Downtown Clearwater lands first restaurant from Michelin-starred hospitality group

Rendering of the restored Telephone Building with Rippers on the ground floor in downtown Clearwater.

The restored Telephone Building in downtown Clearwater has landed its first restaurant tenant, with the hospitality group behind Michelin-starred Rocca bringing its first Clearwater concept to Cleveland Street. Called Rippers, the restaurant will occupy the building’s ground floor and serve deep-fried “ripper” hot dogs, burgers, chicken wings, sandwiches, fries and handcrafted milkshakes. It also marks … Read more