The results are in for Creative Loafing's 2019 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! Read the full 2019 Best of The Bay issue here.
Tampa Bay's best restaurants of 2019, as chosen by our readers
By CL Staff on Wed, Sep 25, 2019 at 2:14 pm
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Best Tacos
Winner: Casita Taqueria, casitatacos.comSecond Place: Lolis Mexican Cravings, lolismexicancravings.com
Runner Up: bartaco, bartaco.com
Photo via casitatacos.com
Best Grouper Sandwich
Winner: Big Ray’s Fish Camp, bigraysfishcamp.comSecond Place: Frenchy’s Rockaway Grill, frenchysonline.com/frenchysrockaway
Runner Up: Dockside Dave’s, docksidedavesgrill.com
Photo via Big Ray’s Fish Camp/Facebook
Best Food Truck/Vendor
Winner: Mr. C’s Grilled Cheese, csgrilledcheese.comSecond Place (Tie): BarbieCue, barbiecue.com
Second Place (Tie): Funnel Vision, funnelvisionfoodtruck.com
Photo via Mr. C’s Grilled Cheese/Facebook
Best Local Cookies
Winner: Bake’n Babes, bakenbabes.comSecond Place: Bella’s Bakes Cakes and Bagels, bellasbakescakesandbagels.com
Runner Up: Katie’s Fine Cookies, katiesfinecookies.com
Photo via bakenbabes.com
Best Local Craft Beer Event
Winner: 97x Beer Festival at the Mahaffey, events.97xonline.com/97xcraftbeerexperienceSecond Place (Tie): Beer & Burger Throwdown, facebook.com/BeerandBurgerThrowDown
Second Place (Tie): Tampa Bay Beer Week, tampabaybeerweek.com
Photo by Chris Fasick
Best Vegetarian/Vegan Restaurant
Winner: Golden Dinosaurs Vegan Deli, goldendinosaurs.comSecond Place: Vegan International Co. Kitchen & Market, facebook.com/VeganInternationalCo
Runner Up: The Green Table, facebook.com/thegreentablerestaurant
Photo via goldendinosaurs.com
Best Ramen
Winner: Ichicoro Ramen, ichicoro.comSecond Place: Buya Ramen, buyaramen.com
Runner Up: Ramen and Waffles, ramenandwaffles.com
Photo via Ichicoro Ramen/Facebook
Best Italian Restaurant
Winner: Bella’s Italian Café, bellasitaliancafe.comSecond Place: Little Italy’s Family Restaurant & Catering, littleitalyfamilyrestaurant.com
Runner Up: Villa Gallace, villagallace.com
Photo via Bella’s Italian Café/Facebook
Best Sports Bar
Winner: Ferg’s Sports Bar & Grill, fergssportsbar.comSecond Place: Sunset Lounge, facebook.com/SunsetLounge
Runner Up: CJ’s On The Island, cjsontheisland.com
Photo via Ferg’s Sports Bar & Grill/Instagram
Best Local Coffee
Winner: Kahwa Coffee, kahwacoffee.comSecond Place: Cafe Vinto Tinto, facebook.com/cafevinotinto
Runner Up: Eastlick Coffee Co., eastlickcoffee.com
Photo via Kahwa Coffee/Facebook
Best All-Around Restaurant
Winner: Bern’s Steak House, bernssteakhouse.comSecond Place: Gigglewaters, gigglewaters.com
Runner Up: Deviled Pig, deviledpig.com/
Photo via Bern's/Facebook
Best Kombucha
Winner: Mother Kombucha, motherkombucha.comSecond Place: St. Pete Ferments, stpeteferments.com
Runner Up: Big Easy Bucha, bigeasybucha.com
Photo via Mother Kombucha/Facebook
Best Cuban Restaurant
Winner: Las Palmas Latin Grill, laspalmaslatingrill.comSecond Place: Bodega on Central, eatatbodega.com
Runner Up: Columbia Restaurant, columbiarestaurant.com
Photo via Las Palmas Latin Grill/Facebook
Best Waterfront Dining
Winner: Fresco’s Waterfront Bistro, frescoswaterfront.comSecond Place: Cajun Cafe on the Bayou, cafeonthebayou.com
Runner Up: Oystercatchers, facebook.com/OystercatchersRestaurant
Photo via Fresco’s Waterfront Bistro/Facebook
Best Fried Chicken
Winner: King of the Coop, kingofthecoop.business.siteSecond Place: Southern Fresh, southernfreshrestaurant.com
Runner Up: The Fat Rabbit Pub, fatrabbitpub.com
Photo via King of the Coop/Facebook
Best Thai Restaurant
Winner: Ban Thai, banthaiandsushi.comSecond Place: Thailand Restaurant, thailandtampa.com
Runner Up (Tie): Nitally’s Thai Mex, thaimex.co
Runner Up (Tie): Phoedin, phoedin.com
Photo via Ban Thai/Facebook
Best Splurge Restaurant
Winner: Bern’s Steak House, bernssteakhouse.comSecond Place (Tie): FarmTable Cucina, farmtablecucina.com
Second Place (Tie): Ulele, ulele.com
Photo via Bern's Steak House/Facebook
Best Kava Bar
Winner: Bula Kafe, bulakafe.comSecond Place: Mad Hatters Ethnobotanical Kava Bar, madhattersteabar.com
Runner Up: Zenfini Tea, zenfinitea.com
Photo via Bula Kafe/Facebook
Best Neighborhood Bar, Hillsborough
Winner: Bullfrog Creek Brewing, bullfrogcreekbrewing.comSecond Place: Br? Florida Growler Bar, brufl.com
Runner Up: The Fat Rabbit Pub, fatrabbitpub.com
Photo via Bullfrog Creek Brewing/Facebook
Best Pasco Restaurant
Winner:Boulevard Beef & Ale, boulevardbeefandale.comSecond Place: The Local Fresh Grill of Pasco, localfreshgrill.com
Runner Up: Benedetto’s Ristorante Italiano, italianrestauranttampa.com
Photo via boulevardbeefandale.com
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