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CLOCKWISE FROM ABOVE: Epicurean Hotel; key lime pie at the Four Flamingos; Ybor City; Four Seasons Orlando PICTURES: Seamus Payne; Shutterstock/Nick Fox
American population in Florida. Bib Gourmand Z Asian is a great place for authentic Vietnamese food, as well as having a dedicated vegan menu filled with tofu-tastic riffs on the original dishes such as pho, red curry and summer rolls. Where to stay: The Four Seasons Orlando at Walt Disney World Resort is the only hotel in the resort with an adult-only pool. It’s still a family hotel – the characters visit for breakfast twice a week – but it retains a classy, grown-up style, with a wellness centre to unwind in. Rooms start at $799 per night.
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TAMPA The food scene: Tampa’s food scene is platefuls of fun, with plenty of restaurants trying out new things, from foodie workshops to innovative ways to serve food, and lots of places to find a good Cuban sandwich (the city is home to La Segunda Bakery, the world’s largest producer of Cuban bread).
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Restaurants to try: Modern, low-rise development Hyde Park Village is filled with quirky options. At Michelin-recommended Timpano, the bucatini al pesto pasta is served tableside from a massive parmesan wheel, and at Cake Drip, you can make your own custom chocolate bar. In Ybor City – which was known for being home to the city’s Hispanic population and its cigar-making industry – the historic Columbia Restaurant has been serving Spanish-Cuban cuisine since 1905. The decidedly more modern Ichicoro Ramen brings big-city vibes to the city’s Seminole Heights neighbourhood, with authentic ramen dishes and comforting grilled pork belly bowls – and a well-deserved Bib Gourmand. At Haven, cheese and charcuterie are served up with fine wines and 300 varieties of bourbon.
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Best vegan eats: Heights Public Market food hall is filled with
street-food stands, housed at Armature Works, an open-plan
high-ceilinged old ‘trolley barn’ (tram shed) with vast windows that open onto views of the new Tampa riverwalk. It’s known for quirky, social media star dishes, such as the Lizzo freakshakes that Bake ‘n’ Babes made when the star performed in Tampa, and Muchachas’ ‘walkin’ tacos’, served in a Doritos bag. Vegan visitors can check out the Armature Works website for a full list of the vegan dishes served by the different stalls, from miso curry at Ichicoro Imoto to grilled portobello sandwich from Inside the Box. Where to stay: Suitably foodie Epicurean Hotel offers guests a glass of wine on arrival, which is fitting, given it’s located opposite one of the world’s largest wine cellars (underneath legendary restaurant Bern’s Steakhouse). The on-site Epicurean restaurant serves modern American food, while the rooms are comfy and – naturally – come with well-stocked minibars. Rooms start at £313 per night.
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Kenwood Travel offers five nights’ room-only at Eden Roc hotel from £1,141 per person, flying with Virgin Atlantic on January 14, 2023.
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ORLANDO
Carrier offers seven nights at Four Seasons Resort Orlando at Walt Disney World Resort from £4,335, including BA flights from Gatwick to Orlando, private airport transfers and Fast Track Service at Gatwick. The price is based on a May 14 departure next year.
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TAMPA
Gold Medal offers seven nights’ room-only at the four-star Epicurean Hotel from £2,689. The price includes direct BA flights from Gatwick and is based on a departure on April 27, 2023.
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