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Fresh seafood and the Sunshine State are synonymous. Tampa Bay, Florida, with its coastal setting, has plenty of seafood eateries. Most Tampa Bay seafood restaurants serve lobster in some form. - The Colonnade has been serving fresh seafood for more than 65 years. Diners enjoy world-class views of Tampa Bay while feasting on shrimp, alligator, crab cakes, oysters, clam and conch chowder, catfish, flounder and grouper. Lobster stars on the menu, with options for broiled rock lobster tail served alone or with char-broiled tenderloin or jumbo shrimp. A children's menu is also available. The restaurant opens daily at 11 a.m.
The Colonnade
3401 Bayshore Blvd.
Tampa, FL 33629
813-839-7558
thenade.com - The Island Way Grill offers waterside dining and cuisine with a pan-Asian flare, resulting in creations such as Thai high mussels, shrimp tempura, bamboo salmon and a sushi bar with nearly 60 items. The Pacific-rim influence extends to lobster, too, with wok-steamed half-pound jumbo lobster tails one of the kitchen's specialties. The restaurant is open for dinner daily at 4 p.m. and serves Sunday brunch from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Island Way Grill
20 Island Way
Clearwater Beach, FL 33767
727-461-6617
islandwaygrill.com - Beef and lobster have co-existed on menus for decades, so it's not surprising that Bern's Steak House has live 2- to 3-pound lobsters along with its many terrestrial meat dishes on the menu. Bern's prepares lobsters first with a partial steam and then roasted in sweet butter in or out of the shell. With 48 hours notice, Bern's can put lobsters up to 5 pounds on the plate. The restaurant is open for dinner daily at 5 p.m.
Bern's Steak House
1208 South Howard Ave.
Tampa, FL 33606-3197
813-251-2421
bernssteakhouse.com
