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Lara in Ybor City is the most exciting restaurant to open this year

The restaurant, apothecary bar and bazaar from Suzanne Lara is a chef’s love letter to Tampa. | Restaurant review

Chef Suzanne Lara is back in the kitchen, this time with her very own restaurant, Lara, which recently opened in Ybor City. [ LUIS SANTANA | Times ]

Helen Freund is the senior food and dining critic, reporting on and reviewing restaurants throughout Tampa Bay. Reach her at hfreund@tampabay.com.

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