Question: What is the oldest restaurant in Florida, founded in Tampa in 1905?
Answer: Columbia Restaurant
Spanish-Cuban immigrant Casimiro Hernandez, Sr., arrived in Tampa with his four young sons and helped to open the Columbia Saloon, which became the Columbia Restaurant in 1905. Over 120 years, the original restaurant has expanded to an entire city block and is now the largest Spanish restaurant in the world. As Florida’s oldest restaurant, the Columbia has seven locations in Florida and is still owned and operated by family members.
