Blind Tiger Cafe ★ 4.4
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.
Signature drink: Single-origin espresso
Buddy Brew Coffee Bay to Bay is a cafe in Palma Ceia, Tampa.
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.
Address: 3713 Henderson Blvd, Tampa, FL 33609
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.
Signature drink: Single-origin espresso
Blind Tiger's Tampa Heights cafe runs specialty espresso, work tables and a small brunch menu, anchoring the North Florida Avenue revitalization corridor.
Signature drink: Honey lavender latte
Cafe Don Jose on West Columbus Drive runs a working-class Cuban counter with cafecito, pastelitos and Cuban breakfast plates for the West Tampa crowd.
Signature drink: Cafe con leche
Kahwa Coffee at Heights Public Market roasts St Pete-based beans, with espresso classics, pour-overs and a steady Armature Works work-from-cafe crowd.
Signature drink: Vanilla latte
Buddy Brew's Swann Avenue cafe in Hyde Park sits across from Bern's Steak House and pours specialty coffee from morning into the steakhouse pre-dinner.
Signature drink: Iced latte
Etto's on East Seventh in Ybor pours classic Cuban coffee, cafecito and cafe con leche for the Ybor walking crowd through the day. A steady neighborhood draw.
Signature drink: Cuban espresso colada