Tampa now has four MICHELIN-starred restaurants, plus Cuban institutions that have fed the city for more than a century. This list mixes both, along with the neighborhood spots locals keep going back to.
We checked hours, menus and prices on each restaurant’s own site and MICHELIN status on the MICHELIN Guide, both in October 2026. No restaurant paid to appear here.
Tampa restaurants in the 2026 MICHELIN Guide (on this list)
| Restaurant | Neighborhood | Distinction | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rocca | Tampa Heights | One MICHELIN Star | MICHELIN Guide |
| Kōsen | Tampa Heights | One MICHELIN Star | MICHELIN Guide |
| Koya | Hyde Park | One MICHELIN Star | MICHELIN Guide |
| Ebbe | Downtown | One MICHELIN Star | MICHELIN Guide |
| Rooster & the Till | Seminole Heights | Bib Gourmand | MICHELIN Guide |
| Streetlight Taco | South Tampa | Bib Gourmand | MICHELIN Guide |
| Bern's Steak House | SoHo (South Howard) | Recommended (MICHELIN Guide Restaurant) | MICHELIN Guide |
| Mise en Place | Ybor City | Recommended (MICHELIN Guide Restaurant) | MICHELIN Guide |
| Yummy House | East Tampa (Hillsborough Ave.) | Recommended (MICHELIN Guide Restaurant) | MICHELIN Guide |
| The Brisket Shoppe | West Tampa (Armenia Ave.) | Recommended (MICHELIN Guide Restaurant) | MICHELIN Guide |
| Mad Dogs & Englishmen | South Tampa | Recommended (MICHELIN Guide Restaurant) | MICHELIN Guide |
| The Pearl | Water Street (Channelside), Downtown | Recommended (MICHELIN Guide Restaurant) | MICHELIN Guide |
| Predalina | Water Street (Channelside), Downtown | Recommended (MICHELIN Guide Restaurant) | MICHELIN Guide |
MICHELIN lists more Tampa restaurants than we include here. Status as published in the 2026 MICHELIN Guide Florida.
15 restaurants worth booking
Columbia Restaurant
The Hernandez-Gonzmart family has run this Ybor City landmark since 1905, and it now fills an entire city block with 15 dining rooms. Come for Spanish and Cuban classics, tableside salad service and the flamenco show.
- Address
- 2117 E. 7th Ave., Tampa, FL 33605
- Since
- 1905
- Hours
- Sun-Thu 11 a.m.-9 p.m.; Fri-Sat 11 a.m.-10 p.m.
- Reservations
- Lunch and dinner reservations through OpenTable, linked from the restaurant's site; group dining handled by the catering team.
- Prices
- Most dinner entrees $22-$48 (Ropa Vieja $22, Paella a la Valenciana $44, Red Snapper Alicante $48).
What to order
- Original "1905" Salad
- Red Snapper "Alicante" (a 1938 family recipe)
- Paella "a la Valenciana"
Sources: columbiarestaurant.com, columbiarestaurant.com, columbiarestaurant.com
La Segunda Bakery
Juan More opened this Ybor City bakery in 1915, and his family still bakes Cuban bread here from the original recipe. Order a pressed Cuban and a cafe con leche at the counter, then take a loaf home.
- Address
- 2512 N. 15th St., Tampa, FL 33605
- Since
- 1915
- Hours
- Ybor City bakery open daily 6:30 a.m.-3 p.m.
- Prices
- Sandwiches $12.99-$14.99 on the posted cafe menu (revised March 2025); pastries from about $3.
What to order
- Cuban on Cuban bread
- Media Noche on media noche bread
- Guava turnover
Sources: lasegundabakery.com, lasegundabakery.com, lasegundabakery.com
Rocca
Chef Bryce Bonsack makes the pasta in house and stretches mozzarella at the table at this Tampa Heights restaurant. The menu keeps to Italian classics, with dry-aged duck and wagyu bistecca for larger groups.
- Address
- 323 W. Palm Ave., Tampa, FL 33602
- MICHELIN
- One MICHELIN Star (2026)
- Hours
- Sun-Thu 5-9 p.m.; Fri-Sat 5-10 p.m.
