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Dine Local During the First Winthrop Restaurant Week, September 17-27

Winthrop Restaurant Week — September 17–27

We're proud to announce the first-ever Winthrop Restaurant Week taking place September 17-27, 2026!

Visit the Restaurant Week Page

Restaurant Week will be 11 days featuring 8 neighborhood spots - including 7 Winthrop restaurants as well as The Patio at Winthrop Liquors. Each spot is putting together a special menu that they'll only offer during Restaurant Week. During the week, you can order off the restaurant's regular menu or off of the special menu for the week.

Behind the Scenes

For several months, the owners of these 8 independent, small-business restaurants at Winthrop have been quietly meeting to launch Restaurant Week - a creative way to build community, get to know your local chefs, and support family-owned restaurants. The effort is organized by Sarah Sullivan Xiong of Winthrop and Carla Sirois of Himes Breakfast House.

Winthrop restaurant owners gathered outdoors at Winthrop Town Centre with Donovan's Meatery pedicab in the background.
Carla Sirois staff of Himes Breakfast House, Tim Everhart staff of The Patio at Winthrop Liquors, Kim Johnson owner of Tutto Tavola, and John Camisa owner of Donovan's huddle outside of Donovan's with Winthrop founder John Sullivan.

Dine Local

Nearly all of the restaurants at Winthrop are local, independent, or family owned and operated. Three of the owners participating in Restaurant Week actually live in Winthrop or the surrounding neighborhood - and can literally walk to work! In a time of tremendous competition and corporatization in the restaurant and hospitality industry, Winthrop Restaurant Week is the opposite - a celebration of neighborhood restaurants coming together to actually support one another, and a chance for customers to dine local.

Owners of the participating Winthrop restaurants meeting to plan Restaurant Week.
Carla Sirois staff of Himes Breakfast House, John Camisa owner of Donovan's, John Sullivan Winthrop founder, and Jonathan Sherwood owner of Longshots meet inside Donovan's to plan the first Restaurant Week.

The Menus

Check out the prix fixe menus that Acropolis and Cali are offering - with an appetizer, entree, and dessert for a set price - $29.99 and $26 respectively. Cappy's is offering two off-menu pizza specials: a BBQ pulled-pork pizza and a buffalo chicken pizza. Donovan's is featuring several elevated dishes like steak tartare for $20 as well as a braised short-rib entree for only $35. Tutto Tavola will offer a complete list of special menu items for Restaurant Week, including multiple antipasti, insalate including a burrata salad, piatti speciali including chicken marsala and beef braciole with pasta, as well as dessert. Longshots (which just opened) will feature crispy Korean pork belly with chips and a double Wagyu smash patty with croissant. Himes Breakfast House will feature a number of unique specials.

The Patio at Winthrop Liquors is featuring five signature cocktails - including a Plum Toffee Old Fashioned with 13th Colony Mulberry-Finished Bourbon and plum bitters, and the September Social with Wheatley Vodka and pear puree syrup, topped with prosecco.

Restaurant Week menus are available anytime the restaurants are open during their normal business hours. Check back for updates; menus subject to change.

Visit the Restaurant Week Page

Reservations

Reservations are recommended for restaurants that offer reservations. Mark your calendars and make your reservations today for September 17-27!

Launch Party

To formally kick things off, Winthrop is hosting a launch party on Tuesday, September 15th starting at 6:30pm at The Patio at Winthrop Liquors. Folks who attend will get an early preview of The Patio's Restaurant Week menu and meet the community. The Patio is family and pet friendly. You're invited!

Promotions and Giveaways

Restaurant Week isn't only about the special menus. Together, the 8 establishments are giving away thousands of dollars in gift cards and prizes! We're announcing promotions and giveaways to different audiences. To be fully in the loop, take these four steps:

  1. Follow @WinthropFL on Instagram and Facebook.
    @WinthropFL @WinthropFL
  2. Sign up for the Winthrop Newsletter
  3. Follow all 8 participating businesses on Instagram: @AcropolisRiverview, @EatAtCali, @CappysPizza.Riverview, @DonovansMeatery, @HimesBreakfastHouse, @LongshotsAtWinthrop, @ThePatioAtWinthrop, and @Tutto.Tavola
  4. Follow our Restaurant Week collaborators @WhenInTampa and @FunTampa

Read More

Thank you to the Osprey Observer for covering Winthrop Restaurant Week in your recent editions. Read their article for more of the story behind Restaurant Week.

Read the article in Osprey Observer

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