Feb 4, 2025 - Food and Drink

Dining duel: Tampa has the better restaurant scene

Kathryn Varn,
Yacob Reyes

Illustration of St. Pete and Tampa Bay next to eeach other with "vs." in between. — Illustration: Maura Losch/Axios

It's a three-peat!

State of play: Tampa just barely snagged a win over St. Pete in our poll about which side of the bay has a better restaurant scene. The margin came down to just seven votes out of more than 360.

That means, according to Axios Tampa Bay readers, Tampa has the better downtown, water attraction and now food scene.

Yes, but: ChatGPT crowned St. Pete the better city overall, and, of course, the Pinellas-side beaches crush Hillsborough's into pulp.

The bottom line: We have a lot to love in Tampa Bay.

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Dining duel: Tampa has the better restaurant scene

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