Fodor's Expert Review Columbia Restaurant

$$$ Celebration Dessert Fodor's Choice

Celebration's branch of this high-end, family-owned chain might be better than the original in Tampa, which has been operating for more than a century. For your main course, zero in on the paella—either à la Valenciana (with meat and seafood) or campesina ("farmer's" paella with beef, pork, chorizo, and chicken). The best dessert, brazo gitano cien anos (sponge cake with strawberries that is soaked in syrup and Spanish sherry and flambéed table-side), was created for the restaurant chain's 100th anniversary in 2005, and is well worth its price just for the show. Friday and Saturday nights feature a tapas bar and entertainment.

Dessert Dinner Family Fodor's Choice Latin American Lunch $$$

Quick Facts

649 Front St.
Celebration, Florida  34747, USA

407-566–1505

columbiarestaurant.com

Known For:
  • Oldest continuous restaurant chain in Florida
  • Upscale Cuban cuisine
  • Paella à la Valenciana

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