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Tampa Italian Guide

FRI public-record essay for italian restaurants in Tampa.

Tampa now has 191 validated Italian entries across the FRI public-record base. For decades, public records mostly showed the broad category. FRI reconstructs the arc from first inspection dates, closure signals, and new-license activity, then filters out unverified candidates before naming restaurants.

Updated 2026-08-31 14:37 UTC

By FRI Editorial Desk · Chronological evolution

Price and service-format claims are withheld. License seating, OSS category, and chain footprint are not observed menu prices; a future price analysis must use sourced menu/check data and local-market normalization.

Validated open entries 191 · ·

Confirmed closures 0 · ·

Inspection/safety overlays 0 · ·

Filtered candidates 3 · ·

High-turnover addresses 6 · ·

Gone But Not Forgotten

No validated entries cleared this era bucket.

Early Foundations

2017

Amici's Pizza & Pasta

16132 Churchview Dr #115, Lithia

Notables entry; inspection severity is within the typical peer range.

2017

Don Rigatoni

219 S Packwood Ave, Tampa

Notables entry; inspection severity is within the typical peer range.

2017

Gio's Deli and Mercato Italiano

3975 Cr 201, Oxford

Notables entry; inspection severity is within the typical peer range.

2017

Gusto Italian Restaurant

Unverified

2827 16 St N, St. Petersburg

Notables entry; inspection severity is within the typical peer range.

2017

L'amorino

6102 S Macdill Ave Ste A, Tampa

Notables entry; inspection severity is within the typical peer range.

2017

Love-n-motion Italian Ice

Unverified

11555 E Sligh Ave, Seffner

Notables entry; inspection severity is within the typical peer range.

2017

Tasty Venues

951 E Brandon Blvd, Brandon

Notables entry; inspection severity is within the typical peer range.

2018

Dalmoros Fresh Pasta To Go

Unverified

1910 N Ola Ave Stall 13, Tampa

Notables entry; inspection severity is within the typical peer range.

First Breakaways

2018

Fazolis

238 W Alexander St, Plant City

Notables entry; inspection severity is within the typical peer range.

2018

Flava Shack Italian Ice

3163 Aerial Way, Spring Hill

Notables entry; inspection severity is within the typical peer range.

2018

Fortunato's Italian Restaurant

6890 Gulfport Blvd, South Pasadena

Notables entry; inspection severity is within the typical peer range.

2018

Matteo Trattoria and Pizzeria

2363 Central Ave, Saint Petersburg

Notables entry; inspection severity is within the typical peer range.

2018

Pasta Di Guy

4839 Bruce B Downs Blvd, Wesley Chapel

Notables entry; inspection severity is within the typical peer range.

2019

Beccofino

5712 Macdill Ave, Tampa

Notables entry; inspection severity is within the typical peer range.

2019

El Johnny D'Luxe

Unverified

8502 N Armenia Ave, Tampa

Notables entry; inspection severity is within the typical peer range.

2019

Forbici Modern Italian

1633 W Snow Ave, Tampa

Notables entry; inspection severity is within the typical peer range.

The Rise

year not resolved

Acqua Alta

Unverified

2454 N Mcmullen Booth Rd Ste 205, Clearwater

Notables entry; inspection severity is within the typical peer range.

year not resolved

Al & Stella Ristorante Pizzeria

Unverified

1261 Gulf Blvd #110, Clearwater

Notables entry; inspection severity is within the typical peer range.

year not resolved

Alfano's Restaurants

1702 Clearwater Largo Rd, Clearwater

Notables entry; inspection severity is within the typical peer range.

year not resolved

Allegria Italiana

518 Oakfield Dr, Brandon

Notables entry; inspection severity is within the typical peer range.

year not resolved

Amaretto Ristorante

2501 Tampa Bay Blvd Ste B, Tampa

Notables entry; inspection severity is within the typical peer range.

year not resolved

Amici Italian Eatery

1901 W Bay Dr S Village Pla, Largo

Notables entry; inspection severity is within the typical peer range.

2017

Amici's Pizza & Pasta

16132 Churchview Dr #115, Lithia

Notables entry; inspection severity is within the typical peer range.

year not resolved

An Italian Affair

7097 30 Ave N, St. Petersburg

Notables entry; inspection severity is within the typical peer range.

year not resolved

Argento's Italian Restaurant & Bakery Inc

10042 Us 19, Port Richey

Notables entry; inspection severity is within the typical peer range.

year not resolved

Ash + Alter Ego

420 S Nebraska Ave Ste 101 & 102, Tampa

Notables entry; inspection severity is within the typical peer range.

