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Counter Culture, Tampa, FL

Counter Culture

4.6
4.6
1650 Reviews
$50 and over
Contemporary American

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2 people
19:00
Booked 61 times today
  • Great for outdoor dining
  • Innovative
  • Neighbourhood gem
5 time James Beard Nominated, Chef Pierola’s modern homage to classic counter dining and its barstool kinship between diners and the kitchen. Elevated kitchen bar dining, open air mixologist bar, Florida patio seating, and sparkling bay views.

Located just off of iconic Bayshore Blvd, in the heart of South Tampa, a few minutes from downtown.

SUN–THURS 4p-9p DINNER | FRI-SAT 4p-10p DINNER | SAT and SUN 8a–3p BRUNCH

Parking? There are select spaces in front of the restaurant and free valet seven days a week. There are additional spaces along the side of the building, as well as in the parking garage around the back on the right.

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Additional information

  • Phone number
  • Price
    $50 and over
  • Cuisines
    Contemporary American
  • Hours of Operation
    Fri, Sat 16:00–22:00 Brunch Sat, Sun 08:00–15:00 Dinner Mon–Thu, Sun 16:00–21:00
  • Dress code
    Smart Casual
  • Parking details
    Bayshore Center parking lot available off of S. Ysabella Ave. All spots in Bayshore Center are available to the public at nights and on weekends.
  • Payment Options
    AMEX, Discover, Mastercard, Visa
  • Executive Chef
    Jeannie Pierola

What 1,650 people are saying

Overall ratings and reviews

Reviews can only be made by diners who have eaten at this restaurant

4.6
4.6 based on recent ratings
  • 4.6Food
  • 4.5Service
  • 4.5Ambience
  • 4.2Value

NoiseModerate

Loved For

  • Tampa

    Contemporary American

Review summary

AI-generated from verified diner reviews
Counter Culture offers a vibrant dining experience with "creative and delicious" dishes that consistently impress. The brunch specials are a standout, and the service is "fantastic," notably from staff like Izzy and Caleb. Despite some construction noise, it's a "cool atmosphere" with a "view to Bayshore." Expect a diverse menu and "fabulous cocktails."

1,650 Reviews
  1. Robin VIP

    Atlanta23 reviews

    2.0

    Dined 1 day ago

    1. Overall 2
    2. Food 3
    3. Service 2
    4. Ambience 1
    This was my 3rd dining experience at Counter Culture. The reason for continuing my visits was simply that I had a gift card. The service team is not consistent and lukewarm. The attention to the customer is also inconsistent. The Team don’t really help each other…and I observed many opportunities for team members to open a door to help another Server or clear their table (at one point 4 people were simply standing around the stand at the entry). This never happened and we had several empty dishes sat in our table for quite a while. We enjoyed the oysters on a half shell from Massachusetts. We had ordered several dishes…but the oysters were the only really pleasing dish. I will not be returning anytime soon. It’s too bad…lots of potential.

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  2. Lani

    Tampa2 reviews

    5.0

    Dined 4 days ago

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Great happy hour . It was a little hard to find the main front door but someone came out to help us

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  3. OpenTable Diner

    Orlando1 review

    5.0

    Dined 6 days ago

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    I had an amazing experience at Counter Culture, and a big part of that was thanks to our fantastic server, Caleb. From the moment we sat down, he was friendly, attentive, and made sure everything was perfect.

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  4. Foodie27

    Tampa1 review

    5.0

    Dined 6 days ago

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Love this place! We go for bunch a few times a month and it’s always great and consistent. Caleb has served us serval times and even when he’s not our server he takes the time to come over and say hi. Our son james loves him. Best sausage I’ve ever had, the burrata egg white omelet is outstanding and they have awesome craft cocktails. Our favorite spot for brunch.

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  5. Elizabeth VIP

    Tampa26 reviews

    5.0

    Dined 6 days ago

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 4
    4. Ambience 4
    The food is amazing. The indoor seating is very loud. The outside seating is lovely but the whole dinner we were being blinded by the headlights of cars pulling into the parking lot.

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  6. Gretchen VIP

    Key West8 reviews

    5.0

    Dined on 4 March 2025

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    The service and the food were excellent. We had a lovely birthday celebration dinner.!

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  7. MIMI VIP

    New York City5 reviews

    5.0

    Dined on 2 March 2025

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 4
    4. Ambience 5
    The perfect date day or date night place. Amazing restaurants. Our server is the best. The food  quality is  top-notch.

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  8. Jennifer

    Tampa2 reviews

    2.0

    Dined on 23 February 2025

    1. Overall 2
    2. Food 1
    3. Service 1
    4. Ambience 4
    Horrible slow inattentive service food was nothing spectacular

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  9. Ryan VIP

    Tampa1 review

    1.0

    Dined on 21 February 2025

    1. Overall 1
    2. Food 1
    3. Service 1
    4. Ambience 3
    We were a group of 6, 3 couples. We had to walk out because the chef refused to adjust and fulfill a dietary restriction. We stayed and honored the price of our 1st round of drinks and pad the sever properly. A manager never came over and it was very awkward as I was with VIP clients. It really was one of the worst experiences I have ever had with a restaurant claiming to be higher end. Terrible.

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  10. Andrea VIP

    Tampa5 reviews

    3.0

    Dined on 16 February 2025

    1. Overall 3
    2. Food 4
    3. Service 2
    4. Ambience 2
    We sat and waited more than 40 minutes before the waiter came with two glasses of wine. Then we waited over and hour from when we sat down for biscuit. The waiter too our lunch meal order before our drinks even came! It was so slow. So disappointing. A person at our table got the burger and it was also over cooked.

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FAQs

Counter Culture does offer delivery in partnership with Chow Now. Counter Culture also offers takeout which you can order by calling the restaurant at (813) 570-8660.

Counter Culture is rated 4.6 stars by 1650 OpenTable diners.

Yes, you can generally book this restaurant by choosing the date, time and party size on OpenTable.

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2 people
19:00
Booked 61 times today
Google Map for Counter Culture

2909 W Bay to Bay Blvd, Tampa, FL 33629

Dining areas

Additional information

  • Phone number
  • Price
    $50 and over
  • Cuisines
    Contemporary American
  • Hours of Operation
    Fri, Sat 16:00–22:00 Brunch Sat, Sun 08:00–15:00 Dinner Mon–Thu, Sun 16:00–21:00
  • Dress code
    Smart Casual
  • Parking details
    Bayshore Center parking lot available off of S. Ysabella Ave. All spots in Bayshore Center are available to the public at nights and on weekends.
  • Payment Options
    AMEX, Discover, Mastercard, Visa
  • Executive Chef
    Jeannie Pierola
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