Best of Tampa 2008

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Staff Picks
BEST NEW RESTAURANT Queen of Sheba
BEST RESTAURANT Pelagia Trattoria
BEST OFF-THE-MENU SANDWICH Bern’s Steak House
BEST PLACE TO EAT TOO MUCH AT LUNCH Smoke
BEST ASS-KICKIN’ LUNCH BAG GOODIE The Kitchen’s PB&J
BEST MEAL FROM THE TOWN OF BEDROCK Long Bone Cowboy Ribeye, Council Oak Steakhouse
BEST MEAL FOR FOUR UNDER $20 Wild Shrimp Company
BEST CHEF David Miller, Savant Fine Dining
BEST CHEF WHO’S GONE MISSING Daniel Womack
BEST PISSING MATCH Comments on CL’s 3-19-08 Bella Brava Review
BEST BREAK-UP Jeannie Pierola and David Laxer split
BEST BALLSY MOVE THAT DIDN’T WORK DeSanto brings in Pierola
BEST FAT BELLY Pork Belly at O’Bistro
BEST CHEAP EATS THAT ARE NOW LESS CHEAP Grillside Central
BEST BURGER HAIKU Tie: Ian Blenke and Joe Bardi
BEST RAW FISH THAT’S NOT, TECHNICALLY, SUSHI Crudo at Cheap
BEST RAW MEAT THAT’S NOT, TECHNICALLY, TARTARE Kitfo at Queen of Sheba
BEST RAW GOAT MILK The Dancing Goat
BEST ALCOHOLIC TREAT The Decksickle at Daiquiri Deck
BEST ROOFTOP BAR Fly Bar & Restaurant
BEST BASEMENT BAR Ceviche Tapas Bar and Restaurant, St. Petersburg
BEST DIVE BAR (PINELLAS) Emerald Bar
BEST DIVE BAR (HILLSBOROUGH) Tiny Tap Tavern
BEST LOCAL BEER HERO Bob Sylvester, Saint Somewhere Brewing Company
BEST UP-AND-COMING BEER GUY Joey Redner, Cigar City Brewing
BEST BEER EVENT BFBC Brewer’s Ball
BEST BEER MENU Peg’s Cantina
BEST 3 A.M. NOSH Corned Beef Sandwich at Three Coins Diner
BEST DECADENT BREAKFAST TREAT Stuffed French Toast at City’s Café
BEST SOUTH BEACH IN SUBURBIA Grille 116
MOST OVERLOOKED DINING NEIGHBORHOOD Davis Islands
BEST RESTAURANT TREND Crepes
BEST SPECIALTY ROLLS Sushi Spot
BEST CHINESE Tie: Yummy House and China Yuan
BEST WINES BY THE GLASS (HILLSBOROUGH) Wine Exchange
BEST WINES BY THE GLASS (PINELLAS) A Taste for Wine
BEST WINE SHOP THAT ISN’T VINTAGE WINE CELLARS Bern’s Fine Wines and Spirits
BEST WINE LIST THAT ISN’T BERN’S Ceviche
BALLSIEST WINE LIST Acropolis
BEST WINE TASTINGS B-21
BEST PLACE TO DRINK PINK Streetcar Charlie’s
BEST ALTERNATIVE TO COFFEE Yerba Mate at Abuela’s
BEST ICED COFFEE Indigo Coffee’s Extreme Toddy
BEST COFFEE WITH A SNEER Café Bohemia