Three Coins Diner ★ 4.7
Three Coins Diner on North Nebraska in Seminole Heights has run 24 hours daily since 1984, with breakfast-all-day buttermilk pancakes and late-night Reubens.
Try: Buttermilk pancakes and Reuben
Where to eat in Tampa after midnight. kitchens that keep going, post-bar staples and the classic 2am move.
After-hours picks
La Teresita Counter Late Night ★ 4.8
La Teresita's counter runs until midnight on Friday and Saturday, serving Cuban breakfast, palomilla steak and cafecito to the West Tampa late crowd.
Try: Palomilla steak with rice
Joe's New York Diner ★ 4.3
Joe's New York Diner in North Tampa runs 24 hours daily with retro 1950s decor, a jukebox, late-night breakfast and a Reuben that runs at 4am.
Try: Reuben and chocolate shake
Samurai Blue Sushi Late Night ★ 4.2
Samurai Blue in Ybor City runs late-night sushi until 2am on Friday and Saturday, with a busy bar pulling the Seventh Avenue club crowd. A Tampa table.
Try: Samurai Blue specialty roll
The Hub Late Night ★ 4.6
The Hub Bar in downtown Tampa runs Tampa's strongest cocktail pours until 3am, a dive bar that's been on Franklin Street since the 1940s. Open year-round.
Try: Strong cocktail and bar peanuts
La Di Da Gastro Pub ★ 4.0
La Di Da Gastro Pub runs food, cocktails and music on Nebraska Avenue in Seminole Heights, with the kitchen and bar open until 11pm every night.
Try: Smash burgers and loaded fries
Bavaro's Late-Night Pizza ★ 4.4
Bavaro's downtown runs Neapolitan pizza out of the wood-fired oven until 11pm on Friday and Saturday, with a steady late-night theater and concert crowd.
Try: Margherita pizza
Datz Late Night ★ 4.1
Datz on MacDill Avenue runs comfort food and cocktails until midnight Friday and Saturday, with a 100-tap craft beer wall and the Cheesy Todd burger.
Try: Cheesy Todd burger
The Castle ★ 4.1
The Castle in Ybor has Tampa's goth and industrial dive bar open until 3am since 1992, with a black-walled room and a no-frills cocktail menu.
Try: Black Russian
The Sail Pavilion Riverwalk ★ 4.0
The Sail Pavilion runs an open-air rum bar on the Tampa Riverwalk until midnight on weekends, with frozen cocktails, fish tacos and a late sunset crowd.
Try: Rum Hurricane and fish tacos
Tanto Tampa Late Night ★ 4.7
Tanto on North Florida Avenue runs Latin-inflected cocktails and small plates until midnight Thursday through Saturday in Seminole Heights at the bar.
Try: Mezcal Negroni and Latin small plates
Agave Social Tampa Late ★ 4.4
Agave Social in Ybor runs Tampa's deepest tequila and mezcal collection until 2am on weekends, with Mexican small plates and an agave flight program.
Try: Tequila flight and street tacos