Are there old Tampa Bay diners, music venues, bars, and businesses you still miss? Last week, we asked you which shuttered spots you miss the most, and now we’re taking a trip back in time.
This is an ode to some of your favorite now-closed Tampa Bay area businesses:
Fly Bar & Restaurant
Popular for its espresso martinis, craft cocktails, taps, and vibes, Fly Bar
last spring. Fly Bar opened back in 2006, before moving its downtown Tampa location in 2020 to its seemingly final UT-adjacent spot.
Ichicoro Ramen
City Editor Patrick misses this spot dearly, but so do our readers. The beloved Seminole Heights ramen restaurant
last spring. The eatery served a variety of ramen dishes and rice bowls, buns, sake, and picked up a prestigious Bib Gourmand award for its efforts. Judges noted Ichicoro’s “finely tuned bowls with enticingly springy noodles; savory, full-bodied broths based on chicken or pork (or both); and accoutrements that show a bit of personality, as in pork belly Chasyu Asado or grilled Gulf shrimp,”