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Koya, new tasting menu-only restaurant from Noble Rice team, opens in Tampa

The ambitious and intimate new restaurant only seats eight people a night.
 
 
 
Koya, an eight-seat omakase-style restaurant from the owners of Noble Rice, opened on July 22 in Tampa.
Koya, an eight-seat omakase-style restaurant from the owners of Noble Rice, opened on July 22 in Tampa. [ KEIR MAGOULAS | Photo courtesy of Keir Magoulas ]

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