Black Forest Cottage Restaurant

South Pinellas beaches : 1120 Pinellas Bayway, #113-#114, Tierra Verde, 33715

Traditional German food and a bakery.Hours: 9 a.m.-10 p.m. Wed.-Sun, closed Mon.-Tues.

Cafe Vienna

St. Petersburg : 5625 Fourth St. N # 6, St. Petersburg, 33703

Look around the pretty, forest green dining room, flanked at the front by a bar lined with personalized beer mugs and wine glasses, and it's clear: This place has devoted regulars. They find their mug, have it filled with a Spaten pilsner or Franzikaner weissbier, and then consider — am I  …

German Bistro

MacDill Area : 5232 S MacDill Ave., Tampa, 33611

People may be drawn in by the lure of free beer, but the menu boasts a variety of wursts and schnitzels, and all are good options. Go hungry and start with the potato pancakes. and whatever entree you pick, make sure to get a side of spaetzle and red cabbage. Or sauerkraut and potato dumpling. A …

German Bistro 2

Editor's pick

Largo : 1300 E Bay Drive, Largo, 33771

Free beer. Irena Seidl opened her second tiny German restaurant in the fall with no liquor license. So she gives you beer or wine on the house. And that's not all: A bowl of vinegary potato salad and sliced bread and butter get you started, after which come unlimited sides (stewed red cabbage, s …

German Restaurant

West Pasco : 2616 US Highway 19, Holiday, 34691

Heinrich's German Grill

Bradenton : 8420 Lockwood Ridge Road, Sarasota, 34243

Lagerhaus Brewery & Grill

Palm Harbor : 3438 E Lake Business, Palm Harbor, 34685

Martina's German Cuisine

Seminole : 9277 Seminole Blvd., Seminole, 33772

Mattison

Manatee beaches : 3246 E Bay Drive (Manatee Ave.), Holmes Beach, 34217

Maximilian's Restaurant

West Pasco : 8141 State Road 52, Hudson, 34667

Mr. Dunderbak's

Editor's pick

Tampa : 14929 Bruce B Downs Blvd., Tampa, 33613

We won't go so far as to call Mr. Dunderbak's snobby. But trust us, if you try to order a Bud Light there, you'll definitely catch hell from the regulars. Dunderbak's — which recently moved from University Mall to an ornate biergarten/marketplatz-style outpost in a New Tampa shopping center †…

Schnitzelhaus Restaurant

Tampa : 4333 W Waters Ave., Tampa, 33614

Sikorski Deli & Fish Market

Largo : 12545 Ulmerton Road, Largo, 33774

Polish, Ukrainian, Czech, Russian and other international deli foods, and a small bar area to enjoy beer and wines.Hours: 10 a.m.-6:30 p.m. Tues.-Sat., 11 a.m.-3 p.m. Sun.

Yvonne's Deli & Bakery

South Pinellas beaches : 595 Corey Ave., St. Pete Beach, 33706

Fresh baked breads, pastries, cakes, German foods, sandwiches, European foods.Hours: 8 a.m.-4 p.m. Tue.-Fri., 8:30 a.m.-2 p.m. Sat., closed Sun.

Zwiwwel Modern German Cuisine

Sarasota : 1213 N Palm Ave., Sarasota, 34236

Beer Garden with German Festival beers. Hours: 5-9 p.m. Mon.-Thur., 5-10 p.m. Fri.-Sat., closed Sun.