Michelin-recognized counters, a farm-set kitchen, and the grouper sandwich that put Interbay on the map.
Tampa Bay's dining scene has been collecting national attention, including multiple Michelin-starred restaurants. This guide starts with the places the 2026 MICHELIN Guide Florida and local critics keep pointing to, from Tampa Heights omakase to a St. Pete fine-dining room at The Vinoy. Menus and details change, so confirm with each restaurant before you go. Spots are numbered for easy browsing, not as a strict ranking.
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Kōsen serves a Japanese omakase of more than 20 courses at a chef's counter, led by Chef Thomas Deli. It held a Michelin star in the 2024 and 2025 guides and was named among Tampa Bay's one-star restaurants in 2026 coverage.
Koya is an omakase restaurant that sources seafood from Tokyo's Toyosu Market and pairs it with an extensive wine and sake list. It is one of the Tampa Bay restaurants that kept a Michelin star in 2026.
Rocca is known for house-made pasta and fresh mozzarella that is hand-pulled tableside. Some of its herbs, edible flowers and vegetables come from the chef's mother's garden, and it kept its Michelin star in 2026.
Ebbe offers a contemporary tasting menu with Scandinavian influences and Florida ingredients, served at a U-shaped marble counter under Chef Donovan Cooke. It is one of Tampa Bay's four one-star restaurants in the 2026 guide.
Bern's has been a Tampa institution since 1956, with a wine collection of more than half a million bottles and in-house dry-aged steaks. The Michelin Guide lists it among its Recommended Tampa Bay restaurants.
Chef Raymond "Nick" Cruz, a fifth-generation Tampa native, opened Big Ray's with the goal of serving one of the best grouper sandwiches around, and the Michelin Guide recognized it. The menu also runs to shrimp po'boys, grouper Reubens and a lobster corndog.
Elliott Aster is a fine-dining restaurant at The Vinoy Resort that opened in summer 2025 and was added to the MICHELIN Guide Florida as Recommended. It also serves brunch.
Bar Terroir is a French-style wine bistro serving French cooking, craft cocktails and wine, and its burger has earned local acclaim. It opened in summer 2025 and was added to the 2026 MICHELIN Guide as Recommended.
Fat Beet Farm Kitchen and Bakery is a breakfast and lunch spot on an actual working farm near the Pinellas County line. It earned a Michelin Green Star for sustainable gastronomy in 2026.
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