Rome Collective is becoming Tampa's hottest dining block
Lumbre just opened, Kingfish sushi is coming Q1 2027, and V Modern Italian is hiring. North Hyde Park's Rome Collective is stacking up fast.
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I drove past North Rome Avenue last week and I had to do a double-take. The stretch just west of downtown Tampa near North A Street — an area most people have been watching slowly come together for the better part of two years — is suddenly, undeniably, alive. The Rome Collective is no longer a construction site with a promising tenant list. It's a dining destination. And it's not done yet.
What just opened: Lumbre and the Spain chapter begins
Lumbre, a new Spanish restaurant from locally based hospitality company Tastes Pretty Good, has opened at 220 N. Rome Ave. in Tampa's North Hyde Park neighborhood.
The opening date was July 15, and if you haven't already tried to snag a reservation, you're probably staring at a waitlist.
The menu focuses on Spanish cooking built around wood-fired grilling, traditional paella, tapas, seafood, imported cheeses and hams. The restaurant also features a bar serving Spanish wines, cider and sangria. The dinner menu is organized into four sections: cheese and charcuterie, bocados, entrantes and platos principales.
Menu highlights include Cantabrian anchovies, Pata negra, Spanish-style chorizo, Manchego, Valdeon, pan con tomate on house-baked pan de cristal, jamón Ibérico croquettes, tortilla de patatas, and paella prepared to order.
That last detail matters — made-to-order paella is a commitment. It signals this kitchen is playing the long game, not cutting corners for table turns.
Lumbre is the next step for executive chef and co-founder Nick Orr, one of the company's earliest team members. Orr helped open Rocca and contributed to its early success after previous experience with Buckhead Life Restaurant Group and training at New York's three-Michelin-starred Le Bernardin.
In 2024, he cooked in Spain and trained on traditional grills in Getaria while also working in kitchens in Madrid, San Sebastian, Barcelona and Valencia.
That's not a chef dabbling in a new cuisine — that's someone who did the homework.
Lumbre is open Sundays through Thursdays from 5 p.m. to 10 p.m., and Fridays through Saturdays from 5 p.m. to 11 p.m. Reservations are currently available.
What's coming next: Kingfish and the Japan chapter
This is the news that caught my eye this week.
Tastes Pretty Good, the restaurant group behind Michelin-starred Rocca, plans to open Kingfish, a Japanese restaurant at Rome Collective in North Hyde Park. Nick Reader, CEO of Tastes Pretty Good, described Kingfish as "a full-service sushi bar that takes a minimalist approach to Japanese cuisine, complemented by a curated selection of cocktails and sake." He said the restaurant is expected to open in the first quarter of next year.
The restaurant will occupy about 3,390 square feet at 1706 W. North B St. The interior buildout is valued at about $600,000, according to building documents filed with the City of Tampa.
That's a serious commitment to finish — not a pop-up, not a ghost kitchen. A real buildout in a real neighborhood.
Kingfish joins Rocca, Streetlight Taco and Bar Terroir in the group's growing Tampa portfolio. Rocca has a Michelin star, Streetlight Taco has received a Michelin Bib Gourmand, and Bar Terroir is included in the Michelin Guide's Tampa restaurant selection.
Four restaurants, four countries of cuisine, multiple Michelin recognitions. There's a pattern here and it's pointing straight at Rome Avenue.
The bigger picture: V Modern Italian and more
Tastes Pretty Good isn't the only group planting a flag at the Collective.
V Modern Italian will open at Rome Collective, the mixed-use project at 202 N. Rome Ave. in North Hyde Park, run by Fast Fine Restaurant Group.
Nashville became the first U.S. spot in May 2025. Charleston opened this past spring. Tampa is the third American city.
No firm opening date has been announced yet.
Tastes Pretty Good is also planning Kingfish, an ingredient-focused sushi and sake restaurant, at the development. Other businesses announced for Rome Collective include Handel's Homemade Ice Cream, The NOW Massage, and V Modern Italian.
Put it all together and
the Rome Collective is a nearly 40,000-square-foot retail development at the northwest corner of North Rome Ave and North A St in North Hyde Park, just west of downtown Tampa
— and it is stacking up to be one of the more complete dining and lifestyle blocks the city has seen outside of Armature Works. Wood-fired Spanish, minimalist Japanese, and a national Italian concept with velvet booths and murals all on the same block? That's not an accident. That's a neighborhood growing into itself.
Separately, Tastes Pretty Good is planning yet another new concept in Pinellas County — Rippers, inside the restored historic Telephone Building at 534 Cleveland Street in downtown Clearwater. Rippers will serve American classics including deep-fried "ripper" hot dogs, burgers, chicken wings, sandwiches, fries and handcrafted milkshakes in a casual neighborhood setting.
So this group's reach is growing well beyond North Hyde Park — worth watching for anyone tracking where restaurant investment is flowing in the Bay.
What this means for the neighborhood
North Hyde Park — sometimes called NoHo — has been in an interesting in-between place for years. Close enough to downtown Tampa to benefit from its energy, but distinct enough to feel like its own thing. Blocks like Rome Avenue are exactly the kind of catalyst that start to shift how buyers and renters perceive a neighborhood. When a Michelin-recognized hospitality group makes a multi-concept bet on a single block, people who aren't paying attention yet start paying attention.
If you're curious about what's happening with home values in the Hyde Park and South Tampa corridor, the what is my home worth in Hyde Park / Davis Islands (33606) page is a good place to get a current read. And if you're thinking more broadly about where Tampa is headed as a city to buy in right now, the July 2026 Tampa Bay housing market update has the latest numbers.
North Hyde Park is having its moment. Rome Collective is a big reason why.