Daily Eats, the SoHo diner that has anchored South Tampa brunch plans for roughly two decades, is closing its doors on June 15 as owners prepare a full rebrand of the space. The longtime spot at 901 S. Howard Avenue is expected to reopen a few weeks later as Meeting House, billed as a neighborhood hangout focused on lunch, dinner and weekend brunch. Owners are framing the move as a fresh coat of paint rather than a full break from the current menu or staff.
According to Creative Loafing Tampa, the change was announced on Daily Eats' Instagram, where operators confirmed that staff will stay on and many of the crowd-pleasing dishes will carry over to Meeting House. The post described Meeting House as "a neighborhood restaurant centered around lunch, dinner and weekend brunch" and signed off with a tidy new slogan: "meet, eat... and repeat."
Licensing and location
State business filings list New Meeting House, Inc. as the entity behind the SoHo address and show an active permanent food-service license tied to 901 S. Howard Ave. The Florida Department of Business & Professional Regulation confirms that license is current, and the restaurant's official site likewise identifies 901 S. Howard Ave as its Hyde Park/SoHo location.
Who’s behind the change
Daily Eats operates under the umbrella of Ciccio Restaurant Group, a Tampa-based company that runs several Bay Area concepts, including Green Lemon, Fresh Kitchen and Jay Luigi, as outlined on the group's website. The building itself is no stranger to neighborhood dining tradition: the Old Meeting House once occupied this same address, and the new concept appears to be tapping into that local history with its chosen name.
Management has not given an exact reopening date beyond promising that doors will open again "a few weeks" after the June 15 shutdown, hinting at a relatively quick turnaround. Anyone keeping tabs on the transition can watch Daily Eats' social channels or the restaurant website for updates, as owners say the goal is to give the space a reset while keeping its South Tampa regulars at the heart of the operation.
