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Columbia Restaurant is a restaurant in Ybor City, Tampa, Florida. It is the oldest continuously operated restaurant in Florida, [2] as well as the oldest Spanish restaurant in the United States. [3] The 15 dining rooms cover 52,000 ft seating 1,700 customers. It is the largest Spanish restaurant in the world and occupies an entire city block.
The original bakery is located just north of the officially designated Ybor City Historic District. In 2018, La Segunda opened a cafe-style location on Kennedy Boulevard in South Tampa which offers prepared food such as Cuban sandwiches and café con leche in addition to baked goods and includes a seating area for diners. [4]
Tampa. Founded in 1905 by Cuban immigrants, Columbia Restaurant in Tampa’s Ybor City is Florida’s oldest restaurant and the largest Spanish restaurant in the world, taking up an entire city ...
Ybor City (/ ˈ iː b ɔːr / EE-bor) [2] is a historic neighborhood just northeast of downtown Tampa, Florida, United States.It was founded in the 1880s by Vicente Martinez-Ybor and other cigar manufacturers and populated by thousands of immigrants, mainly from Cuba, Spain, and Italy.
Explore Ybor City to try authentic Cuban food at the historic Columbia Restaurant and visit America’s oldest family-owned cigar maker at J.C. Newman Cigar Co. Where to stay: Hotel Haya, Tampa ...
The cigar industry in Florida shifted to Tampa in the mid-1880s, when the immigrant community of Ybor City was founded by cigar manufacturer Vicente Martinez-Ybor. Tens of thousands of Cuban, Spanish, and Italian workers moved to the area over following decades, jumpstarting the growth of Tampa from a village to a bustling city.
Maryann Ferenc and chef Marty Blitz began the business, now a group of restaurant/ cafes offering full-service modern American cuisine as well as event catering. [1] [2] Mise en Place is located in Tampa architect M. Leo Elliott's 1925 plaza near the University of Tampa (Elliot also created Tampa City Hall (1915) and Ybor City's Cuban Club ...
Pages in category "Cuban-American culture in Tampa, Florida" ... Circulo Cubano de Tampa; Columbia Restaurant; E. ... Ybor City Museum State Park;