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What’s coming to Tampa Bay

New restaurants, cafés, bars and closings, spotted in permits and licenses weeks before the signs go up.

181coming soon
76recently opened
638changing hands
70neighborhoods
Spring HillPermit filedRC

Rochetti Creamery

Spring Hill · 14315 Spring Hill Dr

Restaurant plan review · Oct 5, 2026

Just opened, and we saw them coming

From the first public filing to opening day

CB

Chocolate Bistro

1004 Broadway · Dunedin

Just openedConfirmedSpotted 129 days before opening
  1. Dec 1 · Restaurant plans filed with the state · new construction (Restaurant plan review)
  2. Apr 9 · Restaurant license approved · restaurant with seating · 12 seats (Restaurant license)
  3. Jun 18 · Liquor license issued · beer & wine (Liquor license)
  4. Oct 22 · First routine inspection · open and operating (Inspection)
LC

Lucky Cup Coffee Co

2606 Fairfield Ave S · St. Petersburg

Likely openConfirmedSpotted 59 days before opening
  1. Aug 24 · Restaurant plans filed with the state · new construction (Restaurant plan review)
  2. Oct 19 · Plans approved · new construction (Restaurant plan review)
  3. Oct 22 · Restaurant license approved · restaurant with seating · 54 seats (Restaurant license)
RT

Rialto Tampa

1617 N Franklin St · Downtown Tampa · Channel District

Just openedConfirmedSpotted 28 days before opening
  1. Apr 15 · Restaurant plans filed with the state · new construction (Restaurant plan review)
  2. Apr 27 · Plans approved · new construction (Restaurant plan review)
  3. May 13 · Restaurant license approved · restaurant with seating · 68 seats (Restaurant license)
  4. Oct 21 · First routine inspection · open and operating (Inspection)
OS

Outside Seafood

6844 N 50 St · Tampa

Likely openConfirmedSpotted 27 days before opening
  1. Sep 24 · Restaurant plans filed with the state · new construction (Restaurant plan review)
  2. Oct 5 · Plans approved · new construction (Restaurant plan review)
  3. Oct 21 · Restaurant license approved · restaurant with seating · 15 seats (Restaurant license)
KH

Kitty's House of Pizza

4059 5 Ave N · St Petersburg

Likely openConfirmedSpotted 317 days before opening
  1. Dec 8 · Restaurant plans filed with the state · new construction (Restaurant plan review)
  2. Dec 17 · Plans approved · new construction (Restaurant plan review)
  3. Oct 21 · Restaurant license approved · restaurant with seating · 24 seats (Restaurant license)
SI

Starlite Infinity

25 Causeway Blvd, Slip C051 · Clearwater

Just openedConfirmedSpotted 96 days before opening
  1. Mar 6 · Restaurant plans filed with the state · new construction (Restaurant plan review)
  2. Jun 10 · Liquor license issued · full liquor (Liquor license)
  3. Jun 10 · Restaurant license approved · restaurant with seating · 300 seats (Restaurant license)
  4. Oct 21 · First routine inspection · open and operating (Inspection)

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Coming soon to Tampa Bay · 181 spots

Confirmed = two matching records or news · Filed = one official record

TampaPB
Permit filedConfirmed

El Patio by Hasta la Tambora

913 E Hillsborough Ave · Tampa, FL 33604

Plans and permits are on file for this restaurant.

Restaurant plan review · Oct 20 · Plans approved · new construction
Restaurant plan review · Sep 6 · Restaurant plans filed with the state · new construction
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Wesley ChapelLG
Permit filedConfirmed

Little Greek Fresh Grill

33787 Wesley Chapelblvd · Wesley Chapel, FL 33543

Plans and permits are on file for this restaurant.

Restaurant plan review · Oct 15 · Plans approved · new construction
Restaurant plan review · Sep 19 · Restaurant plans filed with the state · new construction
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TampaGB
Permit filedConfirmed

Graze Ballast Point

5232 S Macdill Ave · Tampa, FL 33611

Plans and permits are on file for this restaurant.

