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Fresh Food Finds in Tampa Bay
Mise en Place, which closed its Platt Street location in October, has opened a 130-seat dining space on the ground floor of Ybor City’s Casa Gomez building. Plans for a dog-friendly patio and outdoor seating are in the works, but for now, guests can enjoy the main dining room, bar and private dining area.
From the owners of Santoro’s Pizzeria comes Giancarlo’s Café & Spirits, which opened in the Hyde Park neighborhood. The new eatery serves breakfast, brunch, lunch and dinner items, including a lineup of sandwiches, Jersey-style bar pizza, Italian entrees, signature iced lattes and cocktails.
Other foodie finds include the opening of Jeff’s Bagel Run on West Neptune Street and the French bistro Bread & Vine at Westchase Town Center. Downtown Tampa’s first Chipotle has also come to Water Street, and Mythos Greek Bistro has opened on St. Pete’s Central Avenue.
St. Pete’s Long-Awaited Athletic Club Debuts
St. Pete Athletic Paddle & Social, inspired by the members-only Soho House in London, has officially opened at The Factory in St. Petersburg’s Warehouse Arts District. While the spot is centered around pickleball, with 14 indoor courts, it is also a social club complete with three bars and a full-service restaurant. Memberships with exclusive amenities and invitations to members-only events have reached capacity, but the space is open to the public, and court reservations can be made on the St. Pete Athletics app.
New Business in Bloom
The site of Manny’s Daughters Garden of Joy, which closed in September, has found new life with the opening of Grown in Dirt Garden Shop. The green space offers an assortment of indoor and outdoor plants, a stocked gift shop, outdoor seating and a pet-friendly atmosphere.
ZooTampa Gets a New Resident
ZooTampa rang in 2026 with a milestone moment on Jan. 9, welcoming a female Eastern bongo calf—the first birth at the zoo this year. The calf, named Bonnie, marks the fourth Eastern bongo born at ZooTampa since 2021. Bonnie was born to four-year-old Binti, herself a ZooTampa native born in May 2021, and six-year-old Marvin, who joined the herd in 2023 after arriving from Omaha’s Henry Doorly Zoo and Aquarium.
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