Tampa: Ybor City Stories and Flavors Experience
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Why locals love it: Hole-in-the-wall West Tampa Cuban counter, cash-only, presidential visit on the wall and Tampa's best Cuban sandwich on a daily Cuban-bread press.
Tip: Cash only. Open early; line forms at 7am for the Cuban breakfast plates.
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Location
Address: 3904 N Armenia Ave, Tampa, FL 33607
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Madame Fortune Dessert and HiFi Parlour ★ 4.3
Madame Fortune Dessert and HiFi Parlour (Caribbean) in Tampa: Find the entrance through Roast Deli's back hallway; the HiFi parlour plays vinyl most nights.
Why locals love it: Secret Ybor passage hidden behind Roast Deli and Bakery, with Caribbean food, rum cake and a vinyl-record HiFi parlour in back.
Tip: Find the entrance through Roast Deli's back hallway; the HiFi parlour plays vinyl most nights.
Brocato's Deviled Crab Counter ★ 4.6
Brocato's Deviled Crab Counter (Italian) in Tampa: Order the party finger sandwiches (mini Cubans and mini deviled crabs) for groups; the counter is fast.
Why locals love it: 1948 Italian-Cuban storefront on East Columbus with handmade deviled crabs and Cuban sandwiches, the original 1920s cigar-worker recipe.
Tip: Order the party finger sandwiches (mini Cubans and mini deviled crabs) for groups; the counter is fast.
Michelle Faedo's Devil Crab Truck ★ 4.5
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.
Why locals love it: Cuban deviled crab truck plus tiny Ybor counter from Mauricio Faedo's daughter, the spicy family recipe across three branches.
Tip: Truck schedule on Instagram; the Ybor counter location is the most reliable for daytime.
Ichi Koroshi Ramen ★ 4.3
Ichi Koroshi is a tonkotsu ramen counter hidden inside the Jug and Bottle shop on North Florida Avenue in Seminole Heights, from former Ichicoro cooks.
Why locals love it: A tonkotsu ramen counter hidden inside the Jug and Bottle shop on North Florida Avenue, run by alumni of the old Ichicoro who quietly revived Seminole Heights ramen.
Tip: Seating is limited inside the bottle shop; go early in the 2pm to 9pm window before the bowls sell out.
Blind Tiger Cafe Roastery ★ 4.4
Blind Tiger Cafe Roastery is a cafe room in Tampa. Order the espresso flight; the bean-retail section in the back has fresh-roasted Ethiopian Yirgacheffe.
Why locals love it: Ybor coffee roastery that supplies four Tampa cafes, with rotating single-origin coffees and a quiet morning room behind the brick wall.
Tip: Order the espresso flight; the bean-retail section in the back has fresh-roasted Ethiopian Yirgacheffe.
Centro Asturiano de Tampa ★ 4.2
Centro Asturiano de Tampa on N Nebraska Ave is the 1888 Spanish mutual-aid club building in Ybor that opens to public on club nights for sangria, tapas.
Why locals love it: Historic 1888 Spanish mutual-aid club building in Ybor that opens to the public on club nights for sangria, tapas and Spanish dance.
Tip: Check the club calendar for open-public nights; sangria de Centro is the order.