Tampa Bay's best restaurants and bars of 2020, according to our readers

The results are in for Creative Loafing's 2020 Best of The Bay reader's poll and you, the readers, didn't hold back.

Here you'll find Tampa Bay's best restaurants, coffee shops, food trucks, sushi spots and more, all determined by you and your neighbors. If you don't see your personal favorites here, maybe this will lead you to a few new places to try!

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Best Vietnamese Restaurant
Winner: La V, lavfusion.com
Second Place: Bamboozle Cafe Downtown, bamboozlerestaurants.com
Runner Up: Pho Ha Tien, phohatienfl.com
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Best Vietnamese Restaurant

Winner: La V, lavfusion.com
Second Place: Bamboozle Cafe Downtown, bamboozlerestaurants.com
Runner Up: Pho Ha Tien, phohatienfl.com

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Best Ybor City Restaurant
Winner: The Bricks, thebricksybor.com
Second Place: The Columbia Restaurant, columbiarestaurant.com
Runner Up: 7th + Grove, 7thandgrove.com
Photo via The Bricks/Facebook

Best Ybor City Restaurant

Winner: The Bricks, thebricksybor.com
Second Place: The Columbia Restaurant, columbiarestaurant.com
Runner Up: 7th + Grove, 7thandgrove.com

Photo via The Bricks/Facebook
Best Vegetarian/Vegan Restaurant
Winner: Golden Dinosaurs Vegan Deli, goldendinosaurs.com
Second Place: The Cider Press Cafe, ciderpresscafe.com
Runner Up: Dixie Dharma Tampa, dixiedharma.com
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Best Vegetarian/Vegan Restaurant

Winner: Golden Dinosaurs Vegan Deli, goldendinosaurs.com
Second Place: The Cider Press Cafe, ciderpresscafe.com
Runner Up: Dixie Dharma Tampa, dixiedharma.com

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Best Tequila Bar
Winner: Miguelitos Taqueria Y Tequilas, miguelitostampa.com
Second Place: Green Lemon, eatgreenlemon.com
Runner Up: bartaco, bartaco.com
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Best Tequila Bar

Winner: Miguelitos Taqueria Y Tequilas, miguelitostampa.com
Second Place: Green Lemon, eatgreenlemon.com
Runner Up: bartaco, bartaco.com

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Best Sangria
Winner: Bulla Gastrobar, bullagastrobar.com
Second Place: Red Mesa Restaurant, redmesarestaurant.com
Runner Up: Ceviche Tapas St. Pete, ceviche.com
Photo via Bulla/Facebook

Best Sangria

Winner: Bulla Gastrobar, bullagastrobar.com
Second Place: Red Mesa Restaurant, redmesarestaurant.com
Runner Up: Ceviche Tapas St. Pete, ceviche.com

Photo via Bulla/Facebook
Best Splurge Restaurant
Winner: Council Oak Steaks & Seafood, seminolehardrocktampa.com
Second Place: Bern’s Steak House, bernssteakhouse.com
Runner Up: Malio’s, maliosprime.com
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Best Splurge Restaurant

Winner: Council Oak Steaks & Seafood, seminolehardrocktampa.com
Second Place: Bern’s Steak House, bernssteakhouse.com
Runner Up: Malio’s, maliosprime.com

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Best Soup
Winner: The Stone Soup Company, xsoup4u.com
Second Place: Nature’s Food Patch Market & Café, naturesfoodpatch.com
Runner Up: Bern’s Steak House, bernssteakhouse.com
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Best Soup

Winner: The Stone Soup Company, xsoup4u.com
Second Place: Nature’s Food Patch Market & Café, naturesfoodpatch.com
Runner Up: Bern’s Steak House, bernssteakhouse.com

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Best Steakhouse
Winner: Bern’s Steak House, bernssteakhouse.com
Second Place: Council Oak Steaks & Seafood, seminolehardrocktampa.com/fine-dining/council-oaks-steaks-and-seafood
Runner Up: Malio’s, maliosprime.com
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Best Steakhouse

Winner: Bern’s Steak House, bernssteakhouse.com
Second Place: Council Oak Steaks & Seafood, seminolehardrocktampa.com/fine-dining/council-oaks-steaks-and-seafood
Runner Up: Malio’s, maliosprime.com

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Best Waitstaff
Winner: Oak & Ola, oakandola.com
Second Place: Strandhill Public, strandhillpublic.com
Runner Up: Three Bulls Tavern & Brewery, threebullstavern.com
Photo via Oak & Ola/Instagram

Best Waitstaff

Winner: Oak & Ola, oakandola.com
Second Place: Strandhill Public, strandhillpublic.com
Runner Up: Three Bulls Tavern & Brewery, threebullstavern.com

Photo via Oak & Ola/Instagram
Best Palm Harbor Restaurant
Winner: The Lucky Dill, luckydilldeli.com
Second Place: The Ozona Pig, theozonapig.com
Runner Up: Mystic Fish, mystic-fish.com
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Best Palm Harbor Restaurant

Winner: The Lucky Dill, luckydilldeli.com
Second Place: The Ozona Pig, theozonapig.com
Runner Up: Mystic Fish, mystic-fish.com

