The 1880s cigar district where the Cuban sandwich was invented. Brick streets, Spanish-tile balconies, the Columbia Restaurant since 1905 on East Seventh Avenue.
Order 1905 Salad tableside, Cuban sandwich with the house Cuban bread, and the Spanish bean soup.
The Columbia Restaurant on East Seventh Avenue has plated 1905 Salad and Cuban sandwiches in Ybor City since 1905 and is Florida's oldest restaurant.
Order The jerk chicken roti plus a glass of rum punch, with the rum cake as the late finish.
Madame Fortune in Ybor City runs Caribbean food and a vinyl record bar from a back room of Roast Deli and Bakery on East Seventh Avenue. The room fills.
Order Samurai Blue specialty roll and the spicy tuna crispy rice.
Samurai Blue in Centro Ybor runs sushi rolls and Japanese plates with a busy weekend bar in central Ybor City's nightlife corridor. A Tampa table.
Also on this listMadame Fortune Dessert and HiFi Parlour
Order Single-origin espresso
Blind Tiger Cafe in Ybor City pulls specialty coffee with rotating single-origin beans, a quiet morning room and a strong brunch menu on weekends.
Order Espresso martini
The Bricks on East Seventh Avenue runs a daytime cafe by morning and a cocktail bar by night, with the same Ybor brick-walled room across the day.
Order Long Cuban bread with palmetto frond
La Segunda in Ybor City has baked Cuban bread daily since 1915, with 18,000-plus loaves a day and the palmetto frond baked into the top loaf for steam.
Order Spicy deviled crab
Michelle Faedo's On the Go is the Faedo daughter's deviled crab food truck plus a small Ybor City counter, with three branches running the spicy recipe.
Order Roasted vegetable sandwich
Roast Deli and Bakery in Ybor runs morning pastries, sandwiches and coffee in the same building that houses Madame Fortune in the back room.
Blind Tiger Cafe and Roasters runs four Tampa cafes and roasts beans in Ybor City, with rotating single-origin coffees plus a focused espresso menu.
Chateau Cellars and Beaune's Wine Bar pairs a climate-controlled cellar with a curated by-the-glass list and European small plates in Ybor City.
Ybor City Society Wine Bar runs an Old World focused wine list with Spanish, Italian and French heavy by-the-glass options in a quiet Ybor side street.
La Setima Club is Tampa's natural wine bar in a stylized 1,200 square-foot Ybor lounge with mid-century salvaged art and a Louisiana-inspired vegan kitchen.
Drink Tepache Margarita
Agave Social in Ybor runs Tampa's deepest tequila and mezcal collection, with smoky cocktails, Mexican small plates and a serious agave-flight program.
Drink Classic and contemporary craft cocktails from a list of 700-plus spirits
Locally owned cocktail bar and kitchen on East 7th Avenue with over 700 spirits, 200 of them whiskies, plus 14 taps and live jazz on weekend evenings.
Drink Sangria de Centro
Centro Asturiano in Ybor is one of the historic mutual-aid Spanish clubs from 1888, with a member-bar that serves the public on club nights for sangria.
Drink Black Russian
The Castle in Ybor has run Tampa's goth, industrial and alternative dive bar since 1992, with a black-walled room and a no-frills cocktail menu.
Also on this listThe Bricks
Try Cuban sandwich and pastelitos
La Segunda's Ybor counter sells fresh Cuban sandwiches, guava pastelitos and quesitos all day, with the same 1915 Cuban bread base baked across the street.
Also on this listMichelle Faedo's On the Go
Coppertail Brewing in a 100-year-old Ybor City warehouse brews free-dive IPAs and lagers, with a massive tasting room and a kitchen for food.
Lager brewery in a 5,000 square foot Ybor City building pouring Czech-style pilsners from side-pull faucets; gold at the 2024 World Beer Cup, bronze in 2026.
Ybor City Saturday Market runs in Centennial Park every Saturday year-round, with 50+ vendors selling local produce, Cuban pastries and crafts.
Ybor City Night Market runs the third Friday of each month in Centennial Park, with 25+ food vendors and local artisans through the historic district.
Order Jerk chicken brunch plate plus rum punch.
Madame Fortune in Ybor City runs Caribbean brunch in a hidden room behind Roast Deli, with vinyl records playing and rum-forward brunch cocktails.
Try Samurai Blue specialty roll
Samurai Blue in Ybor City runs late-night sushi until 2am on Friday and Saturday, with a busy bar pulling the Seventh Avenue club crowd. A Tampa table.
Try Tequila flight and street tacos
Agave Social in Ybor runs Tampa's deepest tequila and mezcal collection until 2am on weekends, with Mexican small plates and an agave flight program.
Also on this listThe Castle