New Generation

year not resolved

Acqua Alta

Unverified

2454 N Mcmullen Booth Rd Ste 205, Clearwater

Notables entry; inspection severity is within the typical peer range.

year not resolved

Al & Stella Ristorante Pizzeria

Unverified

1261 Gulf Blvd #110, Clearwater

Notables entry; inspection severity is within the typical peer range.

year not resolved

Alfano's Restaurants

1702 Clearwater Largo Rd, Clearwater

Notables entry; inspection severity is within the typical peer range.

year not resolved

Allegria Italiana

518 Oakfield Dr, Brandon

Notables entry; inspection severity is within the typical peer range.

year not resolved

Amaretto Ristorante

2501 Tampa Bay Blvd Ste B, Tampa

Notables entry; inspection severity is within the typical peer range.

year not resolved

Amici Italian Eatery

1901 W Bay Dr S Village Pla, Largo

Notables entry; inspection severity is within the typical peer range.

year not resolved

An Italian Affair

7097 30 Ave N, St. Petersburg

Notables entry; inspection severity is within the typical peer range.

year not resolved

Argento's Italian Restaurant & Bakery Inc

10042 Us 19, Port Richey

Notables entry; inspection severity is within the typical peer range.

Other Notables

year not resolved

Ava Restaurant

Unverified

718 S Howard Ave, Tampa

Notables entry; inspection severity is within the typical peer range.

year not resolved

Bavaro's Clearwater

468 Mandalay Ave, Clearwater

Notables entry; inspection severity is within the typical peer range.

year not resolved

Bavaro's Pizzeria

Unverified

514 Franklin St, Tampa

Notables entry; inspection severity is within the typical peer range.

year not resolved

Beau N Mo Llc

2924 5 Ave N, St. Petersburg

Notables entry; inspection severity is within the typical peer range.

2019

Beccofino

5712 Macdill Ave, Tampa

Notables entry; inspection severity is within the typical peer range.

year not resolved

Bella Brava Midtown

1015 Gramercy Lane, Tampa

Notables entry; inspection severity is within the typical peer range.

year not resolved

Bella Cucina

1507 Sun City Center Plaza, Sun City Center

Notables entry; inspection severity is within the typical peer range.

year not resolved

Bella's Italian Cafe

1413 S Howard St, Tampa

Notables entry; inspection severity is within the typical peer range.

year not resolved

Bernini

1702 E 7 Ave, Tampa

Notables entry; inspection severity is within the typical peer range.

year not resolved

Boardwalk Grill

205 Boardwalk Pl E, Madeira Beach

Notables entry; inspection severity is within the typical peer range.

year not resolved

Bravo Pizza

Unverified

1080 Lake Sumter Landing, The Villages

Notables entry; inspection severity is within the typical peer range.

year not resolved

Brio Main Kitchen

2223 N Westshore Dr Space B209, Tampa

Notables entry; inspection severity is within the typical peer range.

year not resolved

Brio Upstairs

2223 N Westshore Dr Space B-309, Tampa

Notables entry; inspection severity is within the typical peer range.

year not resolved

Brother Trattoria

Unverified

2402 S Macdill Ave, Tampa

Notables entry; inspection severity is within the typical peer range.

year not resolved

Buona Ristorante

Unverified

4705 Gulf Blvd, St.pete Beach

Notables entry; inspection severity is within the typical peer range.

year not resolved

Cafe Cibo

8697 N 4 St, St Petersburg

Notables entry; inspection severity is within the typical peer range.

Final Word

The arc is reconstructed from first-inspection dates, closure-confirmation signals, new-license activity, and FRI validation. It is a public-record history, not a claim of complete cultural memory.

Methodology and Audit

Entries clear the FRI cascade on DBPR status, closure vetting, and cuisine attribution. Identity enrichment (DBPR/OSS/Sunbiz name agreement, geocoded address, city/county consistency, plus cached Google/Foursquare/Yelp verifier context) refines a listing but is no longer a publish gate: a DBPR record that fails only enrichment is still shown rather than dropped. A record that cannot be matched to an identity is marked "Unverified DBPR Record" and its unverified corporate/website/social attribution is withheld; a record that cannot be geocoded is recorded as un-located. Failures and enrichment levels are written to output/cuisine_essay_audit.parquet for operator review.

191 of 194 candidate evaluations published (98.5%); 59 marked unverified (no identity match), 60 recorded as un-located (no geocode). Audit log: output/cuisine_essay_audit.parquet.

Data sources: FRI Cuisine Essays. Built from DBPR public inspection records, Florida Sunbiz business filings, and Foursquare/OSS location data. All counts are derived from public records — no estimates or projections unless labeled as forecast.

Time-series forecasts and anomaly detection use NVIDIA NV-Tesseract. Model output is labeled separately from official records.