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Counter Culture, Tampa, FL

Counter Culture

4.6
4.6
1652 Reviews
$50 and over
Contemporary American

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2 people
7:00 PM
Booked 10 times today

About this restaurant

  • Great for outdoor dining
  • Innovative
  • Neighborhood 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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Dining areas

Additional information

  • Dining style
    Casual Elegant
  • Price
    $50 and over
  • Cuisines
    Contemporary American
  • Hours of operation
    Fri, Sat 4:00 pm–10:00 pm Brunch Sat, Sun 8:00 am–3:00 pm Dinner Mon–Thu, Sun 4:00 pm–9:00 pm
  • Phone number
    (813) 570-8660
  • Payment options
    AMEX, Discover, Mastercard, Visa
  • Dress code
    Smart Casual
  • Executive chef
    Jeannie Pierola
  • Private party facilities
    Group Dining and Private Events for any occasion. Multiple areas available for reservations and private rentals. Please email our Event Director Ashley at ashley@chefdrivenrestuarants.com regarding your group reservation.
  • Neighborhood
    Tampa
  • Cross street
    S Ysabella Ave
  • 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.
  • Additional
    Bar/Lounge, Beer, Cocktails, Corkage Fee, Counter Seating, Delivery, Full Bar, Gluten-free Options, Happy Hour, Late Night, Non-Smoking, Patio/Outdoor Dining, Patio/Outdoor Dining, Private Room, Takeout, View, Weekend Brunch, Wheelchair Access, Wine

What 1,652 people are saying

Counter Culture reviews from people who’ve dined at this restaurant. Based on recent rating.

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."

1,652 Reviews
  1. BarbieA

    Orlando1 review

    2.0

    Dined 1 day ago

    1. Overall 2
    2. Food 1
    3. Service 1
    4. Ambience 2
    The service was sub-par and food was not anywhere near stellar even though we were told by waiter that chef won awards.

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  2. Robin VIP

    Atlanta23 reviews

    2.0

    Dined 3 days 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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  3. Lani

    Tampa2 reviews

    5.0

    Dined 6 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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  4. Adela VIP

    Tampa9 reviews

    5.0

    Dined on March 9, 2025

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Service was excellent and your raviolis with crab meat are simply delicious!!!

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  5. OpenTable Diner

    Orlando1 review

    5.0

    Dined on March 9, 2025

    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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  6. Foodie27

    Tampa1 review

    5.0

    Dined on March 9, 2025

    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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  7. Elizabeth VIP

    Tampa26 reviews

    5.0

    Dined on March 9, 2025

    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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  8. Gretchen VIP

    Key West8 reviews

    5.0

    Dined on March 4, 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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  9. MIMI VIP

    New York City5 reviews

    5.0

    Dined on March 2, 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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  10. Jennifer

    Tampa2 reviews

    2.0

    Dined on February 23, 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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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 1652 OpenTable diners.

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

Make a reservation

2 people
7:00 PM
Booked 10 times today

Order delivery or takeout

Google Map for Counter Culture

2909 W Bay to Bay Blvd, Tampa, FL 33629

Dining areas

Additional information

  • Cross street
    S Ysabella Ave
  • Neighborhood
    Tampa
  • Hours of operation
    Fri, Sat 4:00 pm–10:00 pm Brunch Sat, Sun 8:00 am–3:00 pm Dinner Mon–Thu, Sun 4:00 pm–9:00 pm
  • Price
    $50 and over
  • Cuisines
    Contemporary American
  • Dining style
    Casual Elegant
  • 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
  • Additional
    Bar/Lounge, Beer, Cocktails, Corkage Fee, Counter Seating, Delivery, Full Bar, Gluten-free Options, Happy Hour, Late Night, Non-Smoking, Patio/Outdoor Dining, Patio/Outdoor Dining, Private Room, Takeout, View, Weekend Brunch, Wheelchair Access, Wine
  • Phone number
    (813) 570-8660
  • Private party facilities
    Group Dining and Private Events for any occasion. Multiple areas available for reservations and private rentals. Please email our Event Director Ashley at ashley@chefdrivenrestuarants.com regarding your group reservation.
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