Beco Local is a city-specific guide to the independent restaurants, cafes, bars, and boutiques that make a city worth visiting. We cover Orlando, Tampa, Sarasota, St. Pete, and Miami — with more cities coming. We feature the places locals actually go, written the way a knowledgeable friend would describe them.
Every place we cover gets the same treatment — a real visit, honest writing, and photography that looks like the place actually looks. We don't use press kits. We don't republish talking points. We write the way a local would describe a place to someone they actually like.
Paid partnerships exist within that same framework. Money determines whether we cover something — it never determines what we say about it. If we can't write about a place honestly, we don't write about it at all.
"The money changes whether we say it. Never what we say."Beco readers are not scrollers. They're planners — they bookmark spots before trips, share guides with friends visiting from out of town, and make decisions based on editorial recommendations rather than ratings.
Our readers research before they travel — they arrive at a restaurant already having read about it.
Professionals with disposable income who value authenticity over convenience. They skip chains by default.
Skews female across all city accounts — the demographic most likely to drive group dining decisions.
A mix of Florida residents and active travelers who visit Florida regularly and plan ahead.
One feature package, one ongoing partnership tier, and organic features that happen on their own merits.
These aren't negotiable. They're the reason the audience trusts us — and the reason a feature from Beco is worth something.
We're selective — not because we're precious about it, but because the audience can tell when something doesn't belong.
Owner-operated, neighborhood-embedded, with a genuine story behind the place. The kind of spot that has regulars who feel like they discovered it.
Shops with a point of view — curated, locally owned, with a reason to exist beyond convenience. Clothing, books, home goods, records.
Places with a strong local identity. Dive bars with regulars, natural wine shops, craft beer spots that feel like they belong to their block.
If someone we've featured before is opening something new — or a known local operator is expanding — that's a story we want to tell.
We review every inquiry personally. If it's a good fit, we'll be in touch within a week with next steps and availability.
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