Explore our curated restaurants, hotels, bars, and wineries in Tallahassee.
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These rooms pair curated wine programs with distinct bar and kitchen identities.
In Midtown, Black Radish Bar and Restaurant pairs a curated wine program with natural wine, low-ABV drinks, and zero-proof options. The kitchen focuses on vegetable-led shareable small plates. It holds a Michelin Plate (2026).
Also in Midtown, Food Glorious Food combines a curated wine program with creative cocktails and award-winning cuisine. It is a woman-owned neighbourhood spot with fresh-baked desserts and a long-running place in the city’s dining scene.
Z. Bardhi's offers authentic Italian fine dining with a curated wine program and an extensive wine list. The kitchen is family-owned, uses fresh ingredients, and serves homemade bread with sundried tomato oil.
The Huntsman in Downtown Tallahassee brings tasting menus into focus and serves a la carte. Kool Beanz Cafe in Midtown serves a la carte.
In Downtown Tallahassee, The Huntsman specialises in wild game, foraged ingredients, and field-to-table cuisine with equally compelling vegan and vegetarian tasting menus. It has a curated wine program and a Michelin Plate award. The restaurant also offers a la carte service.
Kool Beanz Cafe in Midtown is an eclectic American fusion restaurant with a curated wine program and a constantly changing menu. The space is art-filled and the cooking is creative, with fresh dishes shaped by what is available locally.
On Apalachee Parkway, Azu Lucy Ho's pairs a curated wine program with conventional wine, sake, and craft cocktails. It is a long-running Asian fusion institution with fresh sushi and signature dim sum in a relaxed setting.
Midtown has several of the city’s curated wine programs in our guide. In Midtown, Black Radish Bar and Restaurant, Food Glorious Food, and Kool Beanz Cafe each has a curated wine program. Downtown Tallahassee includes The Huntsman, which has a curated wine program.
There are 0 Michelin-starred restaurants in our Tallahassee guide, and 0 Michelin stars in total. Two venues, The Huntsman and Black Radish Bar and Restaurant, have Michelin Plate (2026) awards, and that is the highest Michelin recognition listed in the city page.
The Huntsman in Downtown Tallahassee is the city’s tasting-menu restaurant in our guide. It also offers a la carte service and has a curated wine program. The venue holds a Michelin Plate (2026) award.
One venue in our guide holds the city’s Wine Spectator Best of Award of Excellence. It is the only Wine Spectator recognition in Tallahassee, and the citywide total is that Best of Award of Excellence.
By Emmett Haley · Updated October 8, 2026 · Editorial standards
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On North Monroe Street, Black Radish Bar and Restaurant occupies a corner of Tallahassee's dining scene where bar program and kitchen share equal billing. The address places it in a corridor of independent operators that define the city's non-chain eating and drinking culture. Expect the kind of room where the cocktail list and the food menu demand the same level of attention.
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Backwoods Crossing occupies a stretch of Mahan Drive in Tallahassee where the city's dining and drinking scene tends toward the unpretentious and locally rooted. With a name that signals regional character rather than metropolitan polish, it sits in a segment of Leon County's bar and restaurant category that rewards curiosity over convention.
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On East Tennessee Street in downtown Tallahassee, The Huntsman occupies a address that places it within easy reach of the Florida capital's civic and university corridors.
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Cafe Yerushalmi on Lake Bradford Road brings a Middle Eastern and Israeli-inflected dining tradition to Tallahassee's west side, a part of the city that rewards those willing to look beyond the downtown corridor. The name alone signals a culinary heritage rooted in Jerusalem's layered food culture, where sourcing, spice, and communal eating intersect in ways that still feel underrepresented in Florida's capital.
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Island Fin Poke Co. on Timberlane Road brings the Hawaiian build-your-own poke bowl format to Tallahassee's north side, sitting within a category that has expanded steadily across mid-size American cities over the past decade. The format is fast-casual but the cultural reference points run deeper than the genre sometimes suggests, connecting to a Hawaiian fishing tradition that predates the mainland's discovery of it by generations.
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On Thomasville Road, Kool Beanz Cafe occupies a distinct position in Tallahassee's dining scene — a neighborhood restaurant with an approach rooted in ingredient sourcing and a menu that shifts with what's available locally. For a state capital city where independent dining competes with chain dominance, it represents the kind of committed, kitchen-led cooking that Tallahassee's food community has rallied around for years.
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Pick Momo’s Pizza - Tennessee Street for a casual, affordable pizza stop near FSU, especially if the plan is slices, calzones, beer, and a low-pressure group meal. It is stronger for late-night hunger and campus-side convenience than for special occasions, with walk-in ease and a lively, casual room.
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Z. Bhardi sits on Kinhega Drive in northeast Tallahassee, a residential address that places it well outside the city's compact downtown dining corridor. Details on cuisine type, pricing, and format are limited in the public record, making it a venue worth approaching with direct inquiry before visiting. Tallahassee diners seeking alternatives can explore nearby options through our full city guide.
