Columbia Restaurant
The Sarasota outpost of Tampa's 1905 institution; the 1905 Salad tossed tableside and the Cuban bread travel perfectly across the bay.
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Historic Spanish and Cuban cuisine — the tableside "1905" salad, Spanish bean soup, paella, the original Cuban sandwich, and sangria — from Florida's oldest restaurant.
The "1905" Salad name is trademarked, and the kitchen still uses a flan recipe dating to 1935.
The grand, historic Spanish-Cuban room on St. Armands Circle — tableside "1905" salad, sangria, and paella in a big, celebratory dining room that's been a Florida institution since 1905. Old-world and special-occasion.
Food: The Original "1905" Salad ($$–$$$), tossed tableside, is the signature ritual; the paella "Española" is the bigger play.
Drink: The Sangria de Cava — a sparkling white sangria — is the house pour ($$).
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