{"id":29562,"date":"2026-09-19T22:02:10","date_gmt":"2026-09-19T22:02:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.diningandcooking.com\/restaurants\/29562\/"},"modified":"2026-09-19T22:02:10","modified_gmt":"2026-09-19T22:02:10","slug":"opening-at-horizon-west-bay-in-largo-bocelli-modern-italian","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.diningandcooking.com\/restaurants\/29562\/","title":{"rendered":"Opening at Horizon West Bay in Largo: Bocelli Modern Italian"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Last month, the City of Largo approved leases for two restaurants to open at the upcoming mixed-use development Horizon West Bay: a new Dead Bob\u2019s restaurant (see What Now\u2019s coverage here) and a new Bocelli Modern Italian.<\/p>\n<p>Located at 5427 Bayshore Blvd in Tampa, Bocelli serves \u201cFresh Ingredients. Killer Comfort Food.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAt Bocelli Modern Italian we provide a unique dining experience bringing you a mix of traditional Italian cuisine and modern dishes that we make with the freshest and finest ingredients,\u201d the Bocelli website says.<\/p>\n<p>Like the new Dead Bob\u2019s, Bocelli Modern Italian will open in 2027, according to a press release.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe restaurant specializes in traditional Italian cuisine with modern influences, using fresh ingredients and featuring pasta made fresh in-house and brick-oven pizzas,\u201d says the announcement on Largo.com. \u201cThe new Largo restaurant is planned to feature an open-kitchen concept, private dining space for parties and corporate dinners, takeout and delivery options, and a full-liquor bar.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Together, the two restaurants constitute \u201canother milestone for Horizon West Bay and the City\u2019s continued investment in creating a vibrant, active downtown destination.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Bocelli menu in Tampa ranges from Antipasti like Arancini and Bruschetta to Secondi like Chicken Marsala, Eggplant Parmigiana, and Chicken Burrata Milanese (Chicken cutlet, mixed greens, confit heirloom tomatoes, prosciutto, burrata, basil oil, balsamic). You\u2019ll also find plenty of salad choices and pasta dishes like Cavatelli Alla Vodka, Fettuccine Alfredo, and more.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWelcoming these two restaurants to Horizon West Bay is an exciting step forward in our vision for Downtown Largo,\u201d said Mayor Woody Brown. \u201cOur community wants downtown to be a place where people come not only to do business, but also to enjoy a meal, spend time with friends and family, and connect with their community. Bocelli Modern Italian and Dead Bob\u2019s will bring new dining experiences and energy to West Bay Drive, and we look forward to welcoming them to Largo.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>You can keep up with all things Bocelli Modern Italian by following @bocellitampa on Instagram.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Last month, the City of Largo approved leases for two restaurants to open at the upcoming mixed-use development Horizon West Bay: a new Dead Bob\u2019s restaurant (see What Now\u2019s coverage here) and a new Bocelli Modern Italian. Located at 5427 Bayshore Blvd in Tampa, Bocelli serves \u201cFresh Ingredients. Killer Comfort Food.\u201d \u201cAt Bocelli Modern Italian<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":29563,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[49,50],"class_list":["post-29562","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-italian-restaurants","tag-italian-restaurant","tag-italian-restaurants"],"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/vive.im\/@dnc\/117299962444136287","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.diningandcooking.com\/restaurants\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29562","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.diningandcooking.com\/restaurants\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.diningandcooking.com\/restaurants\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.diningandcooking.com\/restaurants\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.diningandcooking.com\/restaurants\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=29562"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.diningandcooking.com\/restaurants\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29562\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.diningandcooking.com\/restaurants\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/29563"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.diningandcooking.com\/restaurants\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=29562"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.diningandcooking.com\/restaurants\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=29562"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.diningandcooking.com\/restaurants\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=29562"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}