Best Sicilian restaurant in Tampa

Casa Santo Stefano is an authentic Sicilian restaurant in Tampa, Florida. It serves genuine pastas, sauces, and seafood that are not just Sicilian, but Tampa Sicilian. The restaurant is housed in a former 1925 Ybor City macaroni factory and pays tribute to the Sicilian food owner Richard Gonzmart ate every Sunday with his best friend Vincent Palori. The restaurant's menu features maccheroni (pasta), steaks, seafood, scacciata, salads, soups, desserts, and hundreds of Sicilian wines. The Santo's Drinkeria menu includes Sicilian street food, desserts, cocktails, and wines. Casa Santo Stefano imports many of the ingredients it serves, including wines, cheese, and olive oil, from family businesses in Sicily. The restaurant's interior design is a showplace of art and craftsmanship, with custom imported elements around every corner, including hand-painted, colorful backsplashes, tabletops, and countertops. The restaurant is visited by people for celebrations and special occasion meals, and it is common for guests to sport formal wear in the dining room. Casa Santo Stefano welcomes everyone, but politely asks that baseball caps be removed and men wear sleeves. The restaurant is open for lunch, dinner, curbside takeout, and rooftop dining at Santo's Drinkeria, which offers Sicilian street food, desserts, cocktails, and wines. The restaurant is known for its friendly and attentive staff, and it has received positive reviews from customers who have praised its food, service, and atmosphere.