TAMPA, FL — Con Amor, a modern Mexican restaurant from Chef Taylor Dillon and Kayla Dillon, is preparing to open at 5240 N Florida Ave, Tampa, FL 33603.
The team is hosting friends-and-family soft openings this week, followed by a quiet opening in late January or early February, with a larger grand opening planned for Feb. 6, after Gasparilla, Dillon told Business Debut.
What to Expect
Con Amor is best described as modern Mexican with an upscale-casual approach. “I like to call it upscale casual,” Dillon told Business Debut. “I like my food to be at that level but I like the experience to be fun and accessible for everyone.”
The kitchen is built around fresh masa made entirely in house through nixtamalization, which Dillon described as the foundation of the menu. The restaurant will seat about 120 guests and include a front patio, along with access to a parking garage behind the building, with the first and second floors available to guests until 12 a.m. daily.
Menu and Vision
Dillon said tacos at Con Amor are designed individually, with each one featuring its own ingredients. “Every one of them has their own special ingredients,” he told Business Debut…