Dining Options

DINING OPTIONS 

Restaurants in the Convention Center and Host Hotels

The Tampa Convention Center has several walk-up food stands located within the building, including the Bay Bar & Bistro which will be accessible during the meeting.

The Marriott Waterside Hotel has several restaurants and a Starbucks onsite.

Embassy Suites Tampa Downtown has Trolleys American Grill open for lunch and dinner and a Starbucks onsite.

 

Restaurants in Downtown Tampa

Downtown Tampa offers a wide variety of food options within 1 mile of the Tampa Convention Center and host hotels.

List of dining options from Visit Tampa Bay

Interactive map

Printable downtown restaurant guide

Below are top picks recommended by the local planning committee. Links to menus and other information can be found by clicking on the restaurant name, and directions from the Tampa Convention Center are provided under MAP IT.

RESTAURANT	FOOD TYPE	MAP IT	Avg. Cost ($)
Less than 1 mile
Columbia Café	Cuban cuisine	To Columbia	10-20
Hablo Taco	Mexican food	To Hablo	10-20
Jackson’s Bistro	Seafood and Sushi	To Jackson’s	20-30
Precinct Pizza	Pizza and Heroes	To Precinct	10-20
The Taco Bus	Mexican food	To Taco bus	10
TOOJAYS	New York Deli cuisine	To Toojays	10-20
Yeoman’s Cask and Lion	English Pub Food	To Yeoman’s	10-20
Thai Thani	Thai cuisine	To Thai Thani	20-30
1-3 miles
Columbia Restaurant-Ybor	Cuban cuisine	To Columbia	20-30
Irish 31	Irish pub and cuisine	To Irish 31	10-20
AVA	Pizza/Italian cuisine	To AVA	20-30
Ulele	Native-inspired foods/seafood	To Ulele	20-30
Fly bar and restaurant	Local cuisine	To Fly bar	20-30
Ybor City Brewpub	Bar food	To Brewpub	10-20
Acropolis Taverna	Greek cuisine	To Acropolis	10-20

 

 

Food Trucks

Many food trucks operate in and around downtown Tampa. Locations and days of operation change on a regular basis. Check the Food Truck schedule for details.