- Reservations
- OpenTable for parties of 6 or fewer, with books opening 45 days ahead; larger groups email reservations@roccatampa.com. 10-minute grace period.
- Prices
- Pastas $26-$55, most $26-$39; starters $8-$26; mozzarella cart $49.
What to order
- Hand-stretched mozzarella from the tableside cart
- Spaghetti al limone with blue crab
- Raviolini del plin with wild boar
Sources: guide.michelin.com, roccatampa.com, roccatampa.com, roccatampa.com
Kōsen
Executive chef Andrew Huang serves a 20-plus course omakase at a 12-seat counter, moving from cooked dishes into a long run of nigiri. The kitchen runs a fermentation program and has dropped single-use plastics.
- Address
- 307 W. Palm Ave., Tampa, FL 33602
- MICHELIN
- One MICHELIN Star (2026)
- Hours
- Not posted on the restaurant's site; open seatings are listed on OpenTable. Tantō lounge next door accepts walk-ins.
- Reservations
- Book the chef's counter through OpenTable; a 20% service charge is added to the check.
- Prices
- Omakase price not posted on the restaurant's site; 20% service charge added.
What to order
- Blue crab arancini with kani miso and corn custard
- Chutoro, toro and uni nigiri
- Duck with cabbage and apple
Sources: guide.michelin.com, kosentampa.com, kosentampa.com, kosentampa.com
Koya
The team behind Noble Rice runs this 8-seat counter, where a seasonal tasting menu mixes Japanese technique with Western ingredients. The site lists one MICHELIN Star every year from 2023 through 2026.
- Address
- 807 W. Platt St., Tampa, FL 33606
- MICHELIN
- One MICHELIN Star (2026)
- Hours
- Typical service Thursday-Saturday; dates and times vary by month and are listed on Tock.
- Reservations
- Reservation only, through Tock. Books open on the 15th of each month at 10 a.m. for the following month.
Sources: guide.michelin.com, koyatampa.com, guide.michelin.com
Ebbe
Swedish chef Ebbe Vollmer cooks a seasonal tasting menu at a chef's counter on North Franklin Street. He sources along the East Coast and applies Nordic technique, and the menu changes week to week.
- Address
- 1202 N. Franklin St., Tampa, FL 33602
- MICHELIN
- One MICHELIN Star (2026)
- Hours
- Tue-Sat from 5 p.m.; closed Sunday and Monday.
- Reservations
- Prepaid through OpenTable. Cancellations within 24 hours and no-shows pay the full menu price. Waitlist available.
- Prices
- Two tasting menus at $225 and $340; wine pairing $115; 20% service charge added.
What to order
- Snow crab with green gooseberries and cucumber
- Turbot with courgette and champagne
- Hudson Valley duck with trumpet mushrooms and celeriac
Sources: guide.michelin.com, chefebbe.com, chefebbe.com, chefebbe.com
Rooster & the Till
Chef Ferrell Alvarez opened this Seminole Heights spot in 2013 with 37 seats, and it now seats 72 around an open kitchen. The shared plates pull from Southeast Asian, Latin and Mediterranean cooking and change often.
- Address
- 6500 N. Florida Ave., Tampa, FL 33604
- MICHELIN
- Bib Gourmand (2026)
- Since
- 2013
- Hours
- Wed-Thu 5-9 p.m.; Fri-Sat 5-10 p.m., bar only until midnight.
- Reservations
- Call 813-374-8940 or book on OpenTable; no reservations by email.
- Prices
- A la carte plates $18-$48, most $18-$32; four-course prix fixe $90 (wine pairing $50).
What to order
- Prawn katsu with kosho kraut and gochujang cream
- Iberico presa with Valdeon croquette
- Duck adobo with garlic rice (prix fixe)
Sources: guide.michelin.com, roosterandthetill.com, roosterandthetill.com, roosterandthetill.com
Streetlight Taco
This taqueria grinds heirloom Mexican corn on a stone molino for its masa and presses tortillas by hand. The menu draws on trips through Puebla, Hidalgo, Oaxaca, Morelos and Tlaxcala.
- Address
- 4004 Henderson Blvd., Tampa, FL 33629
- MICHELIN
- Bib Gourmand (2026)
- Hours
- Sun-Thu 11:30 a.m.-9 p.m.; Fri-Sat 11:30 a.m.-10 p.m.
