An upscale Mexican restaurant under the AVE Tampa Riverwalk apartments, split into a kitchen, a crudo bar and a cantina, with morning cafe hours, a planned tasting menu and private tequila lockers. Co-owner Gus Thieken ran The Pearl on Water Street, and St. Petersburg native Terrell Manning leads the kitchen.
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Opened2026
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