Garbanzo bean and chorizo soup with potato, ham hock and saffron broth. The Sunday-dinner staple at the Columbia Restaurant since 1905, plus Cuban diners.
Spanish bean soup is the Sunday-dinner classic that the Columbia Restaurant in Ybor City has served since 1905. The Asturian-Spanish recipe combines garbanzo beans, smoked chorizo, ham hock, potato and saffron in a clear broth, served as a starter or a meal. Cuban diners across Tampa now run the same soup. The Columbia plates over 5,000 bowls a week between its six Florida locations.
3 editor picks for Spanish bean soup (Garbanzo) in Tampa, ranked by editorial score. All Tampa signature dishes · Spanish bean soup (Garbanzo) across every city.
Columbia Restaurant ★ 4.5
ybor-city · 2117 E 7th Ave, Tampa, FL 33605
The Columbia Restaurant on East Seventh Avenue has plated 1905 Salad and Cuban sandwiches in Ybor City since 1905 and is Florida's oldest restaurant.
La Teresita ★ 4.5
west-tampa · 3246 W Columbus Dr, Tampa, FL 33607
La Teresita on Columbus Drive in West Tampa has run a Cuban counter and dining room since 1972, owned by the Capdevila family across two generations.
Cafe Don Jose ★ 4.4
west-tampa · 3019 W Columbus Dr, Tampa, FL 33607
Cafe Don Jose on West Columbus Drive runs a working-class Cuban counter with cafecito, pastelitos and Cuban breakfast plates for the West Tampa crowd.