Tampa, Florida, is home to the oldest restaurant in the Sunshine State. There, you can get your hands on one of history's ...

The father-daughter duo said they are not changing too much; they want to make sure and preserve the history of the design ...

One of the restaurant’s most recognizable features — the tile murals along 21st Street — is undergoing a careful restoration and replacement to ensure the artistic legacy of Spanish history ...

Florida is filled with places to get a Cuban sandwich. But according to our readers, the very best one is at The Columbia ...

Tampa's dining scene is enjoying a renaissance ... Germans who worked in and supported the cigar factories lived. Anchored by Columbia Restaurant, Florida's oldest restaurant, the influences ...

Cuban immigrants laid the foundations for Tampa’s fusion cuisine. Now a new generation of chefs is taking innovation to a new ...

The Columbia Restaurant was one of the first businesses to re-open after two hurricanes tore through the region in 2024.

CLIFFORD | Times ] Elizabeth Romaner paints details on a section of tiles for the Columbia Restaurant, replacing several tile panels with new ones on its western exterior wall in Tampa.

(Douglas R. Clifford/Tampa Bay Times) Longtime Columbia artist Harris Romaner, who has spent decades preserving the restaurant’s signature aesthetic, is leading the project. He is working ...