{"id":70063,"date":"2025-12-03T20:08:23","date_gmt":"2025-12-03T20:08:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/70063\/"},"modified":"2025-12-03T20:08:23","modified_gmt":"2025-12-03T20:08:23","slug":"latin-american-restaurant-papis-replaces-white-lie-in-ybor-city-next-year-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/70063\/","title":{"rendered":"Latin-American restaurant Papi&#8217;s replaces White Lie in Ybor City next year"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"780\" height=\"438\" data-attachment-id=\"5294\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.cltampa.com\/food-drink\/tampa-bay-restaurants-and-bars-that-have-closed-so-far-in-2024-18101212\/attachment\/screen_shot_2024-06-28_at_10-36-16_am\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cltampa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/screen_shot_2024-06-28_at_10.36.16_am.png?fit=1058%2C594&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1058,594\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"screen_shot_2024-06-28_at_10.36.16_am\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cltampa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/screen_shot_2024-06-28_at_10.36.16_am.png?fit=300%2C168&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cltampa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/screen_shot_2024-06-28_at_10.36.16_am.png?fit=780%2C438&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/1764792501_838_screen_shot_2024-06-28_at_10.36.16_am.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5294\"  \/><\/p>\n<p>Complementing Ybor\u2019s Latin charm, Papi\u2019s, an American restaurant with smashburgers, Latin-inspired cuisine and cocktails, is filling the two-story space at 1708-1710 E. Seventh Ave.\u2014formerly the home of White Lie, which closed in 2023. <\/p>\n<p>The new business intends to be a jack of all trades, operating as a restaurant by day and a lounge until its 3 a.m. close, with a full-service bar and VIP space also open for private events on its second floor. <\/p>\n<p>Papi\u2019s will be owner Robert George\u2019s second eatery. He also owns a Ybor location of the frozen drink franchise Fat Tuesday. 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noopener\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-hidden=\"true\" target=\"_blank\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/1764792503_654_screen_shot_2024-06-28_at_10.36.16_am.png\" class=\"attachment-newspack-article-block-landscape-intermediate size-newspack-article-block-landscape-intermediate wp-post-image\" alt=\"Latin-American restaurant Papi\u2019s replaces White Lie in Ybor City next year\" data-hero-candidate=\"1\"   data-attachment-id=\"5294\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.cltampa.com\/food-drink\/tampa-bay-restaurants-and-bars-that-have-closed-so-far-in-2024-18101212\/attachment\/screen_shot_2024-06-28_at_10-36-16_am\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cltampa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/screen_shot_2024-06-28_at_10.36.16_am.png?fit=1058%2C594&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1058,594\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" 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has-small-font-size\">This article appears in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cltampa.com\/collections\/dec-04-10-2025\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Dec. 04 \u2013 10, 2025<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\n\tRelated\n<\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Complementing Ybor\u2019s Latin charm, Papi\u2019s, an American restaurant with smashburgers, Latin-inspired cuisine and cocktails, is filling the 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