Restaurant plan review · Oct 14 · Plans approved · new construction
Restaurant plan review · Sep 17 · Restaurant plans filed with the state · new construction
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SeminoleDD
Permit filedConfirmed

Drip and Dip

9051 Starkey Rd · Seminole, FL 33777

Plans and permits are on file for this restaurant.

Restaurant plan review · Oct 10 · Restaurant plans filed with the state
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Spring HillRC
Permit filedConfirmed

Rochetti Creamery

14315 Spring Hill Dr · Spring Hill, FL 34609

Plans and permits are on file for this dessert shop.

Restaurant plan review · Oct 5 · Restaurant plans filed with the state
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Spring HillCD
Permit filedConfirmed

La Casa Del Sazon Restaurant and Lounge

4560 Commercial Way · Spring Hill, FL 34606

Plans and permits are on file for this bar.

Restaurant plan review · Oct 2 · Plans approved · new construction
Restaurant plan review · Aug 19 · Restaurant plans filed with the state · new construction
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TampaDD
Permit filedConfirmed

Desi District Tampa

1811 E Fowler Ave · Tampa, FL 33612

Plans and permits are on file for this restaurant.

Restaurant plan review · Sep 26 · Restaurant plans filed with the state
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New Port RicheyMS
Permit filedConfirmed

Main Street Food

5743 Main St · New Port Richey, FL 34652

Plans and permits are on file for this restaurant.

Restaurant plan review · Sep 16 · Plans approved · new construction
Restaurant plan review · Sep 3 · Restaurant plans filed with the state · new construction
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Saint PetersburgM
Permit filedConfirmed

Mozza

2319 Dr Martin Luther King Jr St N · Saint Petersburg, FL 33704

Plans and permits are on file for this restaurant.

Restaurant plan review · Sep 16 · Plans approved · new construction
Restaurant plan review · Aug 15 · Restaurant plans filed with the state · new construction
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Changing hands · 638 spots

New owners, same address

Palm HarborCW
Changing handsConfirmed

China Wok

36115 E Lake Rd · Palm Harbor, FL 34685

New owners are taking over this restaurant.

Restaurant license · Oct 22 · New owner approved for the restaurant license
Inspection · Sep 9 · Opening inspection by the state
See the timeline
Downtown Tampa · Channel DistrictVM
Changing handsFiled

Voilà Merci Factory

502 N Tampa St · Tampa, FL 33602

New owners are taking over this restaurant.

Restaurant license · Oct 21 · New owner approved for the restaurant license
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Seminole HeightsCI
Changing handsConfirmed

Coco's In the Heights

4815 N. Nebraska Ave. · Tampa, FL 33603

New owners are taking over this restaurant.

Liquor license · Oct 20 · Liquor license issued · beer & wine
Inspection · Oct 15 · Opening inspection by the state
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WestshoreA
Changing handsConfirmed

Alimento

808 S Dale Mabry Hwy · Tampa, FL 33609

New owners are taking over this restaurant.

Restaurant plan review · Oct 20 · Restaurant plans filed with the state
Restaurant license · Oct 20 · New owner approved for the restaurant license
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Clearwater
Changing handsConfirmed

Five Guys

2689 Gulf To, Ste Blvd 1840 · Clearwater, FL 33759

New owners are taking over this restaurant.

Inspection · Oct 20 · First routine inspection · open and operating
Restaurant license · Mar 5 · New owner approved for the restaurant license
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Tampa
Changing handsConfirmed

Burger King

2965 N Dale Mabry Hwy · Tampa, FL 33607

New owners are taking over this restaurant.

Inspection · Oct 20 · Opening inspection by the state
Restaurant license · Oct 20 · New owner approved for the restaurant license
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Cities

Cities around Tampa Bay with at least 5 projects

Neighborhoods

ZIP codes with at least 5 projects

The Friday Drop

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How we know

Every opening leaves a paper trail. We match permits, licenses and inspections to one place per address and show where each project stands.

  • Confirmedtwo matching records, or a news report
  • Filedone official record
  • Spotted 90 days before openinghow early the first filing came

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