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Selected entries from the current guide for Tallahassee.
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On North Monroe Street, Black Radish Bar and Restaurant occupies a corner of Tallahassee's dining scene where bar program and kitchen share equal billing. The address places it in a corridor of independent operators that define the city's non-chain eating and drinking culture. Expect the kind of room where the cocktail list and the food menu demand the same level of attention.
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Backwoods Crossing occupies a stretch of Mahan Drive in Tallahassee where the city's dining and drinking scene tends toward the unpretentious and locally rooted. With a name that signals regional character rather than metropolitan polish, it sits in a segment of Leon County's bar and restaurant category that rewards curiosity over convention.
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Azu Lucy Ho's occupies a strip-mall address on Apalachee Parkway that Tallahassee's dining regulars have long treated as a reliable reference point. The format rewards those who come with patience and an appetite for the kind of meal that unfolds on its own terms. It sits in a city where consistent, independent dining options are fewer than the population might suggest.
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Bella Bella occupies a spot on East 5th Avenue in Tallahassee's drinking scene, where the city's appetite for craft cocktails continues to sharpen.
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The program leans into spirits curation at a depth that separates it from the city's broader cocktail circuit, making it a reference point for anyone tracking what Florida's capital is building in its drinking culture.
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Blue Tavern occupies a stretch of North Monroe Street that positions it squarely within Tallahassee's mid-tier bar circuit, drawing a crowd that treats it as a reliable neighborhood anchor rather than a destination. The room and program place it in a craft-leaning category that has grown across mid-size Florida cities over the past decade, offering an alternative to the louder, higher-volume venues nearby.
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Café de Martín occupies a strip-mall address on Capital Circle NE that belies a bar program operating at a register well above Tallahassee's usual conversation. In a city where cocktail culture has historically leaned casual, Martín positions itself toward the craft-serious end of the spectrum, making it a reference point for visitors and locals alike who want a drink built with intention.
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Dao Restaurant sits on Bannerman Road in northeast Tallahassee, drawing from the city's appetite for Asian-influenced dining in a suburban corridor that has quietly developed real culinary range.
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Food Glorious Food occupies a spot on Thomasville Road that has long functioned as a gathering point for Tallahassee's Midtown regulars. The address sits in a corridor where neighborhood bars and local restaurants define the social calendar more than destination dining does. For visitors and locals alike, it represents the kind of place a city's drinking and eating culture quietly depends on.
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Lake Tribe Brewing Company operates out of a light-industrial space on Garber Drive in northwest Tallahassee, slotting into the city's growing craft brewery scene. The taproom format positions it alongside Tallahassee's expanding roster of independent producers, offering a lower-key alternative to the bar-forward venues clustered downtown. Expect a production-brewery atmosphere where the beer itself, rather than the décor, does the talking.
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Mom & Dad's Italian Restaurant occupies a suite on Bannerman Road in north Tallahassee, positioning itself within a suburban dining corridor that punches above its strip-mall surroundings. The name signals a specific register: home-style Italian cooking in a city where that tradition holds its own against newer arrivals. For Leon County residents tracking the neighborhood's evolving dining options, it is a reference point worth knowing.
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Ology Brewing Co's Midtown outpost on East 6th Avenue sits at the center of Tallahassee's craft beer conversation, where locally driven brewing meets a neighborhood that rewards slow afternoons and considered pours. The taproom format places it firmly in the experiential drinking tier that has reshaped Florida's capital city bar scene over the past decade.
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Proof Brewing Company occupies a converted warehouse on South Monroe Street, one of Tallahassee's most active commercial corridors, positioning it squarely in the city's independent craft beer scene. The taproom format places it alongside Tallahassee's growing roster of neighbourhood drinking destinations, where the draw is locally made beer consumed on-site rather than imported bar programming.
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On Thomasville Road, one of Tallahassee's most active dining corridors, Riccardo's Restaurant occupies a position that rewards those who track the city's longer-running establishments. The menu architecture, rather than headline chef credentials or award hardware, does the work of signaling where this restaurant sits in the local dining order. A visit here is a read on how Tallahassee's mid-tier dining has evolved over time.
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On East Park Avenue in the heart of Tallahassee's historic park district, Savour occupies a spot in a dining corridor that rewards those who pay attention to neighbourhood character over marketing noise. The address places it within easy reach of the Capitol area and Cascades Park, situating it as a reference point in a city whose food scene has grown considerably more serious over the past decade.
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Shell Oyster Bar on Famu Way puts Tallahassee's raw bar tradition in focus, occupying a corner of the city's food scene where cold shellfish and sharp pours define the format. For a state capital with a compact but serious dining culture, it represents a specific kind of commitment: the oyster bar as focal point rather than footnote. Plan ahead, as the format draws a reliable local following.
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Table 23 sits on Thomasville Road, one of Tallahassee's primary dining corridors, positioning it within the city's most active stretch for independent restaurants.
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