Carmel Cafe & Wine Bar

2548 McMullen-Booth Road, Clearwater, FL 33761

(727) 724-4228

http://www.carmelcafe.com/

Categories: Restaurant

Cuisine: Mediterranean, Moroccan

Features: Date night, Live music, Outdoor seating

Cost range: 10.01-20.0

Payment options: Credit cards accepted

Alcohol: Beer and wine only

Located in the Northwood Plaza, this glamorous setting has some key players behind it: Chris Sullivan, an Outback Steakhouse founder and its former CEO, and Steve Cook, the veteran of Tampa's Mise en Place who led the collaborative effort on the menu. It features small plates of Mediterranean rim cuisine with regional flavors from Italy, France, Spain, Morocco and Greece. It has a 60-label Old and New World wine list and offers pours of 3, 6 and 9 ounces.

Read Jim Webster's full review here.