Florida Coffee Guide

We took a short trip to Florida early January. This was my first time visiting this state, so I thought I would put together a quick Florida coffee guide, with a few great cocktail and dinner spots!

The Lab Coffee

We landed in Tampa on Monday after our flights from Denver were cancelled on Sunday. We stopped at The Lab Coffee as we took the red eye to get to Tampa as early as possible.

This spot was just what I needed after lack of sleep and they even have a flat white on their menu which gives them bonus points!

Foundation Coffee

We spent 5 days at Streamsong Golf Resort, and I forgot how terrible resort coffee is but I had a relaxing time treating myself to the a few spa treatments and chilling at the pool.

Once we left Streamsong on Friday, we stopped at Foundation Coffee which was on our way back to Tampa. 

Sadly our flights back to Denver were cancelled again so we decided to cut our stay short in Tampa and fly back on Saturday so we only had less than 24 hours in Tampa.

Paradeco Coffee

We decided to drive to Saint Petersburg which is about 40 minutes out of Tampa. One of my amazing followers recommended Paradeco Coffee, which is a gorgeous art deco tropical inspired coffee shop that is perfect for photos. This is my dream coffee shop! 

Tampa

We then headed back to Tampa and grabbed lunch at Harvest Bowl which was just what I needed after eating fairly badly at Streamsong. We checked into our Airbnb and relaxed little before dinner.

I’m loving the cocktail scene that is currently the new in thing, so we went to Mandarin Cocktails and I ordered my now favorite cocktail, a French 75 which is Gin, Simple Syrup, Lemon Juice and topped with Prosecco. This cocktail lounge has created a little oasis off a very busy street, which I am all for!

My husband found this amazing dinner spot, Rooster and the Till. We booked the chefs seating where you can sit at the bar and watch everyone prepare the food, which makes you super hungry but it’s amazing. I would definitely recommend making a dinner reservation here!

Saturday, we checked out of our Airbnb and were told to stop at Porch for breakfast. Would definitely recommend their breakfast but if you are a coffee lover, skip on the coffee and instead go to Alert Coffee which is in a brewery. Loved Alert Coffee’s flat white and ceramic mug. Also a great spot to work.