American brunch with bookstore$15-25north-hyde-parkSat-Sun 8:00-15:00Required for Saturday and Sunday brunch
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.
Comfort food gastropub$15-25palma-ceiaSat-Sun 8:30-15:00Walk-in plus reservations through OpenTable
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.
Greek brunch$13-22north-hyde-parkSat-Sun 8:00-15:00Walk-in only
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.
Southern Soul brunch with live R&B$15-25seminole-heightsSun 10:00-15:00Required for Sunday brunch
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.
French brunch$18-28water-streetSat-Sun 9:00-15:00Required
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.
American gastropub brunch$18-28water-streetSat 10:00-15:00; Sun 10:00-15:00Required
The Pearl on Water Street runs Saturday and Sunday brunch with eggs Benedict, dry-aged burger and a pie-only dessert menu from the in-house pastry chef.
Order: Eggs Benedict with hollandaise, plus the daily pie slice.