Greek Business

Locally-Owned Hellenic Aesthetic Brings the Ethos of Summers Spent in Greece to Tampa Bay

We asked locally-owned Hellenic Aesthetic to share its story with us as part of our series showcasing Greek business owners in Tampa Bay. Thank you to founder Marianthi Vlachos for telling us all about her lifestyle boutique which celebrates Greek culture of the past and present. Out of what passion did your expertise in cultural expression through Greek products form? I received my bachelor’s degree in Art History in 2013. Throughout the process of earning my degree I became more intimately acquainted with Greek art and objects of both antiquity and the Byzantine periods. This exposure to historical artifacts opened my...

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The Limani on the Sponge Docks Serves To-Order Greek Food that’s Passed Down from the Heart and Nafplio

We asked The Limani to share its story with us as part of our series showcasing Greek business owners in Tampa Bay. The Limani team is gracious, generous with its food, and widely known by the local community. We wish many years to George Xristou, who owns and opened the Limani on Tarpon Spring's beloved Sponge Docks 15 years ago. Out of what passion did your expertise in cultural expression through Greek food and drink—and through the cafe form—and how and when? Further, how is this likened to restaurateurs in Greece? Having grown up in Greece, one thing you will...

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Truly Greek Brings it’s Mediterranean Fare to Brandon

A Dade City original restaurant, Truly Greek has brought it's Greek and Mediterranean cuisine to the Brandon area, with a new name and new digs in the Bloomingdale Square shopping center right off of Bloomingdale Avenue. Stay up to date: Click here to follow Greek Tampa Bay on Facebook! The family owned restaurant recently moved from it's previous location and has been open in its Brandon space for just a month and a half. We were fortunate to give them a try tonight for dinner, and can attest to all the rave Facebook reviews about the quaint place. [caption id="attachment_136"...

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Greek Goddess Shows You How to Bring Out Your Inner Greek at BARaki

Tarpon springs newest lounge to open on the sponge docks BARaki, has released an entertaining trailer video highlighting how to bring out your inner Greek at the café. Stay up to date: Click here to follow Greek Tampa Bay on Facebook! In the two minute video clip on the BARaki Facebook page, a Greek goodness beckons a young American man who is strolling along the Sponge Docks boardwalk alone when suddenly he sees a bright light coming from the cafe on Dodecanese Street. Once he approaches the door the goddess pulls him in and through a series of lessons teaches...