IN THE NEWS: Creative Loafing’s Brian Ries crowns Pane Rustica as winner of the paper’s Tournament of Burgers grand champion for Tampa Bay. tampa.creativeloafing.com … The St. Pete Times’s Laura Reiley reviews gelato spot Paciugo (300 Beach Drive NE, Suite 120, St. Petersburg, a few doors from Parkshore Grill, 727-209-0298) and Irish pub Moon Under Water (332 Beach Drive NE, St. Petersburg, 727-896-6160), while Ernest Hooper features Jaymer-Que Southern BBQ (3331 Lithia-Pinecrest Road, Valrico, 813-657-4227, www.jaymer-que.com). … Reiley notes the openings of Hyde Park Pita Pit (500 S. Howard, Tampa,321-662-4469), De Santo Latin American Bistro (128 3rd St. S, St. Petersburgh, www.desantorestaurant.com, 727-895-6400), Table and Mesa Lounge (historic Alexander Building at 535 Central Ave. in St. Petersburg, 727-510-1921), Kahwa Coffee Roasting coffee bar (475 2nd St. N., St. Petersburg, 727-823-4700) and the closings of Mangia (338 Corey Ave., St. Pete Beach) and Novo (5062 Fourth St. N, St. Petersburg). tampabay.com

Compiled by Pat Embry, WhereTheLocalsEat.com

Filed under: Tampa - St. Petersburg Restaurants | Tags: burgers, De Santo Latin American Bistro, gelato, Hye Park Pita Pit, Irish pub, Jaymer-Que Southern BBQ, Kahwa Coffee Roasting, Mangia closed, Mesa Lounge, Moon Under Water, Novo closed, Paciugo, Pane Rustica, Table |