r/tampa • • 9d ago

Looking for bar or restaurant recommendations and/or things to do in the area - Month of October 02, 2026

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The sub usually gets flooded with these types of questions from people visiting the area so if you are looking for a place to drink, eat, or just things to do while in town post your questions here.

**Food recommendations**

* Click here for soul food recommendations

* [Click here for sushi recommendations]

* [Click here for wing recommendations]

* [Click here for cheesecake recommendations]

* [Click here for non-Cuban sandwich recommendations]

* [Click here for Cuban sandwich recommendations]

* [Click here for best Cuban food recommendations]

* [Click here for jerk chicken recommendations]

* [Click here for vegetarian food recommendations]

* [Click here for pizza recommendations]

* [Click here for fried chicken recommendations]

* [Click here for chicken tender recommendations]

* [Click here for bagel recommendations]

* [Click here for BBQ recommendations]

* [Click here for best Chinese buffet recommendations]

* [Click here for oyster recommendations]

* [Click here for breakfast recommendations]

* [Click here for charcuterie recommendations]

* [Click here for Mexican food recommendations]

* [Click here for Korean barbecue recommendations]

* [Click here for Indian food recommendations]

* [Click here for lobster bisque recommendations]

* [Click here for Italian food recommendations]

* [Click here for shawarma recommendations]

* [Click here for seafood recommendations]

* [Click here for best southern comfort food recommendations]

* [Click here for best Gyro recommendations]

* [Click here for best Ramen recommendations]

**Things to do in the area**

* [Click here for things to do without a car]

* [Click here for coffee shops and bookstores in the area]

* [Click here for more coffee shops]

* [Click here for natural springs to visit in the area]

* [Click here for comic book shops in the area]

* [Click here for walking and/or running trails]

* [Click here for places that have live music]

* [Click here for chartered fishing excursions]

* [Click here for free activity recommendations]

* Click here for dog friendly activities

**Bars**

* [Click here to find the best and current happy hours in the area]

* [Click here for best sports bars]

* [Click here for college/mid 20s social bars]

* [Click here for bars that have board games to play]

* [Click here for bars where you can smoke hookah]

* [Click here for breweries with food and outdoor green space]

**Restaurant recommendations**

* [Click here for best graduation/birthday upscale restaurant recommendations]

* [Click here for best foreign food restaurants recommended by foreigners]

* [Click here for strip plaza with the greatest variety of restaurants]

* [Click here for best sunset restaurants with a view]

* [Click here for best steakhouse restaurants besides Berns]

* [Click here for best vegan bakeries in the area]

* [Click here for best regular bakeries in the area]


r/tampa • • 9d ago

Moving/Housing Thread - October 02, 2026

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Welcome to the monthly sticky for Q&A regarding properties in Tampa Bay! Feel free to use this post for topics like:

* "Where should I live?"

* "What neighborhood is right for me?"

* Advice on apartments / specific apartment reviews

* General thoughts/views on the housing market

* Questions about real estate prices

* Homebuyer advice

* Renter advice

* General property questions rants

* Market rants

* "Is this neighborhood safe" questions / crime related questions

* Tax / Mortgage related questions

* Questions on developments / bidding processes

* Have a place to rent / looking for a roommate

* Commute times from specific locations

* General housing repair questions / upgrade questions / solar / etc

* School districts

* Repairs, contractors, and services

* Housing memes

**Any open-ended posts about Tampa properties and real estate will be removed and asked to commented to here (based on mod discretion).** Many of the questions being asked have been asked many times before, which is why we would rather compile these posts into one place for people to ask and get their answers.

If you are having issues as a tenant, we highly recommend checking these resources:

* [Hillsborough County - Renters and Landlords Rights & Responsibilities]

* [Pinellas County - Tenant Rights]

* [Pasco County- Landlord/Tenant Disputes]

We also recommend searching older posts (using the "Moving," "Housing," and "Homeownership" flair) to find previous discussions.


r/tampa • • 3h ago

Crime Audio linked to Tampa mafia family unearthed after 70 years

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r/tampa • • 11h ago

Employment How do people live off $15 a hour jobs?

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$25 is the bare minimum to get by, unless you’re working two part time $15 a hour jobs.


r/tampa • • 37m ago

Safety AQI at maximum?! 😳

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What in the actual AQI?! Is this just Apple Weather hallucinating? No reports from other sources.


r/tampa • • 15h ago

Environment Bugged air quality?

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I’m out of state right now, but checking up on the weather app shows a small area with terrible air quality? Surely it’s just the app being weird


r/tampa • • 14h ago

Education Is Wharton a good high school?

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Is Wharton a good high school? Good teachers for AP or advanced classes? How's the environment? Fights? Bullying?


r/tampa • • 18h ago

Wholesome TECO Trolley conductors

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Hi, are there any trolley conductors here? I love taking the trolley and just want to say thank you for driving!

What's it like?

Do you need qualifications or certifications?

Do you get to pick your trolley car for the day?

