\n            There&#8217;s always more happening around Tampa Bay.<br \/>\n            Here&#8217;s where to look next.\n        <\/p>\n<p>                    \u2709<\/p>\n<p>                    Get the Morning Brief delivered to your inbox.<\/p>\n<p>            <a class=\"tbbw-more-newsletter-link\" href=\"https:\/\/tbbwmag.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><br \/>\n                Sign up<br \/>\n                \u2192<br \/>\n            <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Nagi by Soho Sushi officially opens Monday, Nov. 2, in downtown Tampa, bringing a 180-seat Japanese restaurant and&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":445319,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[135,137,136],"class_list":["post-445318","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-tampa","tag-tampa","tag-tampa-headlines","tag-tampa-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/445318","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=445318"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/445318\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/445319"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=445318"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=445318"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=445318"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}