DINING VisitSPC.com/Dining Ceviche Tapas Bar & Restaurant St. Pete Beach • $$ One of the best bets for Mexican cuisine near the beach, this casual spot offers a wide variety of dishes and the margaritas pack a potent punch. Don’t skip the carnitas or barbacoa tacos. The chiles en nogada are also very good, accompanied by lettuce, tomatoes, onion and rice. AGAVE RESTAURANT L ATIN & CARIBBEAN CASA TINA • Dunedin • $$ Dining at this downtown Dunedin Mexican restaurant is like stepping into a multisen-sory Oaxacan wonderland, outfitted with colorful artwork and dangling star lanterns. Popular dishes include the pescado a la Veracruzana and the chiles en nogada, featuring a creamy brandy walnut sauce and a shower of pomegranate seeds. Take a trip to Spain without ever leaving the country at this popular tapas restaurant on St. Pete’s Beach Drive. The creative menu includes everything from pork ribs in a sherry glaze to crispy patatas bravas drizzled in spicy aioli and creamy manchego croquetas with quince jam. CEVICHE TAPAS BAR & RESTAURANT • St. Pete • $$ BODEGA • St. Pete • $ What was once a tiny walk-up spot is now a full sit-down restaurant, but the grab-and-go window is still bustling come lunchtime, when a line stretches down the street. Fans flock here for the refreshing soda frescas, hearty lechon platters and one of the best Cuban sandwiches around. St. Pete • $$ This Latin fusion restaurant does double duty as a live music venue and late-night cocktail lounge. Tapas-style dishes include everything from crispy sweet plantains with chimichurri to pork belly with sherry vinegar agrodolce while larger showstoppers include several paellas, including one studded with duck confit, mushrooms and chorizo. 82 AMERICA’S FAVORITE BEACHES PULPO KITCHEN + LOUNGE Bodega Casa Tina
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