Date Spots in Tampa, FL

Dating in Tampa

A Tampa date can start simple over coffee at Fast Jacks Breakfast, Blind Tiger, Joffrey's Coffee & Tea Company, Grassroots Kava House, Caffeine Roasters, Columbia Cafe, DI Coffee Bar, TeBella Tea Company, Cafe Quiquiriqui, or La Creperia Cafe. From there, you might wander Ybor City for culture at the Ybor City Museum or Ybor City Museum State Park, then share Mediterranean, Caribbean, Russian, Mexican, Argentinian, pizza, Spanish, tea, crepe, breakfast, or American plates at Lilac, Mango's Southern Kitchen + Bar, Eddie & Sam's, Watervue Grille, Babushka's, Ūlëlē, Margarita's Mexican Restaurant, The Bricks Ybor, New York New York, or El Puerto Argentinean Grill. It feels easy to mix a casual bite with a walk and a show.

For a more classic night out, head to Hyde Park for CMX CineBistro Hyde Park, or stay near the water at Curtis Hixon Waterfront Park, Julian B. Lane Riverfront Park, Ballast Point Park, Cypress Point Park, Al Lopez Park, MacFarlane Park, Centennial Park, Tampa Waterworks Park, or Vila Brothers Park. Drinks can be at Maloney's Irish Pub, Good Luck Chuck's, Wine and Wood, La La's Sangria Bar, Sky Puppy Brewing, Bradley's on 7th, Ybor City Tap House, The Retreat, Alter Ego, or Punch Room. End with entertainment at Tampa Theatre, The RITZ Ybor, Funny Bone Comedy Club, David Falk Theater, Rialto Theater, or The Commodore. The city gives you room to keep things low-key or dress it up.

Neighborhoods in Tampa

These areas are called out in the local notes for this city. They can help you keep a date to one part of town.

• Ybor City Ybor City has Ybor City Museum, Ybor City Museum State Park, The Bricks Ybor, Bradley's on 7th, Ybor City Tap House, and The RITZ Ybor, so it works for culture, dinner, drinks, and entertainment.
• Hyde Park Hyde Park has CMX CineBistro Hyde Park for a dinner-and-a-movie date.
• Ballast Point Ballast Point is a park-centered area with Ballast Point Park for an outdoor date.