Columbia Restaurant

This restaurant, which opened in 1905, is so beautiful. I took a lot of photos outside while waiting for a table! Some couples even choose to get married here~ The restaurant is often full, so it’s better to make a reservation in advance, otherwise the wait will be quite long. As for the food, the seafood is very fresh and of course the most special sangria is the drink!

Tampa, USA | My most beautiful century-old restaurant🍴 One of my favorite things to do when traveling is to find the most distinctive local restaurants. Attracted by Ybor City's reputation as "Little Cuba" and the most beautiful white sand beach in the United States, Clearwater Beach, I decided to visit this city called Tampa. 🌈Tampa is a port city on the west coast of Florida, USA, connected to the Gulf of Mexico. It is about a 2-hour drive from Orlando and a 4-hour drive from Miami. It is not the peak summer season, so it is a good time to go for a stroll. 🌈Ybor City used to be a gathering place for cigar factories, but now it is a commercial street with Cuban characteristics. And one of the most important reasons for me to go to Ybor City is for the most famous restaurant on this street: Columbia Restaurant. This old store, which was established in 1905, is very popular no matter when you go🔥, even at 1 p.m. in the off-season, there are still many people queuing up. Columbia Restaurant 📍 Location: 2117 E 7th Ave, Tampa, FL 33605 ⏰ Time: Monday-Thursday 11:00–22:00 Friday-Saturday 11:00–23:00 Sunday 11:30–21:00 🚗 There is a free parking lot opposite the restaurant🅿️ ✏️Key point: Don’t be attracted by the decoration outside the restaurant. Be sure to get a number first, that is, go to the front desk to register your name and phone number first. The restaurant will send you a text message in advance when you are about to arrive. You can ask about the estimated waiting time. If it is long, you can use this time to visit Ybor City. It takes about 20-30 minutes to take pictures and walk back and forth. 🧸 Netizens and Google introduced this restaurant as Spanish cuisine, which is not entirely correct. I think it is more like Latin American Spanish cuisine, that is, it has the "form" of Spanish cuisine but the essence is still Latin American cuisine. 🍴Because it is close to the sea🏖️, the seafood🦞 dishes are very good! I recommend trying scallops and various sea fish🐠. The drink🥤 is of course the most distinctive Sangria!