Modern American hotel brunch$18-28hyde-parkSat-Sun 9:00-15:00Required
Elevage at the Epicurean Hotel runs hotel brunch with modern American plates, a strong cocktail program and across-the-street access to Bern's wine cellar.
Order: Eggs Benedict plus the Bern's cellar mimosa flight.
Mediterranean Italian brunch$15-25hyde-parkSat-Sun 10:00-14:30Required
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.
Order: Wood-fired pizza, eggs in purgatory and a Negroni Sbagliato.
Wine bar weekend brunch$15-25palma-ceiaSat-Sun 10:00-15:00Walk-in plus reservations
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.
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.