Tampa · Ybor City

Carmine's

Name: Carmine's
Address: Tampa, FL, US
Price range: $$

#66 in TampaCuban$$

Awards

4.1

What People Are Saying

“Great Italian restaurant in Ybor that serves a delicious chicken parmigiana and baked chicken! Both entrees include a salad and a side. Everything was very good. Our waitress Brittany was amazing and recommended the great meals we enjoyed. The chef p...”

New Buzz

TAMPA Magazines 2026 Best Restaurants: Best Cuban Sandwich

Tampa Magazine · 10 months ago

Ybor City icon, Carmine’s, pays homage to Cuban, Italian, and Spanish influences

That's So Tampa · 2 years ago

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HRL Ranking

Jul 20Aug 17Sep 14Oct 12

Carmine Iavarone

Head Chef

Carmine Iavarone is the owner of Carmine's Restaurant Bar in Ybor City, Tampa. With deep roots in the community, he has spent decades preserving Tampa's culinary heritage, blending Cuban, Italian, and Spanish influences into an authentic taste of Ybor's history.

What to Order

Cuban Sandwich

An Ybor City institution. Get the Cuban. The bread is pressed crispy without going hard, and it earned Tampa Magazine's best of 2026.

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