South Tampa residential pocket along MacDill Avenue. Cru Cellars wine bar since 2005, Datz comfort-food gastropub, Streetlight Taco on Henderson.
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Order Three tacos on house-nixtamalized corn tortillas plus a side of esquites and the chile de arbol salsa.
Streetlight Taco on Henderson Boulevard in South Tampa is Chef Michael Brannock's Bib Gourmand taqueria, nixtamalizing heirloom corn in house for its tacos.
Order Biscuits and Crazy at brunch with buttermilk biscuits, sausage gravy, two eggs.
Datz in South Tampa is the city's bacon-hoarding comfort-food gastropub, open since 2009 for big-plate brunch and gut-busting comfort dinners.
Order The Cuban sandwich pressed crisp and a slice of the famous rum cake to take home.
Wright's Gourmet House on Dale Mabry Highway has run a Tampa sandwich and bakery counter since 1963, famous for Cuban sandwiches and the legendary rum cake.
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Order Single-origin pour-over
Buddy Brew's Bay to Bay store on Henderson Boulevard in South Tampa runs the most relaxed of the Buddy Brew locations, with a quiet work-friendly room.
Order Olive sourdough boule
Pane Rustica in South Tampa is a bakery, cafe and Italian dinner spot from the Rosen-Coxe family, with rustic Italian breads, ciabattas and seasonal pastries.
Order Rum cake
Wright's Gourmet House has run a Tampa bakery and deli since 1963, with hundreds of thousands of rum cakes sold, plus seasonal pies and cakes.
Cru Cellars on MacDill Avenue has been Tampa's most-awarded wine bar for over four years, with a secluded brunch garden and 50+ wines by the glass.
Try Tampa-style Cuban sandwich
Wright's Gourmet House on Dale Mabry has pressed Cuban sandwiches since 1963, with the Genoa salami included and a steady Tampa lunch counter line.
Try Heirloom-corn tacos
Streetlight Taco's South Tampa counter serves Michelin Bib Gourmand tacos on house-nixtamalized heirloom-corn tortillas, with rotating salsas.
Order Charcuterie brunch board with an orange wine flight.
Cru Cellars on MacDill runs weekend brunch in a secluded wine garden, with charcuterie boards, brunch small plates and 50+ wines by the glass.
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Try Cheesy Todd burger
Datz on MacDill Avenue runs comfort food and cocktails until midnight Friday and Saturday, with a 100-tap craft beer wall and the Cheesy Todd burger.