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Columbia Restaurant (The)
2117 E 7th Ave, Tampa, FL 33605
+1 813 248 3000
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#2 of 150 restaurants rated by Real Travelers

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Columbia [STSTST] SPANISH -- Columbia celebrated 100 years in 2005.Its tile building occupies an entire city block in the heart of Ybor City. Tourists flock here to soak up the ambience, and so do the locals because it's so much fun to clap along during the fire-belching Spanish flamenco floor shows Monday through Saturday evenings ($6 per person additional charge besides dinner charge). You can't help coming back time after time for the famous Spanish bean soup and original "1905" salad. The paella a la Valencia is outstanding, with more than a dozen ingredients ranging from Gulf grouper and Gulf pink shrimp to calamari, mussels, clams, chicken, and pork. Another favorite is boliche (eye of round stuffed with chorizo), accompanied by plantains and black beans and rice. Entrees come with a crispy hunk of Cuban bread with butter. Lighter appetites can choose from a limited menu of tapas, including "Cuban caviar" (a spicy black-bean dip). The decor throughout is graced with hand-painted tiles, wrought-iron chandeliers, dark woods, rich red fabrics, and stained-glass windows. Note: This information was accurate when it was published, but can change without notice. Please be sure to confirm all rates and details directly with the companies in question before planning your trip.

Price

Main courses $14-$28,M

Credit Cards Accepted

AE, DC, DISC, MC, V

Reservations

Reservations recommended

Directions

21st Street

Area

Between 21st and 22nd Sts

Hours

Mon-Thurs 11am-10pm; Fri-Sat 11am-11pm; Sun noon-9pm

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