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  1. Walk-On's Sports Bistreaux at Midtown Tampa held its grand opening on Monday. The chain is planning at least five more locations in Tampa Bay in the coming years.
  2. David Fischer, the entrepreneur behind ZaZoo'd and the Saint, is opening an LGBTQ+ friendly hotel and a rooftop pool in the same building as his popular gay bar, COCKtail St. Pete. Here he poses at COCKtail on Wednesday, June 8, 2022 in St. Petersburg.
  3. If your father loves meat, take him to Eddie V's for an 11-ounce Wagyu steak for Father's Day.
  4. Walk-On's Sports Bistreaux at Midtown Tampa features 84 TVs all over the restaurant. The fast-growing chain backed by Drew Brees will open in June.
  5. A Gorgonzola salad is served at Bonu' Taverna, a new Italian restaurant in St. Petersburg.
  6. Good Fortune, a new Asian fusion restaurant, will open on the ground floor of the Station House in downtown St. Petersburg this summer.
  7. Where's Jubes, a new Australian brewpub and restaurant, opens Thursday in downtown St. Petersburg.
  8. A rendering shows 3 Daughters Brewing's new pub at St. Pete-Clearwater International Airport. Announced in 2019, the bar and restaurant officially opened Wednesday.
  9. A surf and turf burger is served at The Helm, a new seafood market and restaurant in St. Pete Beach.
  10. Actors Bryan Cranston and Aaron Paul pose for a selfie with fans at American Social in Tampa.
  11. An espresso martini is served at Luv Child in Tampa. The popular drink is experiencing a renaissance at bars and restaurants across the country.
  12. Cap's, a new seafood-focused restaurant and cocktail bar, opens next week at 226 First Ave. N in St. Petersburg.
  13. The San Marino pizza at Smokin' Oak Wood-Fired Pizza and Taproom, which is opening May 3 in Brooksville.
  14. One of the larger area Cinco de Mayo celebrations takes place at Casa Tina's in Dunedin and spills out into John R. Lawrence Pioneer Park.
  15. Wesley Chapel's Top Shelf Sports Lounge is opening a new location on the ground floor of Tampa's Truist Place building at 401 E Jackson St. in 2023.
  16. Brothers Christian and Joshua Jackson of Red's BBQ are opening Roam, a new steakhouse concept, on 34th Street N in St. Petersburg.
  17. Noble Rice, a modern Japanese restaurant, is now open at Tampa's Sparkman Wharf.
  18. Erik Maryanski, left, is the CFO of Homeless Helping Homeless which aims to find permanent housing for the homeless. He was taking in the night's haul from a Tampa comedy show. To the right is Ace Williams, who organized Cans for Comedy, a weekly open-mic comedy night that asks audiences to bring donations.
  19. Flocale, a new restaurant and nightlife venue opening in Tampa's Seminole Heights, will feature food from King of the Coop and Westshore Pizza and a bar program from Rock Brothers Brewing.
  20. This rendering filed with the city of Tampa shows a proposed Yard House bar and restaurant at 450 Channelside Drive, directly across the street from Amalie Arena.
  21. Ferg's Sports Bar & Grill in St. Petersburg is now selling pizza out of a vending machine.
  22. Tampa Bay Beer Week 2022 begins March 4 and runs through March 13.
  23. Some bars and liquor stores think they’ve found a potent way to punish Russia for invading Ukraine: They’re pulling Russian vodka off their shelves and promoting Ukrainian brands instead.
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