TPA nominated to repeat as 'Best Large Airport' in USA Today 10Best Readers’ Choice awards
Tampa International Airport is also nominated as Best Airport for Art and Best Airport for Dining with two restaurants in the running for Best Airport Sit-Down Restaurant.
Here we go again! Tampa International Airport is once again in the running as one of America’s favorite airports as part of the USA Today 10Best Readers’ Choice Awards. For 2025, TPA is nominated for Best Large Airport, Best Airport for Art, and Best Airport Dining, with two of TPA’s restaurants, Ulele and Cigar City Brewing, competing for Best Airport Sit-Down Restaurant and Bavaro's Pizza Napoletana & Pastaria for Best Airport Grab-and-Go Food.
A panel of industry experts and editors at USA Today selected the nominees in each category.
It is now up to the public to decide which airport and restaurants are their favorites, with voting open through Monday, Oct. 6. Fans of TPA can vote once a day in each category until polls close. The top 10 winners are scheduled to be announced on Wednesday, Oct. 15.
Last year, TPA was ranked #1 Best Large Airport in the USA Today 10Best Readers’ Choice Awards and #1 Best Airport for Dining, with Airside C's Bavaro’s, Cigar City Brewing, and Ulele — all Tampa Bay area concepts — each ranked among the nation’s 10 Best in the Airport Grab-and-Go Food or Airport Sit-Down Restaurant categories. This is the first year TPA’s public art program has been nominated.
Click below to vote for TPA and your favorite airport restaurants in each category.