Tampa: Ybor City Stories and Flavors Experience
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...
Gorkhali Kitchen is a nepalese restaurant in Carrollwood, Tampa.
Editorially verified June 3, 2026 by Elliot Marsh, TableJourney editor. Source.
Signature dishes: Momos, Chicken chowmein, Thali platter
Must order: A plate of steamed buff momos with chili sauce and the chicken thali platter for two.
Tip: The strip-mall room is unassuming; bring a group and order across the thali, momo and biryani sections to taste range.
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...
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...
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...
Address: 10044 Cross Creek Blvd, Tampa, FL 33647
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.
Signature: Palomilla steak, Roast pork sandwich, Cafe con leche
Order: Palomilla steak with yellow rice and black beans, a side of yuca fries, and a cafe con leche at the counter.
Tip: The counter (west door) runs 6am to midnight Friday and Saturday; the dining room next door takes reservations.
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. The room fills.
Signature: Jerk chicken roti, Plantain tostones, Rum cake
Order: The jerk chicken roti plus a glass of rum punch, with the rum cake as the late finish.
Tip: Find the entrance through Roast Deli's back hallway; the HiFi parlour plays vinyl most nights and the back-patio seating fills first.
Bavaro's in downtown Tampa opened in 2009 as Florida's first traditional Neapolitan pizzeria, with wood-fired ovens and pastas from a Ferrara family recipe.
Signature: Margherita pizza, Quattro formaggi, Carbonara
Order: Margherita pizza out of the wood-fired oven, the carbonara, and a Negroni at the bar before the wait clears.
Tip: The corner room at Franklin and Twiggs takes walk-ins; the bar seats are first-come for solo diners.
Datz in South Tampa is the city's bacon-hoarding comfort-food gastropub, open since 2009 for big-plate brunch and gut-busting comfort dinners.
Signature: Biscuits and Crazy, Nashville chicken doughnut, Eggs Barbacoa
Order: Biscuits and Crazy at brunch with buttermilk biscuits, sausage gravy, two eggs.
Tip: Brunch on Saturday and Sunday from 8:30am until 3pm fills the patio; Sunday dinner runs late.
Oxford Exchange on Kennedy Boulevard in Tampa runs a bookstore, restaurant, coffee bar and TeBella tea bar, with a sunlit conservatory and Buddy Brew Coffee.
Signature: Buttermilk pancakes, Avocado toast, Afternoon tea
Order: Buttermilk pancakes with the maple butter.
Tip: Toast named Oxford Exchange among the top 20 brunch spots in America; arrive before 9am on weekends or expect a 90-minute wait.
Wat Mongkolratanaram on Palm River Road runs a Sunday Thai market every week from 9am until 1pm, with food cooked by temple volunteers under live-oak trees.
Signature: Pad thai, Guay tiew noodle soup, Mango sticky rice
Order: Pad thai from the noodle line, guay tiew beef noodle soup, and mango sticky rice from the dessert tables.
Tip: Cash only; arrive before 11am to beat the noodle lines; religious services follow at 1pm in the temple proper.