May Restaurant of The Month : HopScotch Café
Photo Credits : Restaurant Yab
Our restaurant of the month for May brings us to HopScotch Café in Downtown Dunedin. If you like charcuterie and beer, this is the place for you. Charcuterie boards are not just fun to say but are delicious arrangements of meats, cheeses, nuts, and fruits. Yum! HopScotch Café has a vintage music - theme that is incorporated throughout their menu. The owners, Oakley and Lori Carlson, have a real love for 60’s, 70’s and 80’s songs. The couple incorporated names, such as, “Fly Me To The Moon” and “We Don’t Need No Education” to describe their sandwiches. The laid back atmosphere of HopScotch also makes for a great place to stop by with friends or after a long day at work.
Picture Credits : HopScotch’s FB
In 2017, Oakley and Lori, set out on a road trip from rainy Seattle to sunny Florida. Oakley and Lori dreamed of a far away place that was warm all year and would allow them to open a restaurant together. With little convincing, the couple sold their home and packed up an 18-foot trailer to drive across the country. Oakley and Lori enjoyed the ride to Florida by visiting the painted canyons of Moab in Utah and the breathtaking Rocky Mountains of Colorado. Lori even had a Fast n Furious moment when she single handedly drove their single- axle trailer over the Continental Divide without falling off the edge. On their journey, Oakley and Lori visited family in North Carolina to get married. The couple was on a mission to get their bucket list items checked off. Driving down the Atlantic Coast, the newlyweds were in search of the perfect location. As the couple continued, they were getting discouraged until they stumbled upon beautiful Dunedin. The atmosphere of Dunedin was perfect because of the great people and good food, we know what they are talking about. In 2019, HopScotch Café opened and became what it is today. In the same year of opening, they won Best Tapas/ Small Plates with The Best of Tampa.
Photo Credits: HopScotch’s FB
We recommend the Shareable Charcuterie & Cheese (select 5 meats / cheeses of your choosing) for all your friends to enjoy. If you are in the mood for a hand held sandwich order the Muffaletta (Serrano Ham, Capicola, Mortadella, Genoa Salami, Provolone and Olive Spread on Pressed Marble Rye) or Old Blue Chair (Mojo Pork, Greens, Jalapenos, Caramelized Onions and Spicy Scotch Bonnet Aioli on a Toasted Baguette). Feeling more adventurous, order the Delizioso Pizza (House-made Fig Jam, Prosciutto, Goat Cheese, Balsamic Drizzle and Fresh Arugula). The address is 1006 Broadway St with hours of operation Monday 11:30am-9pm, Thur/Fri/Sat 11:30am-10pm and Sun Brunch 11am-9pm.
