Discover the Best New Restaurants in Tampa

by The OpenTable Team

Updated October 31, 2019

Located along Florida’s Gulf Coast, Tampa represents a cool, urban epicenter and a popular vacation spot in the United States. Blue skies and sunshine reflect across sparkly waterfronts. The lively atmosphere welcomes family fun with a twist of Cuban culture, whether enjoying the rides at the Busch Gardens theme park, visiting historic Ybor City, the “Cigar Capital of the World,” or heading to the pristine Gulf of Mexico waters for a day of sun and surf. In between all the activities, new restaurants in Tampa serve anything from authentic Mexican in Ybor City to the mom-and-pop Indian Eateries of North Tampa. Tampa especially shines when it comes to seafood, and this coastal city has endless eateries serving fresh, flaky fish. But where are the smartest, savviest diners eating out? Check out our Tastemaker 10 list of the best new restaurants in Tampa and book a table today!

Forbici Modern Italian Restaurant

4.8

4.8 (1823)

$31 to $50

Unspecified

Tampa

About the restaurant

Located on West Snow Avenue in Hyde Park Village, Forbici is a casual but trendy Contemporary Italian restaurant and pizzeria. The interior is whimsical and energetic and there is plenty of room in the wide open space for diners to sprawl out. There is even an “ancestor table,” a large table that sits beneath a gallery of family photos. The menu features Roman-style pizza, salads, pastas, main plates and grain bowls alongside an extensive wine list.

Top review

Zac

Dined 3 days ago

Our server was Chance and he was excellent. We got the happy hour Margarita Pizza, Caesar salads, chicken parm, and cacio de pepe with sirloin.

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4.7

4.7 (1872)

$30 and under

Contemporary American

Tampa

About the restaurant

Whiskey Cake is a Texas-based “farm-to-fork” concept located at International Plaza in the mall’s Bay Street dining corridor. They serve up tasty dishes and cocktails from the scratch-only kitchen and bar. They focus son using slow-cooking methods on the live-wood grill, smoker and spit because food just tastes better that way! They believe that local is a place as much as a way of eating so everything on the menu is inspired by local ingredients available each season. Grab a fancy dining table or relax out on the beautiful porch.

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Michael

Dined 1 day ago

Later evening dinner with family coming in for Christmas. They were very accommodating and attentive. Food was really good, drinks were better.

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