27°57′36″N 82°26′6″W / 27.96000°N 82.43500°W
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| Company type | Private |
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| Industry | Foodservice |
| Predecessor | Saloon Columbia (1903–1905) |
| Founded | 1905 |
| Founder | Casimiro Hernandez, Sr.[1] |
| Headquarters | Ybor City, Tampa, Florida, United States |
Number of locations | 7 |
Area served | Florida |
Key people | Richard Gonzmart, President/CEO |
| Revenue | $42M (1991–last published[when?])[citation needed] |
Number of employees | 1,200[citation needed] |
| Parent | 1905 Family Of Restaurants |
| Website | www |
Columbia Restaurant is a restaurant in Ybor City, Tampa, Florida. It is the oldest continuously operated restaurant in Florida,[2] as well as the oldest Spanish restaurant in the United States.[3] The 15 dining rooms cover 52,000 ft seating 1,700 customers. It is the largest Spanish restaurant in the world and occupies an entire city block.[2][4] Founded in 1903 as Saloon Columbia, it was renamed in 1905 to Columbia Restaurant. The landmark has been owned by the Hernandez-Gonzmart family for five generations and serves Spanish and Cuban cuisine.[5]
In addition to the original location in Ybor City, there are Columbia restaurants in Sarasota (opened in 1959);[6] in St. Augustine (opened in 1983); on Sand Key (1989); and in Celebration, Florida (1997).[6] There are also smaller Columbia Café restaurants located at the Tampa Bay History Center (opened in 2009) and at Tampa International Airport (opened in May 2012).[6]
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