Food tour in Ybor City
Historic Ybor City Food and Culture Walking Tour
3 of these places are in Ybor City
Caribbean cooking in Tampa is dominated by its deep Cuban roots, a legacy of the immigrant families who settled Ybor City and West Tampa more than a century ago. The Columbia Restaurant in Ybor City, Florida's oldest restaurant, anchors the formal end, while La Teresita in West Tampa serves the everyday cafeteria-style plates locals grew up on. Brocato's Sandwich Shop and the city's devil-crab makers carry the working-class side of the tradition.
13 caribbean places in Tampa we have eaten in, sorted by editor score. All cuisines in Tampa · Caribbean across every city.
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 Palomilla steak with yellow rice and black beans.
La Teresita on Columbus Drive in West Tampa has run a Cuban counter and dining room since 1972, owned by the Capdevila family across two generations.
Order Jerk chicken roti plus a glass of rum punch and the rum cake.
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.
Order Palomilla steak with yellow rice and black beans.
La Teresita on Columbus Drive has run a Cuban counter and dining room in West Tampa since 1972, owned by the Capdevila family across two generations.
Order The Cuban sandwich with a deviled crab on the side.
Brocato's on East Columbus Drive in Tampa has built Cuban sandwiches, deviled crabs and stuffed potatoes since 1948 from a neighborhood storefront.
Order Jerk chicken roti plus a glass of rum punch and the rum cake.
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.
Michelle Faedo's Devil Crab Truck on N 15th St is the Cuban deviled-crab counter from Mauricio Faedo's daughter, running the family spicy recipe.
Try Cuban sandwich + deviled crab
Brocato's on East Columbus has built Tampa's most affordable Cuban sandwich and deviled crab combo since 1948, under $15 for a meal.
Try Palomilla steak plate
La Teresita's counter-side palomilla steak with yellow rice and black beans runs $13 since the Capdevila family opened in 1972.
Try Pressed Cuban sandwich
Wright's Gourmet pressed Tampa Cuban runs $12, plus the rum cake slice for $5 to take home in South Tampa.
Try Hand-carved Cuban
Alessi Bakery's hand-carved Cuban sandwich runs $12 since 1912, plus deviled crabs at $4 each from the same West Tampa bakery counter on Cypress.