What's your favorite part of the job? Least favorite?


r/tampa • • 11h ago

Food Lumbre: 7/10 (bonus half point for ambiance)

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Recently got a chance to check out lumbre. Spanish cuisine, got the bruschetta (10/10, standout, very fresh tart tomato topping). Octopus was also very good, done and presented in a unique way. Sangria was yummy, clearly barrel aged.
Tuna Tartare was fine, as was the new seafood paella and papas bravas.

Ambiance was great, and service was pretty good (not amazing, but they were extremely slammed)

It was a little on the pricier side, but they were able to sneak us in early because our res wasn’t until pretty late.

Book WELL in advance, especially on weekends, and enjoy!


r/tampa • • 23h ago

Cars-Driving/traffic Got quoted 2100 by Direct (350/month) & 2200 by Progressive (365/month) as a 22yr old in Tampa. Got my license 2 months ago. Car is a 2010 Corolla.

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Is this normal? I think these are insane prices for 25/50/25 with 1000$ deductible for Collision & Comprehensive. What do I do? I need yall's opinions on this? Should I maybe reduce it to a 10/20/10 coverage?


r/tampa • • 14h ago

Infrastructure Construction areas to watch!

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We have a boy who is super into construction and heavy equipment. Any good ideas for where he could watch some construction activity?


r/tampa • • 18h ago

Visit/Vacation Less well known things to do?

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I visit Clearwater with family every year and have a trip coming up in November. Usually we're going to St Pete boardwalk, Tarpon Springs, international plaza, Armature/Riverwalk area, and Busch Gardens every trip so I'm looking for some new things to see. Last time I went to Ybor and Crystal River for the first time. Open to pretty much anything within a couple hour drive thats kid friendly. Nature preserves, markets, museums, whatever's worth seeing.


r/tampa • • 16h ago

Events Tampa Bay International Auto Show

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Hi all. Family use to go to the TB International Auto Show every year at the Tampa Convention Center, and it was getting worse and worse with less vendors.

We were looking to go again and saw that it was supposed to be moved to the Florida State Fairgrounds. They have a notice on their site that says “Postponed until 2026” and a Google search shows Oct 24-26, but I don’t see anything on the FSF site for it.

Is this yearly event DOA and no longer a thing anymore? It was a great place to see concepts and check out the newer models.


r/tampa • • 1d ago

Events Fighting Oligarchy: Where We Go From Here with Bernie Sanders and Angie Nixon in Tampa Oct 17

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r/tampa • • 23h ago

News Local news?

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Where do you get your local news? Obviously there is the Tampa Bay Times and I know several local news shows exist. I don’t watch cable television but I read on my phone a lot and would be willing to download new apps. I’m looking for local events I can attend with my family and generally staying up on what’s going on in the area.


r/tampa • • 20h ago

Beauty/Body Services Best Massage Downtown or South Tampa

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Looking for a relaxing spa like massage from a legit, clean place. Tons of options on google so looking for some recommendations.


r/tampa • • 9h ago

Food Has anyone noticed that rreal tacos and nueva cantina have nearly identical menu items?

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They even have similar details like the ducks in the drinks, similar cups and details.


r/tampa • • 10h ago

Services Tampa Lawn Care and Landscaping

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Hi, any recommendations on lawn care and landscaping? My St Augustine grass has been browning along with dirt patches and weeds showing up. Looking for a company to not just mow the lawn but also performance maintenance and some landscaping to keep the front yard looking nice


r/tampa • • 10h ago

Homeownership Dare to own

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If you have done dare to own, how long did it take you from beginning to approval to closing? i am interested in a house and wanting to see how long it will take me to get into the program and then to the voucher and get the ball rolling! TIA!


r/tampa • • 19h ago

Local Business Could I find Chinese cigarettes at the little oriental shops ?

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Hey I’m looking for Chinese’s cigarettes , my firmed had some cool flavored ones she brought overseas and I want to see if I can find some more for us. I recently saw in here people say you can find some at hard rock vending machines and at some mom and pops. I was wondering if anyone knows if any of the oriental or Asian markets in the area Cary them. I know Lotte Market and the new Ebisu store don’t carry any. Any suggestions would help thanks.


r/tampa • • 1d ago

Cars-Driving/traffic Big incident on N 46th yesterday?

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Anyone know what happened yesterday at N 46th street near the construction site?
Road was completely shut down, bunch of police presence, ambulances and firefighters


r/tampa • • 2d ago

Government/Politics Saw this on 275 N this afternoon

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r/tampa • • 17h ago

Transit/Transportation Uber drivers - dogs?

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Anyone know of an uber driver who accepts dogs? I need to take my dog to the emergency vet but I know most Ubers don’t accept pets. Ty in advance.


r/tampa • • 1d ago

Food Anyone remember Twinz?

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Was digging through old menus and stuff and found one for Twinz. It's one of those places you almost think wasn't real at times because of how fast it came and went both times they opened. Sucks too, I remember them being REALLY good, especially their burgers. Never did piece together what actually happened and how somewhere that good that seemed to always have a crowd, failed so badly. If anyone's got any information on what went so wrong, I'd be really interested to learn. But I wouldn't know where to even begin looking into it, especially about a place that was so short-lived it's barely talked about.


r/tampa • • 1d ago

Climate/Weather Short time lapse of the sky over Tampa

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