Forbici sits in Hyde Park Village with the confidence of a neighborhood staple that knows exactly what it is. Roman-style pizza cut with scissors. 72-hour fermented dough that bakes light and airy. House-made mozzarella. A room that fills up at lunch and stays busy past midnight. The Space & The Experience This is modern Italian done right. No pretense, just technique. The pizza comes square or round, the scissors are part of the ritual, and the dough gets three full days to develop flavor before it hits the wood-fired heat. The bar stays active through service transitions, cocktails flowing as easily during afternoon sets as they do late night. Live music runs nightly here, with brunch performances starting at noon on weekends. The booking leans acoustic and versatile — artists who can soundtrack dinner conversations at six and keep the room engaged at ten. Tampa diners come for the Roman pies but the live soundtrack keeps them planted through multiple rounds. The Lineup Daniel B. Marshall opens the week Wednesday at 6 PM, bringing his mix of pop, rock, and country covers to the dinner crowd. Joe Hite takes Thursday with his alternative and soul-driven set from 6 to 10 PM. The weekend gets busy fast. Eric Yoder starts Friday afternoon at 4 PM with his rock and reggae repertoire, followed by Daniel B. Marshall returning for the prime dinner slot at 7:30 PM. Saturday brings brunch music with Marshall again at 11:30 AM, then Ken Apperson closes the night with his funk and soul covers from 7:30 to 11:30 PM. Sunday keeps the momentum with Evan Taylor Jones handling the noon brunch set, followed by Joe Hite wrapping the weekend from 6 to 10 PM. The Roster Forbici books artists who understand the room. Daniel B. Marshall, Joe Hite, Eric Yoder, and Ken Apperson rotate through regularly, joined by Evan Taylor Jones, Colt Clark, Evan Koteles, Juanita Collins, and Ashley Smith. These are players who can shift from background dinner music to front-and-center entertainment without missing a beat. The venue's booking philosophy matches its food approach. Solid technique, no filler, consistent execution. Artists who show up prepared and read the room. Roman pizza and live music make sense together at Forbici. Check the full schedule and claim your table before the scissors start cutting.
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