6 Wild Food & Drink Creations In Tampa That'll Take Your Tastebuds On An Adventure

Take your tastebuds on an adventure this weekend 🤤
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Do you consider yourself a foodie? Are you on the hunt to try something new? If you answered yes to either of these questions, this list of unusual foods to try in Tampa will get you started on satisfying your wildest of cravings.

Whether you are looking for something savory or sweet or something in between, with a high or low budget, there's something on this list that'll be sure to please your tastebuds and wallet.

So grab your bae or some friends for an outing adventure, or go alone and enjoy the food all to yourself. 

Bon Appétit!

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Matt's Fat Cookies

Price: 💸

Cuisine: dessert

Address: Pick-up locations around Tampa Bay

Why You Need To Go: Surely you've had cookies before, but have you ever had massive half-pound cookies? Their motto is "If it ain’t thicc, it ain’t worth it," 'nuff said.

Freak shakes from Bake'n Babes

Price: 💸💸

Cuisine: dessert

Address: Gen X Tavern, 103 E Jackson St, Tampa, FL

Why You Need To Go: Here's another one for all of you with a sweet tooth. For $20 you can indulge in the wildest milkshake creation you've ever seen. 

Sushi-everything at Poke Burri

Price: 💸💸

Cuisine: Asian

Address: 4034 W Kennedy Blvd, Tampa, FL

Why You Need To Go: From sushi donuts to sushi corndogs, and everything in between, this spot is the place to be when you want to go beyond regular poke.

Fishbowl-sized boozy drinks at Sugar Factory

Price: 💸💸💸

Cuisine: American 

Address: Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino 5223 Orient Rd, Tampa, FL

Why You Need To Go: America's most Instagrammable restaurant is home to some of the most Instagrammable food and drink, of course.

Unicorn & other colorful bagels at 18 Bagels Co.

Price: 💸

Cuisine: breakfast/lunch

Address: 111 S Dale Mabry Hwy, Tampa, FL

Why You Need To Go: Boring breakfast is a thing of the past at 18 Bagels Co.

Crispy Cuban sandwich-stuffed empanadas from Empamamas

Price: 💸

Cuisine: street fare

Address: Armature Works, 1910 N Ola Ave #13, Tampa, FL

Why You Need To Go: Your two favorite things just got combined into one.

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