Enjoy waterfront drinks, tapas and World-Famous “1905” Salad™ at the Columbia Café, next to the St. Pete Times Forum in Channelside Tampa.

Located inside the Tampa Bay History Center, the Columbia Café offers lunch and dinner daily with an outdoor terrace on the water and waterfront indoor tables and bar seating. The bar is a replica of the original Columbia Restaurant bar in Ybor City, founded in 1905.

Our menu has been chosen to reflect some of the traditional Spanish and Cuban dishes that have made our family restaurant famous for over 100 years.

Celebrate Saturday night with a cool drink while enjoying live music from Al “Coffee” McDaniel from 6-10 p.m. every Saturday night. Al’s music effectively mixes R&B, Blues, NEO-Soul, and Jazz melodies with cool modern urban beats.

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The Columbia Café is open from 11:00 a.m. - 9:00 p.m. daily, and is accessible to all guests through an admission-free entrance on the Channelside Riverwalk.

The Columbia Café Tampa is located on the Riverwalk in Channelside Tampa, next to the St. Pete Times Forum. We are within walking distance to the Florida Aquarium, Tampa Marriott Waterside Hotel & Marina, Embassy Suites Tampa Downtown, and the Tampa Convention Center.

For more information about the Tampa Bay History Center, please click here.