Restaurants
Rocca
                            323 W. Palm Ave., Tampa, FL, 33602, USA
                            
                        
                        
                            
                            
                                
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                                    Italian, Contemporary
                                
                                
                            
                        
                        
                    
                                
                                    
                                        Date night
                                    
                                
                            
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Rocca
                            323 W. Palm Ave., Tampa, FL, 33602, USA
                            
                        
                        
                            
                            
                                
                                    $$
                                    ·
                                
                                
                                    Italian, Contemporary
                                
                                
                            
                        
                        
                    
                                
                                    
                                        Date night
                                    
                                
                            
                        
                                    One Star: High quality cooking
                                
                            
                    
                        Chef Bryce Bonsack blends his New York know-how with Italian training to great effect in this of-the-moment eatery. Naturally, there's an assortment of pastas, skillfully made in house and showcasing classic flavors and scrupulous technique, as in spaghetti al limone, tossed with knobs of blue crab and lemon, shaved garlic and zucchini. Guests gush over mozzarella hand pulled to order in a tableside cart, but the flavor outshines the show. Perhaps most exciting of all are the displays of originality, as in a vibrant hiramasa carpaccio with green apple, capers and horseradish; and dessert is a delightful bookend to an impressive meal. Basil custard topped with an elegant brunoise of fresh apples and a layer of streusel is spot on in every way.
                    
                
            Location
                                    Monday
                                
                                
                                    
                                        closed
                                    
                                
                            
                                    Tuesday
                                
                                
                                    
                                        17:00-21:00
                                    
                                
                            
                                    Wednesday
                                
                                
                                    
                                        17:00-21:00
                                    
                                
                            
                                    Thursday
                                
                                
                                    
                                        17:00-21:00
                                    
                                
                            
                                    Friday
                                
                                
                                    
                                        17:00-22:00
                                    
                                
                            
                                    Saturday
                                
                                
                                    
                                        17:00-22:00
                                    
                                
                            
                                    Sunday
                                
                                
                                    
                                        17:00-21:00