Bouzy Brings Champagne, Cocktails, Cuisine To Hyde Park Village

TAMPA, FL — Cru Hospitality Group, parent company of Cru Cellars, expands its brand once again, opening a new concept — Bouzy — in Tampa’s Hyde Park Village on Feb. 3.

Found in the historic Hyde Park neighborhood, this destination for refined dining and intimate experiences showcases some of the world’s best bubbly and satisfies the desire for timeless-yet-modern elegance and hospitality.

Bouzy is located on Snow Avenue, between Hyde House Public Studio and Clean Juice.

“Cru Hospitality Group is thrilled to expand into such a vibrant community,” said Jennifer Bingham, owner and sommelier at Cru Hospitality Group. “The name comes from the top village of Bouzy in Champagne because we’re bringing the best bubbly to Tampa. We aim to be a staple for residents and visitors to Hyde Park Village.”

“We are thrilled to welcome yet another phenomenal locally owned and created business to Hyde Park Village. Under Jennifer’s vision, Bouzy is sure to delight all who visit Hyde Park Village and become a destination for celebrating life’s big and small moments,” said Nicole Dee,
general manager of Hyde Park Village.

Bouzy is a champagne and cocktail bar with a curated menu of 200 wine selections. Alongside small plates and entrees, sommelier-trained bartenders will be pouring sparkling and still wines, champagnes and craft cocktails every night.

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Chef Eric Bach will lead the culinary staff at Bouzy as its executive chef. Bach was previously an executive sous chef at Bern’s Steak House and, more recently, a sous chef at Cru Cellars.

Inspired by French cuisine and sampling-style dining, Bach has curated the entire Bouzy food menu, which will feature light bites, fresh seafood options, a variety of tasting boards and main plates to be prepared.

From caviar and light bites to main plates and dessert, the concept will feature French-inspired cuisine including:

• Plateau de Mer: Oysters, lobster, mussels, clams, crab and shrimp accompanied by kimchi cocktail sauce
• Caviar Sandwich: Find hackleback caviar, egg yolk and crème fraîche layered between brioche
• Lobster Bao Buns: Maine lobster, lemon and herb aioli and bibb lettuce inside a housemade bao bun
• Branzino: Topped with brown butter vinaigrette, seasonal farm greens, preserved lemon, crispy garlic and fresnos
• Dry Aged Duck Leg & Breast: Served with parmesan brodo, artichoke and spinach florentine

See the full menu here.

In addition to its effervescent interior environment, Bouzy will feature a chic and more secluded dining space for guests to enjoy on a nightly basis, as well as a reserve for private events. Guests will enter the space in speakeasy fashion, with the layout reminiscent of a uniquely refined champagne cellar. Bouzy will be open for guests from 11 a.m. to midnight Sunday through Thursday and 11 a.m. to 1 a.m. Friday and Saturday. The concept will seat 90 guests between its indoor and patio spaces.

Since 2010, Cru Cellars has catered to Tampa wine enthusiasts and food lovers with its award-winning cuisine and unique wine-tasting experience. After growing Cru Cellars to three locations across Tampa and experiencing over a decade of success, Cru Hospitality Group will expand to bring new brands to locals.

With three concepts opening soon, Cru Hospitality Group extends further into Tampa’s modern, classy evening dining and beverage scenes. In addition to Bouzy, Wine on Water wine and spirits shop and Small Giant bar and restaurant in Water Street Tampa are also slated to open soon.

Cru Hospitality Group is the parent restaurant group of Cru Cellars. The restaurant and wine bar joined the Tampa Bay food scene in 2010 and has been popular ever since, planting its roots in the Palma Ceia location and later branching to Armature Works and the newest location in Westshore Marina District.