Chefs Ferrell Alvarez and Ty Rodriguez's Seminole Heights restaurant — Alvarez earned James Beard semifinalist recognition for Best Chef South, and the restaurant has been one of Tampa's defining modern chef-driven destinations since 2014. The menu changes constantly with seasonal Florida sourcing; the cooking is precise and unpretentious. Less buzzy than the Michelin-starred destinations, more about the consistency of one of Tampa's most-watched newer chef partnerships. For modern American dining from chefs who helped define Tampa's contemporary restaurant identity.