Ava

Ava Traditional. Handmade. Authentic. Just a few words to describe our award winning modern & inspired I Much care is put into our food, it’s a daily ritual for us.
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Ava's menu features awars winning Inspired Italian cuisine prepared in a simple and rustic fashion. Voted Tampa's only 4 star review by esteemed Washington Post critic,, Laura Reiley. Central to our vision, we have house cured salumi, fresh handmade pasta, and Neapolitan pizza cooked at 900 degrees in our Italian-made Acunto pizza oven. Ingredients will be fresh, seasonal, and local whenever possi

ble. We have plenty to offer at Ava’s from our modern and relaxing atmosphere, deliciously refreshing cocktails, house made desserts, and the perfect patio to unwind at the end of your day. So stop in for lunch, dinner or just enjoy one of our unique cocktails. We truly enjoy serving our customers and if you haven’t tried Ava’s mouthwatering dishes yet, you are definitely missing out! Now open for our 3 day famous Brunch Friday, Saturday & Sunday.

Three days off, one very full table🍝 Book yours before the weekend’s
09/03/2026

Three days off, one very full table🍝 Book yours before the weekend’s

09/02/2026

Chef John Lister is highlighting a few of our favorites👨‍🍳

🥩 Beef carpaccio with truffle aioli and shaved truffles
🐖 Dry aged pork chop with lemon basil butter and artichoke lasagna
🐑 Duo of lamb, sausage and grilled rack with aged balsamic
🥩 Australian wagyu filet with crispy onion rings
🧀 Truffle mac and cheese

Tag someone who needs to try these with you 🍴

We’ve been nominated for three categories in Tampa Magazine’s 2027 Best Restaurants🥂 🍕Best Pizza🍝Best Pasta👨‍🍳Best ChefV...
09/01/2026

We’ve been nominated for three categories in Tampa Magazine’s 2027 Best Restaurants🥂

🍕Best Pizza
🍝Best Pasta
👨‍🍳Best Chef

Voting is open through September 13!

08/30/2026

Watch our pasta come together the traditional way, right here in the kitchen🤌

Tag your pasta-loving plus one and bring them in soon🍝

08/28/2026

Aperol or Sarti spritz, which one are you picking? 🍹✨

08/27/2026

No wrong time for a slice (specially an authentic neapolitan one) 🍕✨

Tag someone who’s always down for pizza!

08/25/2026

How we make your favorite dishes appear✨

Pictured in order:

Hamachi Crudo
Prime Beef Carpaccio
Dry Aged Pork Chop
Duo of Lamb
Carbonara Ravioli

A little taste of what’s waiting for you at Ava ✨ Swipe through and tell us where you’d start 🍽️ Carbonara RavioliPrime ...
08/20/2026

A little taste of what’s waiting for you at Ava ✨

Swipe through and tell us where you’d start 🍽️

Carbonara Ravioli

Prime Beef Carpaccio

Dry Aged Heritage Pork Chop

Hamachi Crudo

Address

718 S Howard Avenue
Tampa, FL
33606

Opening Hours

Monday 11:30am - 2pm
5pm - 10pm
Tuesday 11:30am - 2pm
5pm - 10pm
Wednesday 11:30am - 2pm
5pm - 11pm
Thursday 11:30am - 2pm
5pm - 10pm
Friday 11:30am - 11pm
Saturday 5pm - 11pm
Sunday 10:30am - 2:30pm
5pm - 10pm

Telephone

+18135123030

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