- Reservations
- Tables can be booked on OpenTable; online ordering through Toast.
- Prices
- Tacos $11-$15 per order of two; dips and tostadas $8-$22.
What to order
- Sweet potato taco with goat cheese, pomegranate and sesame macha glaze
- Wood-grilled al pastor taco
- Bluefin tuna tostadas
Sources: guide.michelin.com, streetlighttaco.com, streetlighttaco.com, streetlighttaco.com
Bern's Steak House
Bern and Gert built this steakhouse in 1956 from a block of shops on Howard Avenue. Steaks are cut to order and dry-aged in house for 5 to 8 weeks, and dinner ends upstairs in the Harry Waugh Dessert Room.
- Address
- 1208 S. Howard Ave., Tampa, FL 33606
- MICHELIN
- Recommended (MICHELIN Guide Restaurant) (2026)
- Since
- 1956
- Hours
- Sun and Tue-Thu 5-10 p.m.; Fri-Sat 5-11 p.m.; closed Monday. Harry Waugh Dessert Room opens at 6 p.m.
- Reservations
- Online through the restaurant's site or OpenTable up to 60 days ahead, opening at 8 a.m.; a credit card holds each booking. Parties of 9 or more go through group dining. Dress code is business casual to semi-formal.
- Prices
- Steaks $55-$117, most $63-$92, each with French onion soup, salad, baked potato and onion rings.
What to order
- Dry-aged Delmonico
- Chateaubriand
- Taste of Bern's (four dry-aged cuts)
Sources: guide.michelin.com, bernssteakhouse.com, bernssteakhouse.com, bernssteakhouse.com
Mise en Place
Maryann Ferenc and chef Marty Blitz started Mise en Place in 1986 and have since moved it to Ybor City. The menu borrows from Cuban, Korean and Mediterranean cooking on a French base.
- Address
- 1229 E. 8th Ave., Tampa, FL 33605
- MICHELIN
- Recommended (MICHELIN Guide Restaurant) (2026)
- Since
- 1986
- Hours
- Dinner Tue-Thu 5-10 p.m., Fri-Sat 5-11 p.m.; cocktail hour Tue-Sat 4-6 p.m.
- Reservations
- Online booking through OpenTable, linked from the restaurant's site.
- Prices
- Entrees $30.39-$53.39, most $34-$45.
What to order
- Nduja Cuban sandwich empanadas
- Sakura pork chop with calamansi miso mojo
- Cavatelli with crab, shrimp and chorizo
Sources: guide.michelin.com, miseonline.com, miseonline.com, miseonline.com
Yummy House
This large dining room serves Cantonese roast meats, seafood and a lunch-only dim sum menu. Its salt-and-pepper mix of green onion, cilantro, roasted garlic and chili goes on shrimp, calamari, tofu and more.
- Address
- 2620 E. Hillsborough Ave., Tampa, FL 33610
- MICHELIN
- Recommended (MICHELIN Guide Restaurant) (2026)
- Hours
- Mon-Sat 11 a.m.-2:30 p.m. and 5-9:30 p.m.; Sun 11 a.m.-2:30 p.m. and 5-9 p.m. Dim sum at lunch only.
- Prices
- Most dishes $12.99-$19.99; Peking duck $52.
What to order
- Salt and pepper shrimp
- Hong Kong roast duck
- Peking duck with pancakes
Sources: guide.michelin.com, yummyhouseflorida.com, yummyhouseflorida.com, guide.michelin.com
The Brisket Shoppe
Pitmaster Danny Hernandez smokes Akaushi Wagyu brisket over local oak and pairs it with Cuban-leaning sides like maduros. Lunch runs four days a week until the meat runs out.
- Address
- 3501 N. Armenia Ave., Tampa, FL 33607
- MICHELIN
- Recommended (MICHELIN Guide Restaurant) (2026)
- Hours
- Wed-Sat 11 a.m.-4 p.m., or until sold out.
- Reservations
- No reservations needed; online ordering through Toast.
- Prices
- Plates $19-$25 (one or two meats with two sides); sandwiches $15-$20.
