Over 50 Tampa: Ballast Point & Interbay

Ballast Point & Interbay · seafood

Big Ray's Fish Camp is a small seafood counter on Interbay Boulevard in South Tampa. Chef Raymond 'Nick' Cruz traces it back to Ballast Point Pier, a few minutes away: his own site says 'spending countless summer days fishing, cleaning, and cooking said fish on the line, would eventually turn into a personal passion to serve the best and freshest seafood in South Tampa.' It has been a MICHELIN Recommended restaurant since the 2025 Florida selection and kept that place in 2026.

Ballast Point & Interbay · seafood, american

Hula Bay sits on the water at the end of Tyson Avenue in the Westshore Marina District, and its own site bills it as Tampa's premier waterfront restaurant with Hawaiian leanings. The complex runs a waterfront bar alongside the dining room and a second bar, Duke's Retired Surfers Bar, which shares its reservation system. It posts live music and a brunch service.

Live music some nights. Go before the band starts if you want to talk.

Ballast Point & Interbay · $$ · seafood, lobster rolls, ice cream

Leon's is a small seafood counter on Interbay Boulevard beside Ballast Point Pier and Park, looking out over Hillsborough Bay. It opened in 2024 and is built around lobster rolls served hot with butter or cold with mayonnaise, alongside locally sourced ice cream and Ybor City coffee. It closes at 8 PM and is shut on Mondays, so it is a lunch and early-dinner room rather than an evening one.

Ballast Point & Interbay · pub food, british

Mad Dogs & Englishmen is a British-style pub that has been part of Tampa's dining scene for more than thirty years and now occupies a purpose-built home on South MacDill Avenue, having moved from its long-time address. It runs a full week of service from late morning, with weekend opening at 10am. It joined the MICHELIN Guide in the 2025 Florida selection and is Recommended again in 2026.

Ballast Point & Interbay · seafood, caribbean, american

Salt Shack sits on Old Tampa Bay at the end of West Tyson Avenue, a few hundred feet from Hula Bay, and it is built around the view. Its own writing leans hard on sunsets, calling itself a first stop for waterfront sunset dining in Tampa. The cooking is coastal seafood with Caribbean leanings and tropical drinks. Between this and Hula Bay, Tyson Avenue is the closest thing South Tampa has to a waterfront restaurant row.