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Columbia Restaurant in Tampa, Florida, was founded in 1905 by a Cuban immigrant Casimiro Hernandez Sr. It remains a beloved landmark dining destination today.
Travel back to 1905 when Casimiro Hernandez, Sr. founded Columbia Restaurant. Now, 117 years later, it is the oldest restaurant in Florida.
The legend began in 1903 with a humble saloon in Tampa where trolley conductors and cigar-factory workers ducked in for a slurp of strong coffee. In 1905, this place became Columbia Restaurant ...
Discover the Columbia Restaurant’s legendary 1905 Salad in Tampa, a Spanish-Cuban creation that became Florida’s most iconic dish and a cultural food tradition.
The scene: The Columbia is the oldest restaurant in Florida and the oldest Spanish eatery in the United States. It's also one of the largest, seating about 1,600 patrons in a dozen different ...
Columbia Restaurant is celebrating its 28 th annual Columbia Community Harvest by donating 5% of the cost of every meal to ...
Inside Florida’s Stunning 110-Year-Old Icon, Columbia Restaurant Tampa history meets lively dining at Columbia, 5:00pm on Thursday.
Columbia Restaurant Group, founded in Tampa in 1903 and with two Sarasota businesses, is among five international finalists for the prestigious prize.
Columbia Restaurant voted Florida's best Cuban sandwich by Southern Living Southern Living asked its readers to tell them all the favorite spots in their home state.