Columbia Restaurant Reflection

Columbia Restaurant Two

I was able to get this shot of the Columbia Restaurant entrance early Sunday morning, July 13, 2008. Things seem to get going a little bit later during the summer, so there were no cars to obstruct my view.

Columbia Restaurant

View of the sign and the outdoor dining area of the Columbia Restaurant on Front Street in Celebration.

The Hernandez Gonzmart family has been making restaurant history since 1905 when they opened their landmark Columbia Restaurant in Tampa's Historic Ybor City, which today is Florida's Oldest and the World's Largest Spanish restaurant. Today, 4th & 5th generation family members work hard to preserve the family's legacy that their great-grandfather Casimiro Hernandez Sr. created over 100 years ago when he opened the Columbia as a corner café frequented by local cigar workers.

Learn more about the Celebration location here.