SECRET GARDEN – Restaurant

Secret Garden is a downtown Tampa lunch room on North Florida Avenue that opens at half ten and shuts at half two, which is all the hours it needs. The draw is the salad bar - a wide spread of fresh toppings you build yourself - alongside wraps, soups, sweet potato noodles and California rolls for anyone who wants to mix registers. Regulars call it a hidden gem, and the compliments always land on the same three things: freshness, service and how clean the place is. Wheelchair accessible throughout. A proper weekday lunch spot, and nothing more complicated than that.

Cuisine: Restaurant