Food destinations within easy reach of Tampa, worth the early start.
Food destinations within easy reach of Tampa. worth the train, the rental car or the early start.
Famous forPier seafood at Fresco's and Doc Ford's, plus downtown brunch
St Petersburg downtown runs a stronger waterfront restaurant scene than Tampa, with the Pier complex carrying Fresco's, Doc Ford's and Teak waterfront grills.
Famous forGreek seafood and Tarpon Springs sponge-docks restaurants
Tarpon Springs on the Greek sponge docks runs the largest concentration of Greek restaurants in the country, with Hellas, Mykonos and the bakeries.
Famous forDunedin craft brewery row plus Scottish-American village
Dunedin on Pinellas has Tampa Bay's densest craft brewery row, with Dunedin Brewery, 7venth Sun Dunedin and Cueni Brewing in a Scottish-American village.
Famous forFlorida strawberry harvest and the Strawberry Festival
Plant City east of Tampa is Florida's strawberry capital, with Parkesdale Farm stand and a strawberry festival every March that pulls 500,000 visitors yearly.
Famous forGrouper sandwiches and Frenchy's seafood
Clearwater Beach runs the Tampa Bay grouper sandwich circuit, with Frenchy's Cafe, Crabby's and the Palm Pavilion serving fresh Gulf grouper.
Famous forWorking cigar rollers and Cuban-sandwich crawl
Ybor City just east of downtown Tampa runs the National Historic Landmark District with working cigar rollers, the Columbia Restaurant since 1905.
Famous forOld Florida fish-camp seafood and Sandbar
Anna Maria Island south of Tampa runs the Old Florida fish-camp seafood circuit, with Sandbar, Beach Bistro and casual grouper sandwiches on the Gulf.
Famous forSarasota Michelin Guide restaurants and Lido Beach
Sarasota an hour south runs its own Michelin Guide listings with stars at Indigenous, plus the Selva Grill and Owen's Fish Camp on the bayfront.
Guided tour · 3 hours
Discover the history of Ybor City on a guided walking tour in Tampa. Learn about the cigar industry, explore the lives of the workers, and enjoy food tastings that ref...
Guided tour · 3.5 hours
Discover Ybor City on our Secret Food Tour! Taste 6+ dishes including Cuban sandwiches, deviled crab, and Greek specialties while exploring Tampa’s vibrant history, cu...
Guided tour · 2 hours
Sip cafe con leche and enjoy a 90 minute walking tour with historic landmarks, architecture, and the stories of Cigar City. End with a famous Cuban sandwich at Florida...