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Coco’s In the Heights in Tampa, Florida on Sept. 29, 2026. Credit: Annalise Mabe / Creative LoafingTampa Bay On any given weekday morning at 4 a.m., Tampa’s working class queues up at Coco’s Sandwich Shop in Palmetto Beach, often decked out in reflective ... See more

Gas station restaurants are nothing new. They first sprouted from roadside “filling stations,” offering simple snacks, cold drinks, and barbeque to weary travelers driving long distances. The Great Depression made way for entrepreneurs like Harland Sander... See more

Lucky Tigre in Tampa, Florida on Aug. 9, 2025. Credit: Ray Roa / Creative Loafing Tampa Bay Tampa restaurant Lucky Tigre has lived a lot of lives in its short four years. Born as Good Fortune Baby during the height of the pandemic, Julie Sainte Michelle F... See more

After roughly 35 years, Tampa Korean market Kim Bros. will close its doors after this weekend—but it’s not the end of its story. Jin Cha, one of the owners, and the woman responsible for making the killer kimchi so many have come to love, told Creative Lo... See more

On a Sunday afternoon, Jug & Bottle owner Jessie Wohlers, a now familiar-to-me-face, pours a glass of a crisp sauv blanc and gets right into the topic of the shop’s 11th anniversary this weekend. She discusses where the shop—located at 6203 N. Florida... See more