TAMPA, FL – Ten Rooms, a multi-experience concept, will be opening this spring in Ybor to feature upscale dining, two bars, a retail shop, café and more. The partners behind the project are Ro Patel, a Tampa Bay food & beverage veteran known for Ciro’s Speakeasy, Anise Global Gastro Bar and more, and Zach Pace, experienced restaurant operator and sommelier who has been involved with two highly praised San Francisco restaurants: Lazy Bear, a renowned two-Michelin star institution, and Aphotic, which he helped open and gain a Michelin star and the rare Green Star – a mere three months after opening in 2023.

With Ten Rooms, Ro and Zach will offer top-tier cuisine and hospitality in one of the most storied buildings in the neighborhood, El Centro Español de Tampa, which was originally constructed as a clubhouse in the early 1900s. The owners hope it will become a new hotspot in Ybor City for dining, drinking and shopping, helping to grow Tampa as a food destination.

The multiple components of Ten Rooms include:

• Bar Martinez, a bar and restaurant specializing in American fine dining and featuring southeastern and European influences. The name honors Vicente Martinez Ybor, the city’s founder, and is a nod to the Martinez cocktail, the precursor to the modern-day Martini. The menu will feature a dry-aged beef program as well as culinary partnerships with farms and ranches across the state, region and country.
• Genevieve the Cat, a sister bar space featuring cocktails on tap crafted by Founder & Managing Partner Ro Patel.
• The Shop at Ten Rooms, a boutique retail and art destination featuring rotating vendors, resident artists, unique gifting, specialty items and lifestyle goods.
• The Café at Ten Rooms, a modern daytime coffee shop and bakery serving pressed juices, French baked goods and cravable savory bites from morning to afternoon.

More information will become available soon including an opening date.

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