Three Coins Diner ★ 4.4
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, and the classic 2am move.
Where to eat in Tampa after midnight. kitchens that keep going, post-bar staples and the classic 2am move.
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
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 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 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 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
Ichicoro Ramen in Seminole Heights runs ramen and bao buns until 11pm Thursday through Saturday, with a steady late-night crowd off the brewery row.
Try: Tonkotsu ramen and karaage
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 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 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 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 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 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