Guidebook for Tampa
Food Scene
Fresh Kitchen
1350 S Howard AveTasty healthy food.
Trendy, great views, phenomenal coffee and tea, awesome staff, reasonable prices. Try the avocado turkey burger.
199 locals recommend
Oxford Exchange
420 W Kennedy BlvdTrendy, great views, phenomenal coffee and tea, awesome staff, reasonable prices. Try the avocado turkey burger.
Try their 2 dinners for $20 deal. Higher end setting at a value seeking price! Did I mention that the food is tasty? Yeah...it is!
14 locals recommend
Maggiano's
203 Westshore PlazaTry their 2 dinners for $20 deal. Higher end setting at a value seeking price! Did I mention that the food is tasty? Yeah...it is!
Tasty French food owned and ran by two friendly French brothers. Support small businesses and make your belly happy while you are at it! I recommend the crepes, and the coffee is divine.
TamPiz
113 S Hyde Park AveTasty French food owned and ran by two friendly French brothers. Support small businesses and make your belly happy while you are at it! I recommend the crepes, and the coffee is divine.
The Bungalow Restaurant and Bar
2202 W Kennedy BlvdGreat place for casual eats and drinks.
If you are around Ybor you have to go to Colombia. I have never had a better seasoned and more tender chicken.
365 locals recommend
Columbia Restaurant
2117 E 7th AveIf you are around Ybor you have to go to Colombia. I have never had a better seasoned and more tender chicken.
Drinks & Nightlife
Night clubs, bars, resturants, cigar rooms. If you want night life, you want to go to Ybor. Luckly Ybor is about 10 minutes away.
854 locals recommend
Ybor City
Night clubs, bars, resturants, cigar rooms. If you want night life, you want to go to Ybor. Luckly Ybor is about 10 minutes away.
This has been my favorite go to bar for the last 4 years. I love the dive scene. The music is just loud enough to create a great atmosphere, but not too loud to drown out conversation. While the drinks are to die for, I am not the biggest fan of the food. Great staff, a nice outside area, darts and a full sized pool table. It's 18 minutes away but if you hate crowds and love good drinks like I do it is totally worth it!
PJ Dolan's Irish Pub & Grille
2836 E Bearss AveThis has been my favorite go to bar for the last 4 years. I love the dive scene. The music is just loud enough to create a great atmosphere, but not too loud to drown out conversation. While the drinks are to die for, I am not the biggest fan of the food. Great staff, a nice outside area, darts and a full sized pool table. It's 18 minutes away but if you hate crowds and love good drinks like I do it is totally worth it!
Sightseeing
Drive down Bayshore Boulevard to see some rather stunning architecture and a great ocean line.
222 locals recommend
Bayshore Boulevard
Bayshore BoulevardDrive down Bayshore Boulevard to see some rather stunning architecture and a great ocean line.
As an alumni of UT, I am probably a tiny bit biased. BUT UT does have some fantastic sights especially the Plant Museum which goes back centuries.
47 locals recommend
The University of Tampa
401 W Kennedy BlvdAs an alumni of UT, I am probably a tiny bit biased. BUT UT does have some fantastic sights especially the Plant Museum which goes back centuries.
Parks & Nature
Great water, loads of greenery, great trails, turtles here and there. Go out and experience some nature!
9 locals recommend
Lettuce Lake Park Trail
Lettuce Lake Park TrailGreat water, loads of greenery, great trails, turtles here and there. Go out and experience some nature!
While this is a good 30 minutes away, the oneness you will feel with nature is worth it. The skies feel bluer here and the air is definitely cleaner. There is a nice sized zipline which the kids just love. My 24 year old self has also used that zipline...it's pretty neat. There is a running trail, a sand trail, and a biking trail. There is also a picknic area and lots and lots of exploration space. It is also free!
8 locals recommend
New Tampa Nature Park
17001 Dona Michelle DriveWhile this is a good 30 minutes away, the oneness you will feel with nature is worth it. The skies feel bluer here and the air is definitely cleaner. There is a nice sized zipline which the kids just love. My 24 year old self has also used that zipline...it's pretty neat. There is a running trail, a sand trail, and a biking trail. There is also a picknic area and lots and lots of exploration space. It is also free!
Arts & Culture
Straz is the heart of Tampa's highbrow culture. Be it ballet, broadway, orchestra, Straz is where it is happening. Luckly Straz is about 10 minutes away!
198 locals recommend
David A. Straz, Jr. Center for the Performing Arts
1010 N Macinnes PlStraz is the heart of Tampa's highbrow culture. Be it ballet, broadway, orchestra, Straz is where it is happening. Luckly Straz is about 10 minutes away!
Getting Around
I recommend making a reservation first by calling 1 (855) 266-9565. I have found enterprise to be the cheapest.
45 locals recommend
Enterprise Rent-A-Car
1001 W Kennedy BlvdI recommend making a reservation first by calling 1 (855) 266-9565. I have found enterprise to be the cheapest.
Essentials
Publix Super Market GreenWise Market at Hyde Park, 2401 W Azeele St, Tampa, FL 33609
If you haven't been in Publix, you haven't trully been in the South.
20 locals recommend
Publix Super Market at Westchester Square
2005 N Main StPublix Super Market GreenWise Market at Hyde Park, 2401 W Azeele St, Tampa, FL 33609
If you haven't been in Publix, you haven't trully been in the South.