What to order
- Akaushi Wagyu beef brisket
- Smokehouse Cuban sandwich
- Mike's banana pudding
Sources: guide.michelin.com, thebrisketshoppe.com, thebrisketshoppe.com, guide.michelin.com
Mad Dogs & Englishmen
Wilton Morley and Colonel Rick Craig founded this English pub in 1991, and it now sits in a South MacDill building with several small rooms. Expect pub classics, afternoon tea from 3 to 5 p.m. and a Sunday roast.
- Address
- 4914 S. MacDill Ave., Tampa, FL 33611
- MICHELIN
- Recommended (MICHELIN Guide Restaurant) (2026)
- Since
- 1991
- Hours
- Mon-Thu 11 a.m.-11 p.m.; Fri 11 a.m.-midnight; Sat 10 a.m.-midnight; Sun 10 a.m.-11 p.m.
- Reservations
- Online booking from the restaurant's site.
- Prices
- Pub favorites and mains $22-$32; Sunday roast $38.
What to order
- Fish and chips with Icelandic cod
- Shepherd's pie with braised lamb
- Sausage roll with curry dijonnaise
Sources: guide.michelin.com, maddogs.com, maddogs.com, cdn.shopify.com
The Pearl
This tavern and oyster bar on Water Street serves raw and baked oysters, shellfish towers and fish entrees. Pies are made in house daily.
- Address
- 823 Water St., Suite C-100, Tampa, FL 33602
- MICHELIN
- Recommended (MICHELIN Guide Restaurant) (2026)
- Hours
- Lunch Mon-Fri 11:30 a.m.-3 p.m.; brunch Sat-Sun 10 a.m.-3 p.m.; dinner Mon-Thu 3-10 p.m., Fri-Sat 3-11 p.m., Sun 3-9 p.m.
- Reservations
- Online booking from the restaurant's site; 20% gratuity added for parties of 6 or more.
- Prices
- Lunch menu entrees $19-$49, seafood mains $33-$45; oysters 3 for $13.
What to order
- Great Lakes fish and chips
- Panko-crusted redfish
- Shellfish tower
Sources: guide.michelin.com, thepearlrestaurant.com, thepearlrestaurant.com, guide.michelin.com
Predalina
Siblings Blake Casper and Allison Casper Adams built this Mediterranean dining room around mezze, skewers and pasta. It stays open late on weekends with a lounge menu.
- Address
- 1001 E. Cumberland Ave., Tampa, FL 33602
- MICHELIN
- Recommended (MICHELIN Guide Restaurant) (2026)
- Hours
- Mon-Wed 3-11 p.m.; Thu 3 p.m.-midnight; Fri 3 p.m.-1 a.m.; Sat 10:30 a.m.-1 a.m.; Sun 10:30 a.m.-10 p.m.
- Reservations
- Online booking from the restaurant's site; 20% gratuity added for parties of 6 or more.
- Prices
- Mains $28-$42; small plates $16-$26.
What to order
- Fire-roasted razor clams with urfa butter
- Charred cauliflower with lemon garlic tahini
- Blue crab chitarra
Sources: guide.michelin.com, predalina.com, predalina.com, cdn.shopify.com
Common questions
Does Tampa have Michelin star restaurants?
Yes. The 2026 MICHELIN Guide Florida gives one star to four Tampa restaurants: Ebbe, Kōsen, Koya and Rocca. Lilac at the Tampa EDITION lost its star in 2026 and stays on the list as a recommended restaurant.
What food is Tampa known for?
The Cuban sandwich. On April 19, 2012, the Tampa City Council voted unanimously to name the "Historic Tampa Cuban Sandwich" the city's signature sandwich, defined by marinated pork, Genoa salami and sweet ham on Cuban bread. Ybor City bakeries like La Segunda, open since 1915, still bake the bread.
Which Tampa restaurants have a Bib Gourmand?
The 2026 guide lists four Bib Gourmands in the Tampa area: Gorkhali Kitchen (Nepali), Psomi (Greek), Rooster and the Till (global small plates) and Streetlight Taco (Mexican). The award marks good food at a moderate price.
What is the oldest restaurant in Tampa?
Columbia Restaurant in Ybor City opened in 1905 and calls itself Florida's oldest restaurant. The Hernandez-Gonzmart family still runs it from the original 7th Avenue block.