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Press picks, until locals rank their own Top 5s. Sourced from the local food press. As seen in Creative Loafing Tampa, Tampa Magazine, The Gabber, and Creative Loafing Tampa Bay. Updated September 2026.
Mio’s Grill & Cafe · Tampa
Mio's Grill & Cafe serves Turkish and Mediterranean dishes in downtown St. Petersburg, including kebabs, pide, hummus, stuffed grape leaves, and grilled seafood. Charred meats, bright salads, and creamy spreads provide useful contrasts across a shared order. Fresh bread and a wide mezze selection make it easy to assemble a varied meal for the whole table.
Cybel - French Moroccan Fusion · St. Petersburg
Cybel brings French and Moroccan ideas together at its Fifth Avenue North restaurant. French tacos tuck fries, a choice of grilled meat or vegetables, and sauces into a tortilla; falafel, hummus and chicken shawarma give the table other ways into the menu. A slow-cooked lemon chicken tagine and Moroccan ratatouille show the kitchen's North African side.
The Pearl Restaurant · Gulfport
The Pearl's Gulfport dining room carries Chef Karim Chiadmi's Moroccan cooking alongside its broader Mediterranean menu. A halibut tagine with tomatoes, herbs, olives, and couscous brought that side of the kitchen into focus in a local review; chickpea and vegetable soup offered another route. Ask about the evening's tagine or other Moroccan preparation before settling on one of the restaurant's French-influenced dishes.