Cru Cellars Palma Ceia Brunch ★ 4.5
Cru Cellars on MacDill runs weekend brunch in a secluded wine garden, with charcuterie boards, brunch small plates and 50+ wines by the glass.
Order: Charcuterie brunch board with an orange wine flight.
Ava Tampa Brunch is a brunch spot in Hyde Park, Tampa.
Ava on Howard Avenue runs weekend Mediterranean-Italian brunch with wood-fired pizzas, eggs in purgatory and a SoHo Negroni program. The patio fills first.
Must order: Wood-fired pizza, eggs in purgatory and a Negroni Sbagliato.
Address: 718 S Howard Ave, Tampa, FL 33606
Cru Cellars on MacDill runs weekend brunch in a secluded wine garden, with charcuterie boards, brunch small plates and 50+ wines by the glass.
Order: Charcuterie brunch board with an orange wine flight.
Oxford Exchange on Kennedy Boulevard runs Tampa's most-booked brunch in a sunlit conservatory with Buddy Brew Coffee, TeBella Tea and the Toast top-20 brunch.
Order: Buttermilk pancakes with the maple butter; flight of TeBella teas.
Datz in South Tampa is Tampa's biggest brunch destination, with Biscuits and Crazy, Nashville Chicken Doughnut, Eggs Barbacoa and the Bacon Bloody Mary.
Order: Biscuits and Crazy: buttermilk biscuits, sausage gravy, two eggs, bacon, three potato types.
Psomi on Howard Avenue runs Greek brunch with Chef Christina Theofilos' Bib Gourmand kitchen, with bougatsa, octopus ceviche and a daytime-only menu.
Order: Octopus ceviche, house dolmades and a Greek coffee.
Ella's Soul Brunch in Seminole Heights runs Sunday Southern brunch with live R&B from 10am, in a Folk-Art converted bungalow off Nebraska Avenue.
Order: Shrimp and grits with the live R&B band view.
Boulon Brasserie at Water Street runs Tampa's only proper French brunch, with croque madame, eggs Benedict and a working in-house Boulon Bakery croissant.
Order: Croque madame plus the croissant basket from Boulon Bakery counter.