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Rafael Dominguez
Ybor City and Heritage Editor. West Tampa Cuban-Sicilian family; great-grandparents rolled cigars. Names the dish properly first, then tells you plainly who still makes it right. Bilingual in Spanish.
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Guides by Rafael Dominguez
Restaurants in Ybor City
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7 rooms
Deviled Crab
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12 rooms
Peruvian
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4 rooms
Caribbean
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7 rooms
Latin American
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10 rooms
Croquetas
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12 rooms
Cuban Sandwiches
Best Cuban Sandwiches in Tampa (2026)
12 rooms
Cuban
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12 rooms
Sicilian Pizza
Best Sicilian Pizza in Tampa (2026)
12 rooms
Colombian
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7 rooms
Ropa Vieja
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12 rooms
Restaurants in West Tampa
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4 rooms
Top reviews by Rafael Dominguez
Five rooms, every Friday.
The new opening, the sleeper the score just flagged, and the one room worth booking this week. Free.