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Best Pizza
Winner: Madison Avenue Pizza, madisonavepizza.com
Second Place: The Nona Slice House, thenona-slicehouse.com
Runner Up: Gourmet Pizza Company, gourmetpizza-company.com
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Best Pizza

Winner: Madison Avenue Pizza, madisonavepizza.com
Second Place: The Nona Slice House, thenona-slicehouse.com
Runner Up: Gourmet Pizza Company, gourmetpizza-company.com

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Best Pasco Restaurant
Winner: Noble Crust, noble-crust.com
Second Place: Bourbon On Main, downtownbom.com
Runner Up: Craft Street, craftstreetkitchen.com
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Best Pasco Restaurant

Winner: Noble Crust, noble-crust.com
Second Place: Bourbon On Main, downtownbom.com
Runner Up: Craft Street, craftstreetkitchen.com

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Best Seafood Restaurant
Winner: The Lure, thelurestpete.com
Second Place: Alto Mare Fish Bar, altomarefishbar.com
Runner Up: Trophy Fish, trophyfishstpete.com
Photo via The Lure/Facebook

Best Seafood Restaurant

Winner: The Lure, thelurestpete.com
Second Place: Alto Mare Fish Bar, altomarefishbar.com
Runner Up: Trophy Fish, trophyfishstpete.com

Photo via The Lure/Facebook
Best Seminole Heights Restaurant
Winner: Ella’s Americana Folk Art Cafe, ellasfolkartcafe.com
Second Place: Rooster & the Till, roosterandthetill.com
Runner Up: Mamas Kitchen, mamaskitchenseminole.com
Photo via Ella’s/Facebook

Best Seminole Heights Restaurant

Winner: Ella’s Americana Folk Art Cafe, ellasfolkartcafe.com
Second Place: Rooster & the Till, roosterandthetill.com
Runner Up: Mamas Kitchen, mamaskitchenseminole.com

Photo via Ella’s/Facebook
Best Waterfront Dining
Winner: Fresco’s Waterfront Bistro, frescoswaterfront.com
Second Place: Salt Shack on the Bay, salt-shack.com
Runner Up: Jackson’s Bistro, Bar & Sushi, jacksonsbistro.com
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Best Waterfront Dining

Winner: Fresco’s Waterfront Bistro, frescoswaterfront.com
Second Place: Salt Shack on the Bay, salt-shack.com
Runner Up: Jackson’s Bistro, Bar & Sushi, jacksonsbistro.com

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Best Salad Bar
Winner: Nature’s Food Patch Market & Café, naturesfoodpatch.com
Second Place: SoFresh South Tampa, lovesofresh.com
Runner Up: Secret Garden, facebook.com/pages/secret-garden/.com
Photo via Nature’s Food Patch Market & Café/Facebook

Best Salad Bar

Winner: Nature’s Food Patch Market & Café, naturesfoodpatch.com
Second Place: SoFresh South Tampa, lovesofresh.com
Runner Up: Secret Garden, facebook.com/pages/secret-garden/.com

Photo via Nature’s Food Patch Market & Café/Facebook
Best Southern Cooking
Winner: 7th + Grove, 7thandgrove.com
Second Place: Southern Fresh, facebook.com/southernfreshrestaurant/
Runner Up: Ella’s Americana Folk Art Cafe, ellasfolkartcafe.com
Photo via 7th + Grove/Facebook

Best Southern Cooking

Winner: 7th + Grove, 7thandgrove.com
Second Place: Southern Fresh, facebook.com/southernfreshrestaurant/
Runner Up: Ella’s Americana Folk Art Cafe, ellasfolkartcafe.com

Photo via 7th + Grove/Facebook
Best Wings
Winner: The Fat Rabbit Pub, fatrabbitpub.com
Second Place: Whiskey Wings Tarpon Springs, whiskeywings.com
Runner Up: Hattricks, hattrickstavern.com
Photo via The Fat Rabbit Pub/Facebook

Best Wings

Winner: The Fat Rabbit Pub, fatrabbitpub.com
Second Place: Whiskey Wings Tarpon Springs, whiskeywings.com
Runner Up: Hattricks, hattrickstavern.com

Photo via The Fat Rabbit Pub/Facebook
Best Thai Restaurant
Winner: Nitally’s ThaiMex, thaimex.co
Second Place: Lemon Grass Thai Kitchen, lemongrassbestthai.biz
Runner Up: Royal Palace Thai Restaurant, royalpalacethai.com
Photo via Nitally’s ThaiMex/Facebook

Best Thai Restaurant

Winner: Nitally’s ThaiMex, thaimex.co
Second Place: Lemon Grass Thai Kitchen, lemongrassbestthai.biz
Runner Up: Royal Palace Thai Restaurant, royalpalacethai.com

Photo via Nitally’s ThaiMex/Facebook
Best Poke Restaurant
Winner: Pacific Counter, pacificcounter.com
Second Place: Zukku Sushi, zukkusushi.com
Runner Up: Poke Rose, pokerose.com
Photo via Google Maps

Best Poke Restaurant

Winner: Pacific Counter, pacificcounter.com
Second Place: Zukku Sushi, zukkusushi.com
Runner Up: Poke Rose, pokerose.com

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