The Best Venezuelan in Tampa

La Fuente Restaurant, Bakery & Cafe

★★★★☆ 4 (424) • $

"AMAZING!!! My favorite part of my florida trip for sure. incredible food, service, and desserts. Very cozy and a great authentic place."

11 Chicks

★★★★★ 4.7 (280) • $

"Fast service I ordered the 1 cheese and one beef empanadas. They were excellent. I plan to go back and try the Venezuelan ones made with corn tortillas too. The empanadas are served with both a green and red sauce. Red is a little spicier. Both are great pairings. Really cute decor inside too. Comfortable seating with spanish music."

Are Pitas

★★★★☆ 4.4 (272) • $

"Based on the favorable reviews, my friend and I decided to have lunch here after working out. I ate here a few years ago, but never made it back. When we walked in, we were the only two in the place, but clearly they do a lot of to-go orders, because the two workers we saw were busy. I ordered the Lebanese plate which consisted of salad, two falafels, a dolma, hummus, baba ghanoush, and your choice of pita bread or pita chips. I love getting combo plates and trying a variety of the food a restaurant has to offer. We wanted fountain drinks, but their machine was out of order, so we went with canned sodas.The food took a while to come out. Not just ours, but pretty much anybody who came in after us waited quite some time for their food too. My platter when it came looked delicious. I liked the salad and hummus, but honestly, the falafel was terrible. They were so dense and hard I could barely choke them down. I don't know if they make them in advance and then just reheat them, but I would never have them here again. I also wish I had chosen the pita bread, not pita chips, because they turned out to be these tiny crunchy pieces that were too little to put any spreads on.The restaurant was relatively clean, but very warm. If I return, I think I'll try an empanada or arepas, because maybe that's where they shine."

Perdigon El Sabor

★★★★☆ 4.2 (187) • $$

"Absolutely loved finding this gem!We were nearby getting some senior photos done for my son, when we checked and found this place nearby on yelp. At first we weren't sure if it was located upstairs or downstairs since the name was on both areas...It was empty but thankfully still open. The AC was blasting, very clean and the ladies were very friendly as we walked in.We had no idea what to order since none of us had Venezuelan food before, we decided to try their Colombian empanadas to start as an appetizer, very good (we got chicken and beef) both equally delicious. For our meals we just picked what sounded good and we were all VERY happy with our choices. Not to mention they were all HUGE portions, we decided to take leftovers home. I went with the patacones with chicken.. it's basically a giant salad with plantains and lots of delicious sauces. I'm so happy with the choice I made and would definitely recommend it! It did not taste like your typical salad, it was very tasty. My son went with the pepito perdigon beef, which is basically a big sandwich with some chips on top, he really enjoyed it as well and had leftovers to take home, he also had the batido de mango with milk which is a mango smoothie with milk instead of water, so good! My boyfriend got the arepa llanera, I was SO jelly, it looked so delicious, it had both chicken and steak, avocado and cheese, he loved it as well and also had leftovers. I think next time I will try that.. we definitely will be back very soon. Mauri was our server and she was great in explaining everything and providing suggestions for us. The price is perfect for their menu options.. highly recommend this restaurant!"

Teq-A-Bite

★★★★☆ 4.2 (49) • $

"Fantastic! Ordered a beef arepa and the sweet corn pancake (capatcha). Both were amazing and HUGE! I ordered it as I was getting on the highway so I didn't take a pic, but the menu pic below is spot on. Definitely authentic Venezuelan food. Very clean and spacious. I will definitely stop in again!"

La Pelotera Food Truck

★★★★☆ 3.9 (44) • $

"I came by late at night when I found them on the way home from work I was taking that day. While they were about to close, they were still super accommodating and the food was fresh and delicious. Already dreaming about my next visit!"

Moon Frog Arepas

★★★★★ 4.8 (27)

"Sleeper hit! I don't even usually care for arepas but my food was phenomenal. I ordered the Chicken Mechado ($13.39) via Uber eats. Was ready very quickly, amazingly packed, everything cooked to perfection. Lady who handled my order was really friendly. I'd suggest the food truck improve their signage game though, so it's easier to find on foot."

Super Tequeno

★★★★☆ 4.4 (32)

"Pros:Small but clean cafe.The two ladies were helpful in me deciding what to get.The cafe con leche was very smooth and tasty served in a cute cup with their logo. 4/5The arepa had a lot of meat and had ketchup and some other sauces. It was very flavorful. 4/5Misc: The arepa part is a lot more crispy than I'm used to.Cons:Even though they're open on Sunday, they close at 3 pm.Also, the arepa "patties" are small relative to the meat/lettuce filling. I kind of wished they were bigger. There was more meat than arepa lol.Overall: a great , mom and pop place to get Venezuelan street food!"

Pachanga Arepa

★★★★☆ 3.9 (38)

"This is one of our favorite places for Latin food. The pachangas and patacon are always hot and filled to the brim with cheesy meaty goodness! The arepas are toasty and fresh. All of meats are always fresh and well seasoned. We really have never had anything that wasn't good or fresh here. Don't know what to have for dinner? Want something different? Craving good Latin flavors?Pachenga Arepa it is!We will return over and over again to this location for the quality yummy food. Go eat here!"

Chamo Bites

★★★★☆ 3.8 (31)

"I don't know about authenticity of the food but I loooove chamo bites. Lol. The cachapa and empanadas are soooo good. The cachapa is Made from corn flour and have pieces of corn in it. The plain cheese is my fave. I could eat these every week. They have some seating inside and out. But like all krates it's limited. Unlike other reviews, I had no trouble communicating with the cashier. Not sure if this got better since those reviews. The orders do take some time to come out but their ALWAYS PIPING hot and delicious."

Chamo bites

★★★★☆ 4.1 (24)

"Great little place that serves up sone pretty awesome latin street food and classic American faves. I was super curious to check this place out and get me an order pf chamo bites, their namesake, as well as their milkshake, which I don't normally do, but they had me at Nutella. Since I live in Town n Country, there's a lot of Latin restaurants around me, and I may not be well versed with it, but I'm slowly learning. So I guess chamo is small little corn cakes that are deep fried and covered with all kinds of delicious toppings. When I bit into it, it was crisp on the outside, soft and pillowy on the inside, reminding me of funnel cake. If you get the chamo bites, please note the order is quite large as shown in my picture, so either plan on sharing it or let it stretch for a few days. I ate all but three and froze them for later. It cones with a side of delicious cream cheese for dipping. They make great milkshakes too. I would recommend the nutella one. Its nice creamy and very generous with nutella. They ate open late so its perfect for a late night noshing."

La Punta Bar & Grill

★★★★☆ 3.7 (22)

"This place only has one year running and do it well Food is very good ! waitress works so friendly. They have live music week end the price is average"

Eat in Chips

★★★★★ 4.5 (14)

"Estos tequeños son lo mejor de lo mejor. El 31 de diciembre había olvidado hacer un pedido y ellos a última hora aunque estaban cerrados y solo haciendo entregas me permitieron comprar los que estaban congelados una solución a un tremendo problema y se los agradezco"

El Rey Del Shawarma

★★★★★ 4.5 (4)

"Excelente hamburguesa pollo y los shawarma alucinantes podría repetir varias veces en la semana. Servicio rápido y eficiente sobre todo si le pides cebolla. Ambiente no me molesta agradable a pesar del reggueton a todo volumen."